How To Install python3-numexpr on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-numexpr
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python3-numexpr
python3-numexpr is:
Numexpr package evaluates multiple-operator array expressions many times faster than NumPy can. It accepts the expression as a string, analyzes it, rewrites it more efficiently, and compiles it to faster Python code on the fly. It’s the next best thing to writing the expression in C and compiling it with a specialized just-in-time (JIT) compiler, i.e. it does not require a compiler at runtime.
This package contains numexpr for Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-numexpr
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python3-numexpr Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-numexpr
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-numexpr
Install python3-numexpr Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-numexpr
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-numexpr
Install python3-numexpr Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-numexpr
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-numexpr
How To Uninstall python3-numexpr on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python3-numexpr
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-numexpr
Uninstall python3-numexpr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-numexpr
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-numexpr
Remove python3-numexpr Configurations and Data
To remove python3-numexpr
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-numexpr
Remove python3-numexpr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-numexpr
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-numexpr
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-numexpr
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.