How To Install python3-openpyxl on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-openpyxl on Debian 9. python3-openpyxl is module to read/write OpenXML xlsx/xlsm files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-openpyxl on Debian 9.

What is python3-openpyxl

python3-openpyxl is:

Openpyxl is a pure Python module to read/write Excel 2007 (OpenXML) xlsx/xlsm files.

There are three methods to install python3-openpyxl on Debian 9. 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-openpyxl 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-openpyxl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-openpyxl

Install python3-openpyxl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-openpyxl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-openpyxl

Install python3-openpyxl 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-openpyxl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-openpyxl

How To Uninstall python3-openpyxl on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python3-openpyxl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-openpyxl

Uninstall python3-openpyxl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-openpyxl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-openpyxl

Remove python3-openpyxl Configurations and Data

To remove python3-openpyxl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-openpyxl

Remove python3-openpyxl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-openpyxl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-openpyxl

Dependencies

python3-openpyxl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-openpyxl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.