How To Install python3-parsel on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-parsel on Kali Linux. python3-parsel is Python 3 library to extract HTML/XML data using XPath/CSS selectors

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-parsel on Kali Linux.

What is python3-parsel

python3-parsel is:

Parsel is a Python library to extract data from HTML and XML using XPath and CSS selectors

This module is used to, for example:

  • Extract text using CSS or XPath selectors
  • Regular expression helper methods

This is the Python 3 version of the package.

There are three methods to install python3-parsel on Kali Linux. 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-parsel 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-parsel using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-parsel

Install python3-parsel Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-parsel

Install python3-parsel Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-parsel

How To Uninstall python3-parsel on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-parsel

Uninstall python3-parsel And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-parsel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-parsel

Remove python3-parsel Configurations and Data

To remove python3-parsel configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-parsel

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-parsel have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-parsel package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.