How To Install python3-polyline on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-polyline on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-polyline is Python library to encode/decode polylines

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-polyline on Debian 12.

What is python3-polyline

python3-polyline is:

Implements Google’s encoded polyline algorithm format. Encodes from / decodes into [lat, lng] coordinate pairs. Can also encode a GeoJSON object to a GeoJSON LineString, and vice-versa. Based on / compatible with Google’s mapbox.

See also: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/utilities/polylinealgorithm

There are three methods to install python3-polyline on Debian 12. 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-polyline 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-polyline using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-polyline

Install python3-polyline Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-polyline

Install python3-polyline 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-polyline using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-polyline

How To Uninstall python3-polyline on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-polyline

Uninstall python3-polyline And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-polyline and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-polyline

Remove python3-polyline Configurations and Data

To remove python3-polyline configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-polyline

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-polyline have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-polyline package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.