How To Install python3-prison on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-prison on Debian 11. python3-prison is Python encoder/decoder for Rison (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-prison on Debian 11.

What is python3-prison

python3-prison is:

This package contains a Python encoder/decoder for Rison, a data serialization format optimized for compactness in URIs. Rison is a slight variation of JSON that looks vastly superior after URI encoding. Rison still expresses exactly the same set of data structures as JSON, so data can be translated back and forth without loss or guesswork.

This package installs the library for Python 3.

There are three methods to install python3-prison on Debian 11. 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-prison 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-prison using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-prison

Install python3-prison Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-prison

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-prison

How To Uninstall python3-prison on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-prison

Uninstall python3-prison And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-prison and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-prison

Remove python3-prison Configurations and Data

To remove python3-prison configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-prison

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-prison have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-prison package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.