How To Install python3-pygccxml on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pygccxml on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-pygccxml is specialized XML reader reads the output from gccxml - python3 lib

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pygccxml on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-pygccxml

python3-pygccxml is:

The purpose of pygccxml is to read a generated file and provide a simple framework to navigate C++ declarations using Python classes.

This package provides the Python 3 module that can be imported for uses.

There are three methods to install python3-pygccxml on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-pygccxml 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-pygccxml using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pygccxml

Install python3-pygccxml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pygccxml

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pygccxml

How To Uninstall python3-pygccxml on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pygccxml

Uninstall python3-pygccxml And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-pygccxml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pygccxml

Remove python3-pygccxml Configurations and Data

To remove python3-pygccxml configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pygccxml

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pygccxml package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.