How To Install python3-pyorick on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyorick on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-pyorick is Python 3 module to execute Yorick code

Introduction

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

What is python3-pyorick

python3-pyorick is:

The pyorick package starts Yorick as a subprocess and provides an interface between Python and Yorick interpreted code.

Features:

  • exec or eval arbitrary Yorick code strings
  • get or set Yorick variables
  • call Yorick functions or subroutines with Python arguments
  • get or set slices of large Yorick arrays
  • terminal mode to interact with Yorick by keyboard through Python

Most of the data is exchanged via binary pipes between the two interpreters. Yorick runs in a request-reply mode. Python prints anything Yorick sends to stdout or stderr except prompts.

This package contains the module for Python 3.

There are three methods to install python3-pyorick 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-pyorick 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-pyorick using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pyorick

Install python3-pyorick Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pyorick

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pyorick

How To Uninstall python3-pyorick on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pyorick

Uninstall python3-pyorick And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pyorick

Remove python3-pyorick Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pyorick

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

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

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

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Summary

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