How To Install python3-pyquery on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyquery on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-pyquery is jQuery-like library for python 3

Introduction

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

What is python3-pyquery

python3-pyquery is:

pyquery allows you to make jQuery queries on XML documents. The API is as similar to jQuery as possible. pyquery uses lxml for fast XML and HTML manipulation.

This package contains the module for Python 3.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pyquery

Install python3-pyquery Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pyquery

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pyquery

How To Uninstall python3-pyquery on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pyquery

Uninstall python3-pyquery And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pyquery

Remove python3-pyquery Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pyquery

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

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

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

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Summary

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