How To Install python3-pyshp on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyshp on Kali Linux. python3-pyshp is read/write support for ESRI Shapefile format - Python 3.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyshp on Kali Linux.

What is python3-pyshp

python3-pyshp is:

PySHP provides read and write support for the ESRI Shapefile format. The Shapefile format is a popular Geographic Information System vector data format created by ESRI.

This package contains the module for Python 3.x.

There are three methods to install python3-pyshp on Kali Linux. 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-pyshp 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-pyshp using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pyshp

Install python3-pyshp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pyshp

Install python3-pyshp Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pyshp

How To Uninstall python3-pyshp on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pyshp

Uninstall python3-pyshp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-pyshp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pyshp

Remove python3-pyshp Configurations and Data

To remove python3-pyshp configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pyshp

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-pyshp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyshp package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.