How To Install python3-sortedcollections on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sortedcollections on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-sortedcollections is Python 3 Sorted Collections

Introduction

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

What is python3-sortedcollections

python3-sortedcollections is:

SortedCollections is an Apache2 licensed Python sorted collections library.

Features

  • Pure-Python
  • Depends on the SortedContainers module.
  • ValueSortedDict - Dictionary with (key, value) item pairs sorted by value.
  • ItemSortedDict - Dictionary with key-function support for item pairs.
  • OrderedDict - Ordered dictionary with numeric indexing support.
  • OrderedSet - Ordered set with numeric indexing support.
  • IndexableDict - Dictionary with numeric indexing support.
  • IndexableSet - Set with numeric indexing support.

This contains the Python 3 module

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-sortedcollections

Install python3-sortedcollections Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-sortedcollections

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-sortedcollections

How To Uninstall python3-sortedcollections on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-sortedcollections

Uninstall python3-sortedcollections And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-sortedcollections

Remove python3-sortedcollections Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-sortedcollections

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

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

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

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Summary

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