How To Install python3-sphinx-autoapi on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-sphinx-autoapi on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-sphinx-autoapi is Automatic doc generation by parsing source code (Sphinx extension)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sphinx-autoapi on Debian 12.

What is python3-sphinx-autoapi

python3-sphinx-autoapi is:

Sphinx AutoAPI provides “autodoc” style documentation for multiple programming languages without needing to load, run, or import the project being documented.

In contrast to the traditional Sphinx autodoc, which is Python-only and uses code imports, AutoAPI finds and generates documentation by parsing source code.

There are three methods to install python3-sphinx-autoapi on Debian 12. 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-sphinx-autoapi 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-sphinx-autoapi using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-sphinx-autoapi

Install python3-sphinx-autoapi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-sphinx-autoapi

Install python3-sphinx-autoapi 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-sphinx-autoapi

How To Uninstall python3-sphinx-autoapi on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-sphinx-autoapi

Uninstall python3-sphinx-autoapi And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-sphinx-autoapi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-sphinx-autoapi

Remove python3-sphinx-autoapi Configurations and Data

To remove python3-sphinx-autoapi configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-sphinx-autoapi

Remove python3-sphinx-autoapi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-sphinx-autoapi

Dependencies

python3-sphinx-autoapi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sphinx-autoapi package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.