How To Install python3-structlog on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-structlog on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-structlog is structured logging for Python (3.x)

Introduction

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

What is python3-structlog

python3-structlog is:

Structlog makes structured logging in Python easy by augmenting your existing logger. It allows you to split your log entries up into key/value pairs and build them incrementally without annoying boilerplate code.

This package installs the library for Python 3

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-structlog

Install python3-structlog Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-structlog

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-structlog

How To Uninstall python3-structlog on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-structlog

Uninstall python3-structlog And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-structlog

Remove python3-structlog Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-structlog

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

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

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

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Summary

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