How To Install python3-thefuzz on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-thefuzz on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-thefuzz is Fuzzy string matching in Python

Introduction

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

What is python3-thefuzz

python3-thefuzz is:

Various methods for fuzzy matching of strings in Python, including:

  • String similarity: Gives a measure of string similarity between 0 and 100.
  • Partial string similarity: Inconsistent substrings are a common problem when string matching. To get around it, use a “best partial” heuristic when two strings are of noticeably different lengths.
  • Token sort: This approach involves tokenizing the string in question, sorting the tokens alphabetically, and then joining them back into a string.
  • Token set: A slightly more flexible approach. Tokenize both strings, but instead of immediately sorting and comparing, split the tokens into two groups: intersection and remainder.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-thefuzz

Install python3-thefuzz Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-thefuzz

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-thefuzz

How To Uninstall python3-thefuzz on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-thefuzz

Uninstall python3-thefuzz And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-thefuzz

Remove python3-thefuzz Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-thefuzz

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-thefuzz have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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