How To Install python3-traitlets on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-traitlets on Debian 9. python3-traitlets is Lightweight Traits-like package for Python 3

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-traitlets on Debian 9.

What is python3-traitlets

python3-traitlets is:

A lightweight pure-Python derivative of Enthought Traits, used for configuring Python objects.

It powers the config system of IPython and Jupyter.

This package contains the library for Python 3.

There are three methods to install python3-traitlets on Debian 9. 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-traitlets 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-traitlets using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-traitlets

Install python3-traitlets Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-traitlets

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-traitlets

How To Uninstall python3-traitlets on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-traitlets

Uninstall python3-traitlets And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-traitlets and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-traitlets

Remove python3-traitlets Configurations and Data

To remove python3-traitlets configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-traitlets

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-traitlets have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-traitlets package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.