How To Install python3-watchdog on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-watchdog on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-watchdog is Python API and shell utilities to monitor file system events - Python 3.x

Introduction

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

What is python3-watchdog

python3-watchdog is:

Watchdog comes with a utility script called watchmedo. It can be used to execute commands in response to events.

This is the Python 3.X version.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-watchdog

Install python3-watchdog Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-watchdog

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-watchdog

How To Uninstall python3-watchdog on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-watchdog

Uninstall python3-watchdog And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-watchdog

Remove python3-watchdog Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-watchdog

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

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

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

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Summary

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