How To Install python3-watchgod on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-watchgod on Debian 11. python3-watchgod is Simple, modern file watching and code reload (Python3 version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-watchgod on Debian 11.

What is python3-watchgod

python3-watchgod is:

Simple, modern file watching and code reload in Python. It can watch for changes in a directory and run a function to restart it when code changes. Notifications about change events as well as to restart a process can use the callback argument to pass a function which will be called on every file change with one argument: the set of file changes.

This package contains the Python 3 version of the library.

There are three methods to install python3-watchgod on Debian 11. 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-watchgod 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-watchgod using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-watchgod

Install python3-watchgod Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-watchgod

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-watchgod

How To Uninstall python3-watchgod on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-watchgod

Uninstall python3-watchgod And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-watchgod and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-watchgod

Remove python3-watchgod Configurations and Data

To remove python3-watchgod configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-watchgod

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-watchgod have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-watchgod package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.