How To Install python3-xmltodict on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-xmltodict on Debian 12.
What is python3-xmltodict
python3-xmltodict is:
xmltodict is a Python module that makes working with XML feel like you are working with JSON. xmltodict is very fast (Expat-based) and has a streaming mode with a small memory footprint, suitable for big XML dumps.
This package provides the Python 3 version of the library.
There are three methods to install python3-xmltodict 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-xmltodict 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-xmltodict using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-xmltodict
Install python3-xmltodict Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-xmltodict using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-xmltodict
Install python3-xmltodict 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-xmltodict using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-xmltodict
How To Uninstall python3-xmltodict on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-xmltodict package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-xmltodict
Uninstall python3-xmltodict And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-xmltodict and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-xmltodict
Remove python3-xmltodict Configurations and Data
To remove python3-xmltodict configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-xmltodict
Remove python3-xmltodict configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-xmltodict configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-xmltodict
Dependencies
python3-xmltodict have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-xmltodict package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.