How To Install python3-xmltodict on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-xmltodict on Kali Linux. python3-xmltodict is Makes working with XML feel like you are working with JSON (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-xmltodict on Kali Linux.

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 Kali Linux. 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 on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.