How To Install pythonpy on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pythonpy on Kali Linux.

What is pythonpy

pythonpy is:

pythonpy is an utility that facilitates the usage of Python one-liners. The command ‘py’ evaluates a string consisting of any Python expression. It can do anything from simple arithmetic to complex operations, importing modules automatically. It also comes with tab completion.

Its usage is not restricted to single expressions only. There’s also the possibility to pipe data from stdin and to stdout, even generating strings to be evaluated by other programs.

There are three methods to install pythonpy 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 pythonpy Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pythonpy

Install pythonpy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pythonpy using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pythonpy

Install pythonpy 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 pythonpy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pythonpy

How To Uninstall pythonpy on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pythonpy package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pythonpy

Uninstall pythonpy And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pythonpy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pythonpy

Remove pythonpy Configurations and Data

To remove pythonpy configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pythonpy

Remove pythonpy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pythonpy

Dependencies

pythonpy have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• pythonpy website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pythonpy package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.