How To Install elpa-py-isort on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-py-isort on Ubuntu 18.04. elpa-py-isort is use isort to sort the imports in a Python buffer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-py-isort on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is elpa-py-isort

elpa-py-isort is:

Provides commands, which use the external isort' tool to tidy up the imports in the current buffer or currently selected region. The behaviour of isort’ can be changed with the help of `py-isort-options’ declaration.

There are three methods to install elpa-py-isort 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 elpa-py-isort Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-py-isort

Install elpa-py-isort Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install elpa-py-isort using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install elpa-py-isort

Install elpa-py-isort 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 elpa-py-isort using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-py-isort

How To Uninstall elpa-py-isort on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the elpa-py-isort package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove elpa-py-isort

Uninstall elpa-py-isort And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-py-isort

Remove elpa-py-isort Configurations and Data

To remove elpa-py-isort configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-py-isort

Remove elpa-py-isort configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove elpa-py-isort configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-py-isort

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Summary

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