How To Install python-docopt on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-docopt on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python-docopt
python-docopt is:
docopt helps you define an interface for your command-line app and automatically generate a parser for it. Its interface descriptions are based on a formalization of the standard conventions used in help messages and man pages.
There are three methods to install python-docopt on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-docopt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-docopt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-docopt
Install python-docopt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-docopt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-docopt
Install python-docopt 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 python-docopt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-docopt
How To Uninstall python-docopt on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python-docopt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-docopt
Uninstall python-docopt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-docopt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-docopt
Remove python-docopt Configurations and Data
To remove python-docopt configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-docopt
Remove python-docopt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-docopt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-docopt
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-docopt package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
