How To Install python-scandir on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-scandir on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python-scandir
python-scandir is:
Better directory iterator and faster os.walk(), as found in Python 3: instead of returning a list of bare filenames, it yields DirEntry objects that include much more information.
This package is (obviously) for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-scandir 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-scandir 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-scandir using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-scandir
Install python-scandir Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-scandir using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-scandir
Install python-scandir 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-scandir using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-scandir
How To Uninstall python-scandir on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python-scandir package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-scandir
Uninstall python-scandir And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-scandir and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-scandir
Remove python-scandir Configurations and Data
To remove python-scandir configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-scandir
Remove python-scandir configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-scandir configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-scandir
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-scandir package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
