How To Install python-xmltodict on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-xmltodict on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python-xmltodict
python-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 2 version of the library.
There are three methods to install python-xmltodict 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-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 python-xmltodict using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-xmltodict
Install python-xmltodict Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-xmltodict using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-xmltodict
Install python-xmltodict 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-xmltodict using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-xmltodict
How To Uninstall python-xmltodict on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python-xmltodict package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-xmltodict
Uninstall python-xmltodict And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-xmltodict and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-xmltodict
Remove python-xmltodict Configurations and Data
To remove python-xmltodict configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-xmltodict
Remove python-xmltodict configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-xmltodict configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-xmltodict
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-xmltodict package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
