How To Install python3-graphviz on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-graphviz on Ubuntu 20.04. python3-graphviz is Simple Python 3 interface for Graphviz

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-graphviz on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is python3-graphviz

python3-graphviz is:

This package facilitates the creation and rendering of graph descriptions in the DOT language of the Graphviz graph drawing software from Python.

Create a graph object, assemble the graph by adding nodes and edges, and retrieve its DOT source code string. Save the source code to a file and render it with the Graphviz installation of your system.

Use the view option/method to directly inspect the resulting (PDF, PNG, SVG, etc.) file with its default application. Graphs can also be rendered and displayed within Jupyter notebooks.

This contains the Python 3 version.

There are three methods to install python3-graphviz 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 python3-graphviz Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-graphviz using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-graphviz

Install python3-graphviz Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-graphviz using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-graphviz

Install python3-graphviz 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 python3-graphviz using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-graphviz

How To Uninstall python3-graphviz on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the python3-graphviz package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-graphviz

Uninstall python3-graphviz And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-graphviz and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-graphviz

Remove python3-graphviz Configurations and Data

To remove python3-graphviz configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-graphviz

Remove python3-graphviz configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-graphviz configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-graphviz

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-graphviz package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.