How To Install vim-python-jedi on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-python-jedi on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is vim-python-jedi
vim-python-jedi is:
Jedi is an autocompletion tool for Python. It works. With and without syntax errors. Sometimes it sucks, but that’s normal in dynamic languages. But it sucks less than other tools. It understands almost all of the basic Python syntax elements including many builtins.
vim-addons install python-jedi will create all needed symlinks in ~/.vim/
There are three methods to install vim-python-jedi 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 vim-python-jedi Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vim-python-jedi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vim-python-jedi
Install vim-python-jedi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vim-python-jedi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vim-python-jedi
Install vim-python-jedi 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 vim-python-jedi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vim-python-jedi
How To Uninstall vim-python-jedi on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the vim-python-jedi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vim-python-jedi
Uninstall vim-python-jedi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vim-python-jedi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vim-python-jedi
Remove vim-python-jedi Configurations and Data
To remove vim-python-jedi configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vim-python-jedi
Remove vim-python-jedi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vim-python-jedi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vim-python-jedi
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-python-jedi package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
