How To Install mypy on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mypy on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is mypy
mypy is:
Add type annotations to your Python programs, and use mypy to type check them. Mypy is essentially a Python linter on steroids, and it can catch many programming errors by analyzing your program, without actually having to run it. Mypy has a powerful type system with features such as type inference, gradual typing, generics and union types.
This package provides the command-line interface.
There are three methods to install mypy on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install mypy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mypy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mypy
Install mypy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mypy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mypy
Install mypy 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 mypy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mypy
How To Uninstall mypy on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the mypy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mypy
Uninstall mypy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mypy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mypy
Remove mypy Configurations and Data
To remove mypy configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mypy
Remove mypy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mypy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mypy
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mypy package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
