How To Install pydoctor on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pydoctor on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is pydoctor
pydoctor is:
Pydoctor is a tool for generating API documentation for Python modules based on their docstrings via static analysis.
It was written primarily to replace epydoc for the purposes of the Twisted project as epydoc has difficulties with zope.interface.
There are three methods to install pydoctor 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 pydoctor Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pydoctor using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pydoctor
Install pydoctor Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pydoctor using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pydoctor
Install pydoctor 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 pydoctor using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pydoctor
How To Uninstall pydoctor on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the pydoctor package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pydoctor
Uninstall pydoctor And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pydoctor and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pydoctor
Remove pydoctor Configurations and Data
To remove pydoctor configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pydoctor
Remove pydoctor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pydoctor configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pydoctor
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pydoctor package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
