Installing python-dateutil on Ubuntu 17.04 LTS

Example of installing python-dateutil on Ubuntu 17.04 LTS using the command sudo apt-get install python-dateutil.


 

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Quick installation of python-dateutil:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: python-dateutil

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install python-dateutil

Package Details

Package:python-dateutil
Version:2.5.3-2
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:
Description:powerful extensions to the standard datetime module It features: . * computing of relative deltas (next month, next year, next monday, last week of month, etc); * computing of relative deltas between two given date and/or datetime objects * computing of dates based on very flexible recurrence rules, using a superset of the iCalendar specification. Parsing of RFC strings is supported as well. * generic parsing of dates in almost any string format * timezone (tzinfo) implementations for tzfile(5) format files (/etc/localtime, /usr/share/zoneinfo, etc), TZ environment string (in all known formats), iCalendar format files, given ranges (with help from relative deltas), local machine timezone, fixed offset timezone, UTC timezone * computing of Easter Sunday dates for any given year, using Western, Orthodox or Julian algorithms
Distro:Ubuntu 17.04
Release:
Repo/Section:python

How to install python-dateutil on Ubuntu 17.04?

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 17.04 on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If python-dateutil is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L python-dateutil' will give followin error.

deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L python-dateutil
dpkg-query: package 'python-dateutil' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ 

Installing python-dateutil:

After system update use the following command to install python-dateutil:

sudo apt-get install python-dateutil

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 17.04 Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove python-dateutil from Ubuntu 17.04?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the python-dateutil from Ubuntu 17.04. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the python-dateutil following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  python-dateutil

Following command is used to remove the python-dateutil package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove python-dateutil

This will remove python-dateutil and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing python-dateutil with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge python-dateutil

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove python-dateutil

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with python-dateutil package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.