apipt 0.1

Install Python packages by apt

apipt

APIPT is a package which installs Python packages by apt if possible, otherwise using pip.

It's better to use apt.

Example

Say there are a few packages we want to install:

Python packages that can be install by apt:

• numpy
• requests

Python packages that can't:

• fastai
• tensorflow

Normal packages:

• bind9
• curl

Let's run apipt install numpy requests fastai tensorflow bind9 curl:

root@Ubuntu ~# apipt install numpy requests fastai tensorflow bind9 curl
Running: apt install python3-numpy python3-requests bind9 curl
Press any key if no [y/N] prompt.

...

After this operation, 27.0 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y

...

Running: pip install fastai tensorflow
Press any key if no [y/N] prompt.


Collecting fastai
...

Like what is shown above, apipt automatically divide those package into two group.

For one group, it calls apt install python3-numpy python3-requests bind9 curl, and for another, pip install fastai tensorflow.