How to Install and Uninstall python3-pafy Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "python3-pafy" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install python3-pafy on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "python3-pafy" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall python3-pafy on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python3-pafy package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: python3-pafy
Priority: extra
Section: universe/python
Installed-Size: 100
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Zlatan Todoric
Architecture: all
Source: pafy
Version: 0.3.80-1build1
Replaces: python-pafy
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
Recommends: ffmpeg | libav-tools
Breaks: python-pafy
Filename: pool/universe/p/pafy/python3-pafy_0.3.80-1build1_all.deb
Size: 23044
MD5sum: c5355e84e18895d54653f8a32673c4c3
SHA1: def5a9ad70e5ef223d0754ba873ef533d5dee0cf
SHA256: 8eba130f2a50a0a0960eb6ef8ce55ac68a014640b5ba0a2313576ba76a265948
Description-en: Download videos and retrieve metadata from YouTube
Pafy is a Python library for interacting with YouTube from within your
Python programs. Its main features include:
* Retrieve metadata such as viewcount, duration, rating, author, thumbnail,
keywords
* Download video or audio at requested resolution / bitrate / format /
filesize
* Command line tool (ytdl) for downloading directly from the command line
* Retrieve the URL to stream the video in a player such as vlc or mplayer
* Works with age-restricted videos and non-embeddable videos
* Small, standalone, single importable module file (pafy.py)
* Select highest quality stream for download or streaming
* Download video only (no audio) in m4v or webm format
* Download audio only (no video) in ogg or m4a format
* Retrieve playlists and playlist metadata
Description-md5: eefcaa8e8e6ecb669f557bad694cb231
Homepage: https://github.com/np1/pafy
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu