apt — Highlevel apt package

The highlevel apt package provides a lot of functionality, all with an easy-to-use interface.

Warning

The API of this package is not considered stable. Evenmore, it is considered to change the naming conventions in future to lowercase_with_underscores.

In case this happens, the API will still be kept compatible, with the old functions provided as deprecated ones.

• apt.cache — The Cache class
  • The Cache class
  • Working with Filters
  • Exceptions

• apt.cdrom - Functionality like in apt-cdrom

• apt.debfile — Classes related to debian package files
  • Binary packages
  • Source packages

• apt.gtk.widgets — GTK widgets
  • GObject progress classes
  • GTK+ Class
  • Example

• apt.package — Classes for package handling
  • The Package class
  • Dependency Information
  • Origin Information
  • Examples

• apt.progress — Classes for progress reporting
  • Classes without output
  • Implementing classes for text output

Classes exported in apt

These classes are defined in the submodules, but are also exported directly in the package.

class Cache

Please see apt.cache.Cache for documentation.

class Cdrom

Please see apt.cdrom.Cdrom for documentation.

class CdromProgress

Please see apt.progress.CdromProgress for documentation.

class FetchProgress

Please see apt.progress.FetchProgress for documentation.

class InstallProgress

Please see apt.progress.InstallProgress for documentation.

class OpProgress

Please see apt.progress.OpProgress for documentation.

class Package

Please see apt.package.Package for documentation.