bpdb3 command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix bpdb3 command not found error message

Introduction

When you run more command in linux terminal / console, you get the following error message

bpdb3: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: bpdb3: command not found

In Ubuntu bpdb3 is provided by bpython package.

bpython is:

bpython is a fancy interface to the Python interpreter, and has the following features:

In-line syntax highlighting.
Readline-like autocomplete with suggestions displayed as you type
Expected parameter list for any Python function. Uses pydoc to attempt to divine params for C functions.
“Rewind” function to pop the last line of code from memory and re-evaluate. Note: this is only really useful when laying out classes and functions, since a true “undo” function is impossible, so be careful when using this.
Send the code you’ve entered off to a pastebin and display the pastebin URL for copying, etc.
Save the code you’ve entered to a file.
Auto-indentation.
Anti-Crash Mode.

This package contains bpython for Python 3.

To fix this problem, we can install more using the command below.

sudo apt-get -y install bpython

This command might take some time to finish depending on your machine internet connection.

You can also use apt command to install bpython.

sudo apt -y install bpython

Or if you have aptitude installed you can use the following command.

sudo aptitude install bpython

In this tutorial we learn how to fix bpdb3 command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.