ptipython command not found

Introduction

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

ptipython: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: ptipython: command not found

Solutions to ptipython: command not found

How To Fix ptipython: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu ptipython is provided by ptpython package.

ptpython is:

Ptpython is an advanced Python REPL:

• Syntax highlighting.
• Multiline editing (the up arrow works).
• Autocompletion.
• Mouse support.
• Support for color schemes.
• Support for bracketed paste.
• Both Vi and Emacs key bindings.
• Support for double width (Chinese) characters.
• …and many other things.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ptpython

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

You can also use apt command to install ptpython.

sudo apt -y install ptpython

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

sudo aptitude install ptpython

Summary

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