#!/usr/bin/python """Example for packages. Print all essential and important packages""" import apt_pkg def main(): """Main.""" apt_pkg.InitConfig() apt_pkg.InitSystem() cache = apt_pkg.GetCache() print "Essential packages:" for pkg in cache.Packages: if pkg.Essential: print " ", pkg.Name print "Important packages:" for pkg in cache.Packages: if pkg.Important: print " ", pkg.Name if __name__ == "__main__": main()