A few years ago, Linux Mint implemented a python wrapper called apt that actually uses apt-get but provides more friendly options.

Does apt-get work on Linux?

apt-get is a command-line tool which helps in handling packages in Linux.

Which Linux uses apt-get?

apt is a command-line utility for installing, updating, removing, and otherwise managing deb packages on Ubuntu, Debian, and related Linux distributions. It combines the most frequently used commands from the apt-get and apt-cache tools with different default values of some options. apt is designed for interactive use.