How To Install python-httpretty on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-httpretty on Debian 9. python-httpretty is HTTP client mock - Python 2.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-httpretty on Debian 9.

What is python-httpretty

python-httpretty is:

Once upon a time a Python developer wanted to use a RESTful API, everything was fine but until the day he needed to test the code that hits the RESTful API: what if the API server is down? What if its content has changed ?

Don’t worry, HTTPretty is here for you.

This package provides the Python 2.x module.

There are three methods to install python-httpretty on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python-httpretty Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python-httpretty using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-httpretty

Install python-httpretty Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-httpretty using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-httpretty

Install python-httpretty Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install python-httpretty using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-httpretty

How To Uninstall python-httpretty on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-httpretty package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-httpretty

Uninstall python-httpretty And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-httpretty and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-httpretty

Remove python-httpretty Configurations and Data

To remove python-httpretty configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-httpretty

Remove python-httpretty configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-httpretty configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-httpretty

Dependencies

python-httpretty have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-httpretty package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.