How To Install python-mox on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-mox on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-mox is mock object framework for Python

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mox on Debian 10.

What is python-mox

python-mox is:

Mox is a mock object framework for Python that simplifies the writing of unittests.

Mox will make mock objects for you, so you don’t have to create your own. It mocks the public/protected interfaces of Python objects. You set up your mock objects expected behavior using a domain specific language (DSL), which makes it easy to use, understand, and refactor.

It is based on EasyMock, a Java mock object framework.

There are three methods to install python-mox on Debian 10. 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-mox 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-mox using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-mox

Install python-mox Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-mox

Install python-mox 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-mox using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-mox

How To Uninstall python-mox on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-mox

Uninstall python-mox And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-mox and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-mox

Remove python-mox Configurations and Data

To remove python-mox configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-mox

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-mox have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mox package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.