How To Install python-pretend on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pretend on Debian 9.
What is python-pretend
python-pretend is:
Pretend is a library to make stubbing with Python easier.
Stubbing is a technique for writing tests. You may hear the term mixed up with mocks, fakes, or doubles. Basically a stub is an object that returns pre-canned responses, rather than doing any computation.
This package contains the Python 2 version of pretend.
There are three methods to install python-pretend 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-pretend 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-pretend using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pretend
Install python-pretend Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pretend using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pretend
Install python-pretend 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-pretend using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pretend
How To Uninstall python-pretend on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-pretend package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pretend
Uninstall python-pretend And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pretend and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pretend
Remove python-pretend Configurations and Data
To remove python-pretend configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pretend
Remove python-pretend configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pretend configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pretend
Dependencies
python-pretend have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pretend package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.