How To Install python-pytest-mock on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pytest-mock on Debian 9.
What is python-pytest-mock
python-pytest-mock is:
This plugin installs a “mocker” fixture which is a thin-wrapper around the patching API provided by the excellent “mock” package, but with the benefit of not having to worry about undoing patches at the end of a test.
This package provides the Python 2 module.
There are three methods to install python-pytest-mock 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-pytest-mock 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-pytest-mock using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pytest-mock
Install python-pytest-mock Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pytest-mock using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pytest-mock
Install python-pytest-mock 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-pytest-mock using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pytest-mock
How To Uninstall python-pytest-mock on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-pytest-mock package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pytest-mock
Uninstall python-pytest-mock And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pytest-mock and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pytest-mock
Remove python-pytest-mock Configurations and Data
To remove python-pytest-mock configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pytest-mock
Remove python-pytest-mock configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pytest-mock configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pytest-mock
Dependencies
python-pytest-mock have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pytest-mock package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
