How To Install python-pytest-runner on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-pytest-runner on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-pytest-runner is Invoke py.test as distutils command with dependency resolution - Python 2.x

Introduction

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

What is python-pytest-runner

python-pytest-runner is:

Setup scripts can use pytest-runner to add setup.py test support for pytest runner.

This package contains the Python 2 module.

There are three methods to install python-pytest-runner 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-pytest-runner 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-runner using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-pytest-runner

Install python-pytest-runner Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pytest-runner

Install python-pytest-runner 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-runner using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-pytest-runner

How To Uninstall python-pytest-runner on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pytest-runner

Uninstall python-pytest-runner And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pytest-runner

Remove python-pytest-runner Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pytest-runner

Remove python-pytest-runner configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pytest-runner

Dependencies

python-pytest-runner have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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