How To Install python-pytest on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pytest on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python-pytest
python-pytest is:
This testing tool has for objective to allow the developers to limit the boilerplate code around the tests, promoting the use of built-in mechanisms such as the
assertkeyword.
This package provides the Python 2 modules and the py.test script.
There are three methods to install python-pytest on Ubuntu 20.04. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pytest
Install python-pytest Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pytest using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pytest
Install python-pytest 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pytest using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pytest
How To Uninstall python-pytest on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python-pytest package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pytest
Uninstall python-pytest And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pytest and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pytest
Remove python-pytest Configurations and Data
To remove python-pytest configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pytest
Remove python-pytest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pytest configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pytest
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pytest package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
