How To Install python-pytest-xdist on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pytest-xdist on Debian 9. python-pytest-xdist is xdist plugin for py.test

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pytest-xdist on Debian 9.

What is python-pytest-xdist

python-pytest-xdist is:

The pytest-xdist plugin extends py.test with some unique test execution modes:

  • Looponfail: Run your tests repeatedly in a subprocess. After each run py.test waits until a file in your project changes and then re-runs the previously failing tests. This is repeated until all tests pass after which again a full run is performed.
  • Load-balancing: if you have multiple CPUs or hosts you can use those for a combined test run. This allows one to speed up development or to use special resources of remote machines.
  • Multi-Platform coverage: you can specify different Python interpreters or different platforms and run tests in parallel on all of them.

Before running tests remotely, py.test efficiently synchronizes your program source code to the remote place. All test results are reported back and displayed to your local test session. You may specify different Python versions and interpreters.

This package contains pytest-xdist for Python 2.

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

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

Install python-pytest-xdist Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pytest-xdist

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pytest-xdist

How To Uninstall python-pytest-xdist on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pytest-xdist

Uninstall python-pytest-xdist And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-pytest-xdist and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

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

Remove python-pytest-xdist Configurations and Data

To remove python-pytest-xdist configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-pytest-xdist have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pytest-xdist package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.