How To Install python-sptest on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-sptest on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-sptest is Python unittest module extension

Introduction

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

What is python-sptest

python-sptest is:

sptest is a Python module that provides a simplified interface for customized handling of unittest results.

It is designed to be a drop-in replacement and does not require any modifications to existing Python unittest-compatible code.

sptest comes with two predefined output handlers providing coloured CLI and XML output of test results.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-sptest

Install python-sptest Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-sptest

Install python-sptest 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-sptest using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-sptest

How To Uninstall python-sptest on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-sptest

Uninstall python-sptest And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-sptest

Remove python-sptest Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-sptest

Remove python-sptest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-sptest

Dependencies

python-sptest have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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