How To Install python-testpath on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-testpath on Debian 9. python-testpath is Utilities for Python 2 code working with files and commands

Introduction

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

What is python-testpath

python-testpath is:

It contains functions to check things on the filesystem, and tools for mocking and recording calls to those.

This package installs the library for Python 2.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-testpath

Install python-testpath Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-testpath

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-testpath

How To Uninstall python-testpath on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-testpath

Uninstall python-testpath And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-testpath

Remove python-testpath Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-testpath

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-testpath have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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