How To Install python2-pytest-cov on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-pytest-cov on Rocky Linux 8. python2-pytest-cov is Pytest plugin for coverage reporting

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-pytest-cov on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `python2-pytest-cov`

Py.test plugin for coverage reporting with support for both centralised and distributed testing, including subprocesses and multiprocessing for Python 2.

We can use yum or dnf to install python2-pytest-cov on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python2-pytest-cov.

Install python2-pytest-cov on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python2-pytest-cov using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python2-pytest-cov

Install python2-pytest-cov on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python2-pytest-cov using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python2-pytest-cov

How To Uninstall python2-pytest-cov on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the python2-pytest-cov package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python2-pytest-cov

python2-pytest-cov Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pytest-cov.pth
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pytest_cov
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pytest_cov-2.6.0-py2.7.egg-info
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pytest_cov-2.6.0-py2.7.egg-info/PKG-INFO
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pytest_cov-2.6.0-py2.7.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pytest_cov-2.6.0-py2.7.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pytest_cov-2.6.0-py2.7.egg-info/entry_points.txt
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pytest_cov-2.6.0-py2.7.egg-info/not-zip-safe
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pytest_cov-2.6.0-py2.7.egg-info/requires.txt
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pytest_cov-2.6.0-py2.7.egg-info/top_level.txt
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pytest_cov/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pytest_cov/__init__.pyc
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pytest_cov/__init__.pyo
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pytest_cov/compat.py
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pytest_cov/compat.pyc
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pytest_cov/compat.pyo
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pytest_cov/embed.py
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pytest_cov/embed.pyc
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pytest_cov/embed.pyo
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pytest_cov/engine.py
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pytest_cov/engine.pyc
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pytest_cov/engine.pyo
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pytest_cov/plugin.py
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pytest_cov/plugin.pyc
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pytest_cov/plugin.pyo
/usr/share/doc/python2-pytest-cov
/usr/share/doc/python2-pytest-cov/AUTHORS.rst
/usr/share/doc/python2-pytest-cov/CHANGELOG.rst
/usr/share/doc/python2-pytest-cov/CONTRIBUTING.rst
/usr/share/doc/python2-pytest-cov/README.rst
/usr/share/licenses/python2-pytest-cov
/usr/share/licenses/python2-pytest-cov/LICENSE

References

python2-pytest-cov website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-pytest-cov on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.