How To Install python3-asynctest on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-asynctest on Ubuntu 20.04. python3-asynctest is unittest extension for testing asyncio libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-asynctest on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is python3-asynctest

python3-asynctest is:

The package asynctest is built on top of the standard unittest module and cuts down boilerplate code when testing libraries for asyncio.

Currently, asynctest targets the “selector” model, hence, some features will not (yet?) work with Windows’ proactor.

There are three methods to install python3-asynctest 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 python3-asynctest Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-asynctest using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-asynctest

Install python3-asynctest Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-asynctest using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-asynctest

Install python3-asynctest 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 python3-asynctest using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-asynctest

How To Uninstall python3-asynctest on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the python3-asynctest package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-asynctest

Uninstall python3-asynctest And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-asynctest and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-asynctest

Remove python3-asynctest Configurations and Data

To remove python3-asynctest configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-asynctest

Remove python3-asynctest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-asynctest configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-asynctest

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-asynctest package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.