How To Install python3-cov-core on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cov-core on Rocky Linux 8. python3-cov-core is Plugin core for use by pytest-cov, nose-cov and nose2-cov

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cov-core on Rocky Linux 8.

What is python3-cov-core

This is a lib package for use by pytest-cov, nose-cov and nose2-cov. If you’re developing a coverage plugin for a test framework then you probably want one of those.

We can use yum or dnf to install python3-cov-core on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-cov-core.

Install python3-cov-core 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 python3-cov-core using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-cov-core

Install python3-cov-core 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 python3-cov-core using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-cov-core

How To Uninstall python3-cov-core on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-cov-core

python3-cov-core Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/__pycache__/cov_core.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/__pycache__/cov_core.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/__pycache__/cov_core_init.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/__pycache__/cov_core_init.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/cov_core-1.15.0-py3.6.egg-info
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/cov_core-1.15.0-py3.6.egg-info/PKG-INFO
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/cov_core-1.15.0-py3.6.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/cov_core-1.15.0-py3.6.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/cov_core-1.15.0-py3.6.egg-info/not-zip-safe
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/cov_core-1.15.0-py3.6.egg-info/requires.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/cov_core-1.15.0-py3.6.egg-info/top_level.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/cov_core.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/cov_core_init.py
/usr/share/doc/python3-cov-core
/usr/share/doc/python3-cov-core/README.rst
/usr/share/licenses/python3-cov-core
/usr/share/licenses/python3-cov-core/LICENSE.txt

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cov-core on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.