How To Install python3-coverage on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-coverage on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-coverage is code coverage tool for Python 3

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-coverage on Debian 12.

What is python3-coverage

python3-coverage is:

Coverage.py is a tool for measuring code coverage of Python programs. It monitors your program, noting which parts of the code have been executed, then analyzes the source to identify code that could have been executed but was not.

Coverage measurement is typically used to gauge the effectiveness of tests. It can show which parts of your code are being exercised by tests, and which are not.

This package installs the Python version 3 ??coverage?? library, and the ??python3-coverage?? program to perform and report coverage tests.

There are three methods to install python3-coverage on Debian 12. 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-coverage 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-coverage using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-coverage

Install python3-coverage Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-coverage

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-coverage

How To Uninstall python3-coverage on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-coverage

Uninstall python3-coverage And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-coverage and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-coverage

Remove python3-coverage Configurations and Data

To remove python3-coverage configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-coverage

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-coverage have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-coverage package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.