How To Install python3-minimock on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-minimock on Debian 11. python3-minimock is simple library for Python mock objects

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-minimock on Debian 11.

What is python3-minimock

python3-minimock is:

minimock is a simple Python library for using mock objects.

Its mock objects will report any access made to the mock object’s interfaces. The programmer can easily make assertions about how mock objects are used in the test cases, by using the standard-library ??doctest?? module to match the reported access against expected behaviour.

Mock objects can return specified values, raise exceptions, etc. to simulate the mocked behaviour. Existing objects can optionally be replaced in-place in their namespace by a mock object, and restored safely after testing.

There are three methods to install python3-minimock on Debian 11. 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-minimock 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-minimock using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-minimock

Install python3-minimock Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-minimock

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-minimock

How To Uninstall python3-minimock on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-minimock

Uninstall python3-minimock And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-minimock and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-minimock

Remove python3-minimock Configurations and Data

To remove python3-minimock configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-minimock

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-minimock have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-minimock package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.