How To Install xdoctest on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xdoctest on Debian 12.
What is xdoctest
xdoctest is:
What is a doctest? It is example code you write in a docstring! What is a docstring? Its a string you use as a comment! They get attached to Python functions and classes as metadata. They are often used to auto-generate documentation. Why is it cool? Because you can write tests while you code!
The xdoctest package is a re-write of Python’s builtin doctest
module. It replaces the old regex-based parser with a new
abstract-syntax-tree based parser (using Python’s ast module). The
goal is to make doctests easier to write, simpler to configure, and
encourage the pattern of test driven development.
This package contains the xdoctest command line tool
There are three methods to install xdoctest 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 xdoctest Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xdoctest using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xdoctest
Install xdoctest Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xdoctest using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xdoctest
Install xdoctest 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 xdoctest using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xdoctest
How To Uninstall xdoctest on Debian 12
To uninstall only the xdoctest package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xdoctest
Uninstall xdoctest And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xdoctest and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xdoctest
Remove xdoctest Configurations and Data
To remove xdoctest configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xdoctest
Remove xdoctest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xdoctest configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xdoctest
Dependencies
xdoctest have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xdoctest package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
