How To Install python-behave on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-behave on Ubuntu 18.04. python-behave is behaviour-driven development for Python 2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-behave on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-behave

python-behave is:

Behavior-driven development (or BDD) is an agile software development technique that encourages collaboration between developers, QA, and non-technical or business participants in a software project.

behave uses tests written in a natural language style, backed up by Python code.

This package contains the modules for Python 2.

There are three methods to install python-behave on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python-behave Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-behave

Install python-behave Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-behave

Install python-behave 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 python-behave using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-behave

How To Uninstall python-behave on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-behave package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-behave

Uninstall python-behave And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-behave and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-behave

Remove python-behave Configurations and Data

To remove python-behave configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-behave

Remove python-behave configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-behave

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-behave package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.