How To Install python-django-setuptest on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-setuptest on Ubuntu 18.04. python-django-setuptest is simple test suite enabling Django app testing via setup.py (Python 2)

Introduction

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

What is python-django-setuptest

python-django-setuptest is:

Django Setuptest is a simple module enabling Django app testing via setup.py.

Normally when you execute

$ python setup.py test

for Django related modules you’re almost certain to run into DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE environment variable issues, e.g.:

 ImportError: Settings cannot be imported, because environment variable
 DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE is undefined.

This module overcomes this by configuring the DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE environment variable before executing your test suite. As a bonus it also generates Coverage and PEP 8 reports as part of the test.

This is the Python 2 version of the package.

There are three methods to install python-django-setuptest 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-django-setuptest 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-django-setuptest using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-django-setuptest

Install python-django-setuptest Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-django-setuptest

Install python-django-setuptest 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-django-setuptest using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-django-setuptest

How To Uninstall python-django-setuptest on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-django-setuptest

Uninstall python-django-setuptest And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-django-setuptest

Remove python-django-setuptest Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-django-setuptest

Remove python-django-setuptest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-django-setuptest

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Summary

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