How To Install python-factory-boy on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-factory-boy on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-factory-boy
python-factory-boy is:
factory_boy is a fixtures replacement based on thoughtbot’s factory_girl. Like factory_girl it has a straightforward definition syntax, support for multiple build strategies (saved instances, unsaved instances, attribute dicts, and stubbed objects), and support for multiple factories for the same class, including factory inheritance.
Django support is included, and support for other ORMs can be easily added.
This package provides the Python 2.x module.
There are three methods to install python-factory-boy 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-factory-boy 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-factory-boy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-factory-boy
Install python-factory-boy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-factory-boy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-factory-boy
Install python-factory-boy 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-factory-boy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-factory-boy
How To Uninstall python-factory-boy on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-factory-boy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-factory-boy
Uninstall python-factory-boy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-factory-boy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-factory-boy
Remove python-factory-boy Configurations and Data
To remove python-factory-boy configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-factory-boy
Remove python-factory-boy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-factory-boy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-factory-boy
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-factory-boy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.