How To Install python-httpretty on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-httpretty on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-httpretty
python-httpretty is:
Once upon a time a Python developer wanted to use a RESTful API, everything was fine but until the day he needed to test the code that hits the RESTful API: what if the API server is down? What if its content has changed ?
Don’t worry, HTTPretty is here for you.
This package provides the Python 2.x module.
There are three methods to install python-httpretty 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-httpretty 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-httpretty using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-httpretty
Install python-httpretty Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-httpretty using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-httpretty
Install python-httpretty 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-httpretty using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-httpretty
How To Uninstall python-httpretty on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-httpretty package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-httpretty
Uninstall python-httpretty And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-httpretty and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-httpretty
Remove python-httpretty Configurations and Data
To remove python-httpretty configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-httpretty
Remove python-httpretty configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-httpretty configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-httpretty
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-httpretty package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
