How To Install python-minimock on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-minimock on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-minimock is simple library for Python mock objects

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-minimock on Debian 10.

What is python-minimock

python-minimock is:

minimock is a simple Python library for using mock objects.

Its mock objects will report any access made to the mock object’s interfaces. The programmer can easily make assertions about how mock objects are used in the test cases, by using the standard-library ??doctest?? module to match the reported access against expected behaviour.

Mock objects can return specified values, raise exceptions, etc. to simulate the mocked behaviour. Existing objects can optionally be replaced in-place in their namespace by a mock object, and restored safely after testing.

There are three methods to install python-minimock on Debian 10. 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-minimock 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-minimock using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-minimock

Install python-minimock Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-minimock

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-minimock

How To Uninstall python-minimock on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-minimock

Uninstall python-minimock And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-minimock and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-minimock

Remove python-minimock Configurations and Data

To remove python-minimock configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-minimock

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-minimock have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-minimock package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.