How To Install python-nose on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-nose on CentOS 7. python-nose is Discovery-based unittest extension for Python

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-nose on CentOS 7.

What is python-nose

nose extends the test loading and running features of unittest, making it easier to write, find and run tests. By default, nose will run tests in files or directories under the current working directory whose names include “test” or “Test” at a word boundary (like “test_this” or “functional_test” or “TestClass” but not “libtest”). Test output is similar to that of unittest, but also includes captured stdout output from failing tests, for easy print-style debugging. These features, and many more, are customizable through the use of plugins. Plugins included with nose provide support for doctest, code coverage and profiling, flexible attribute-based test selection, output capture and more.

We can use yum or dnf to install python-nose on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python-nose.

Install python-nose on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install python-nose

Install python-nose on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install python-nose using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python-nose

How To Uninstall python-nose on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python-nose

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-nose on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.