How To Install python-nose-xcover on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-nose-xcover on CentOS 7. python-nose-xcover is Extends nose.plugins.cover to add Cobertura-style XML reports

Introduction

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

What is python-nose-xcover

A companion to the built-in nose.plugins.cover, this plugin will write out an XML coverage report to a file named coverage.xml. It will honor all the options you pass to the `Nose coverage plugin especially –cover-package.

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

Install python-nose-xcover 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-xcover using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python-nose-xcover

Install python-nose-xcover 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-xcover using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python-nose-xcover

How To Uninstall python-nose-xcover on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python-nose-xcover

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Summary

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