How To Install python-pretend on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-pretend on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-pretend is Python library for stubbing (Python 2)

Introduction

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

What is python-pretend

python-pretend is:

Pretend is a library to make stubbing with Python easier.

Stubbing is a technique for writing tests. You may hear the term mixed up with mocks, fakes, or doubles. Basically a stub is an object that returns pre-canned responses, rather than doing any computation.

This package contains the Python 2 version of pretend.

There are three methods to install python-pretend 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-pretend 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-pretend using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-pretend

Install python-pretend Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pretend

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pretend

How To Uninstall python-pretend on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pretend

Uninstall python-pretend And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pretend

Remove python-pretend Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pretend

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-pretend have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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