How To Install python-pytest on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pytest on Debian 9.

What is python-pytest

python-pytest is:

This testing tool has for objective to allow the developers to limit the boilerplate code around the tests, promoting the use of built-in mechanisms such as the assert keyword.

This package provides the Python 2 modules and the py.test script.

There are three methods to install python-pytest on Debian 9. 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-pytest 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-pytest using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-pytest

Install python-pytest Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pytest

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pytest

How To Uninstall python-pytest on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pytest

Uninstall python-pytest And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-pytest and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pytest

Remove python-pytest Configurations and Data

To remove python-pytest configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pytest

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-pytest have the following dependencies:

• python-pkg-resources
• python-py
• python

References

• python-pytest website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pytest package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.