How To Install python-pytest-mpl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pytest-mpl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pytest-mpl
python-pytest-mpl is:
Matplotlib includes a number of test utilities and decorators, but these are geared towards the nose testing framework. Pytest-mpl makes it easy to compare figures produced by tests to reference images when using pytest.
This package provides the pytest plugin for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-pytest-mpl on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-mpl 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-mpl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pytest-mpl
Install python-pytest-mpl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pytest-mpl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pytest-mpl
Install python-pytest-mpl 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pytest-mpl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pytest-mpl
How To Uninstall python-pytest-mpl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pytest-mpl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pytest-mpl
Uninstall python-pytest-mpl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pytest-mpl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pytest-mpl
Remove python-pytest-mpl Configurations and Data
To remove python-pytest-mpl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pytest-mpl
Remove python-pytest-mpl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pytest-mpl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pytest-mpl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pytest-mpl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
