How To Install python3-fakeredis on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-fakeredis on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-fakeredis is Fake version of a redis-py

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-fakeredis on Debian 12.

What is python3-fakeredis

python3-fakeredis is:

fakeredis is a pure Python implementation of the redis-py Python client that simulates talking to a redis server. This was created for a single purpose: to write unittests. Setting up redis is not hard, but many times you want to write unittests that do not talk to an external server (such as redis). This module now allows tests to simply use this module as a reasonable substitute for redis.

There are three methods to install python3-fakeredis on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python3-fakeredis Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-fakeredis using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-fakeredis

Install python3-fakeredis Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-fakeredis using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-fakeredis

Install python3-fakeredis 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 python3-fakeredis using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-fakeredis

How To Uninstall python3-fakeredis on Debian 12

To uninstall only the python3-fakeredis package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-fakeredis

Uninstall python3-fakeredis And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-fakeredis and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-fakeredis

Remove python3-fakeredis Configurations and Data

To remove python3-fakeredis configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-fakeredis

Remove python3-fakeredis configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-fakeredis configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-fakeredis

Dependencies

python3-fakeredis have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-fakeredis package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.