How To Install python3-flexmock on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-flexmock in AlmaLinux 8. python3-flexmock is Testing library that makes it easy to create mocks, stubs and fakes

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-flexmock on AlmaLinux 8.

What is python3-flexmock

Flexmock is a testing library for Python that makes it easy to create mocks, stubs and fakes. The API is inspired by a Ruby library of the same name, but Python flexmock is not a clone of the Ruby version. It omits a number of redundancies in the Ruby flexmock API, alters some defaults, and introduces a number of Python-only features.

We can use yum or dnf to install python3-flexmock on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-flexmock.

Install python3-flexmock on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python3-flexmock using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-flexmock

Install python3-flexmock on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install python3-flexmock

How To Uninstall python3-flexmock on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-flexmock

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-flexmock on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.