How To Install python3-httpretty on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-httpretty on CentOS 8. python3-httpretty is HTTP request mock tool for Python 3

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-httpretty on CentOS 8.

What is python3-httpretty

Once upon a time a python developer wanted to use a RESTful API, everything was fine but until the day he needed to test the code that hits the RESTful API what if the API server is down? What if its content has changed? Don’t worry, HTTPretty is here for you.

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

Install python3-httpretty on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install python3-httpretty

Install python3-httpretty on CentOS 8 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-httpretty

How To Uninstall python3-httpretty on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-httpretty

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Summary

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