How To Install python3-kgb on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-kgb on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-kgb is Utilities for spying on function calls in Python unit tests

Introduction

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

What is python3-kgb

python3-kgb is:

Spies intercept and record calls to functions. They can report on how many times a function was called and with what arguments. They can allow the function call to go through as normal, to block it, or to reroute it to another function.

Spies are like mocks, but better. You’re not mocking the world. You’re replacing very specific function logic, or listening to functions without altering them.

There are three methods to install python3-kgb 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-kgb 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-kgb using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-kgb

Install python3-kgb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-kgb

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-kgb

How To Uninstall python3-kgb on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-kgb

Uninstall python3-kgb And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-kgb

Remove python3-kgb Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-kgb

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-kgb have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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