How To Install python3-mock on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-mock on Rocky Linux 8. python3-mock is A Python Mocking and Patching Library for Testing

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-mock on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `python3-mock`

Mock is a Python module that provides a core mock class. It removes the need to create a host of stubs throughout your test suite. After performing an action, you can make assertions about which methods / attributes were used and arguments they were called with. You can also specify return values and set needed attributes in the normal way.

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

Install python3-mock on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-mock

Install python3-mock on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install python3-mock

How To Uninstall python3-mock on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-mock

python3-mock Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mock
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mock-2.0.0-py3.6.egg-info
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mock-2.0.0-py3.6.egg-info/PKG-INFO
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mock-2.0.0-py3.6.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mock-2.0.0-py3.6.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mock-2.0.0-py3.6.egg-info/pbr.json
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mock-2.0.0-py3.6.egg-info/top_level.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mock/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mock/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mock/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mock/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mock/__pycache__/mock.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mock/__pycache__/mock.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mock/mock.py
/usr/share/doc/python3-mock
/usr/share/doc/python3-mock/changelog.txt
/usr/share/doc/python3-mock/conf.py
/usr/share/doc/python3-mock/index.txt
/usr/share/licenses/python3-mock
/usr/share/licenses/python3-mock/LICENSE.txt

References

python3-mock website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-mock on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.