How To Install python3-pytest-arraydiff on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pytest-arraydiff on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-pytest-arraydiff is Pytest plugin to generate and compare data arrays

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pytest-arraydiff on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-pytest-arraydiff

python3-pytest-arraydiff is:

The basic idea is that you can write a test that generates a Numpy array (or other related objects depending on the format). You can then either run the tests in a mode to generate reference files from the arrays, or you can run the tests in comparison mode, which will compare the results of the tests to the reference ones within some tolerance. At the moment, the supported file formats for the reference files are plaint text and FITS.

There are three methods to install python3-pytest-arraydiff on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-pytest-arraydiff 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-pytest-arraydiff using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pytest-arraydiff

Install python3-pytest-arraydiff Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pytest-arraydiff

Install python3-pytest-arraydiff 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pytest-arraydiff

How To Uninstall python3-pytest-arraydiff on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pytest-arraydiff

Uninstall python3-pytest-arraydiff And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-pytest-arraydiff and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pytest-arraydiff

Remove python3-pytest-arraydiff Configurations and Data

To remove python3-pytest-arraydiff configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pytest-arraydiff

Remove python3-pytest-arraydiff configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pytest-arraydiff

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pytest-arraydiff package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.