How To Install python3-pytest-benchmark on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pytest-benchmark on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-pytest-benchmark is pytest fixture for benchmarking code (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-pytest-benchmark

python3-pytest-benchmark is:

This plugin provides a benchmark fixture. This fixture is a callable object that will benchmark any function passed to it.

Notable features and goals:

  • Sensible defaults and automatic calibration for microbenchmarks
  • Good integration with pytest
  • Comparison and regression tracking
  • Exhausive statistics
  • JSON export

This package installs the library for Python 3.

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

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

Install python3-pytest-benchmark Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pytest-benchmark

Install python3-pytest-benchmark 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-benchmark using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pytest-benchmark

How To Uninstall python3-pytest-benchmark on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pytest-benchmark

Uninstall python3-pytest-benchmark And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-pytest-benchmark 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-benchmark

Remove python3-pytest-benchmark Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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