How To Install python3-pytest-golden on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-pytest-golden on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-pytest-golden is Plugin for pytest that offloads expected outputs to data files

Introduction

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

What is python3-pytest-golden

python3-pytest-golden is:

Expected output for test functions is stored in a YAML file.

The expected output can be updated by running pytest –update-goldens to automatically re-populate the output.

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

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

Install python3-pytest-golden Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pytest-golden

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pytest-golden

How To Uninstall python3-pytest-golden on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pytest-golden

Uninstall python3-pytest-golden And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove python3-pytest-golden Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-pytest-golden have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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