How To Install python3-pytest-httpserver on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-pytest-httpserver on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-pytest-httpserver is HTTP server for pytest to test HTTP clients

Introduction

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

What is python3-pytest-httpserver

python3-pytest-httpserver is:

This library is designed to help to test HTTP clients without contacting the real HTTP server. In other words, it is a fake HTTP server which is accessible via localhost can be started with the pre-defined expected HTTP requests and their responses.

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

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

Install python3-pytest-httpserver Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pytest-httpserver

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pytest-httpserver

How To Uninstall python3-pytest-httpserver on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pytest-httpserver

Uninstall python3-pytest-httpserver And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove python3-pytest-httpserver Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-pytest-httpserver have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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