How To Install python3-pytest-mpl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pytest-mpl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-pytest-mpl
python3-pytest-mpl is:
Matplotlib includes a number of test utilities and decorators, but these are geared towards the nose testing framework. Pytest-mpl makes it easy to compare figures produced by tests to reference images when using pytest.
This package provides the pytest plugin for Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-pytest-mpl 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-mpl 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-mpl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pytest-mpl
Install python3-pytest-mpl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pytest-mpl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pytest-mpl
Install python3-pytest-mpl 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-mpl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pytest-mpl
How To Uninstall python3-pytest-mpl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-pytest-mpl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pytest-mpl
Uninstall python3-pytest-mpl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pytest-mpl 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-mpl
Remove python3-pytest-mpl Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pytest-mpl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pytest-mpl
Remove python3-pytest-mpl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pytest-mpl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pytest-mpl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pytest-mpl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
