How To Install python3-pytest-smartcov on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pytest-smartcov on CentOS 8. python3-pytest-smartcov is Smart coverage plugin for pytest

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pytest-smartcov on CentOS 8.

What is python3-pytest-smartcov

Smart coverage measurement and reporting for py.test test suites. Test suites are usually structured parallel to (or integrated with) the structure of the code they test. If you ask py.test to run a certain subset of your tests, you shouldn’t have to also tell coverage which subset of your code it should measure coverage on for that run. With pytest-smartcov, you don’t have to.

We can use yum or dnf to install python3-pytest-smartcov on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-pytest-smartcov.

Install python3-pytest-smartcov on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install python3-pytest-smartcov

Install python3-pytest-smartcov on CentOS 8 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install python3-pytest-smartcov using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-pytest-smartcov

How To Uninstall python3-pytest-smartcov on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-pytest-smartcov

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pytest-smartcov on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.