How To Install python3-unittest2 on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-unittest2 on Rocky Linux 8. python3-unittest2 is The new features in unittest backported to Python 2.4+

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-unittest2 on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `python3-unittest2`

unittest2 is a backport of the new features added to the unittest testing framework in Python 2.7 and onwards. It is tested to run on Python 2.6, 2.7, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 and pypy.

We can use yum or dnf to install python3-unittest2 on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-unittest2.

Install python3-unittest2 on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python3-unittest2 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-unittest2

Install python3-unittest2 on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python3-unittest2 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-unittest2

How To Uninstall python3-unittest2 on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the python3-unittest2 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python3-unittest2

python3-unittest2 Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/python3-unit2
/usr/bin/unit2-3
/usr/bin/unit2-3.6
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/unittest2
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/unittest2-1.1.0-py3.6.egg-info
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/unittest2-1.1.0-py3.6.egg-info/PKG-INFO
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/unittest2-1.1.0-py3.6.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/unittest2-1.1.0-py3.6.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/unittest2-1.1.0-py3.6.egg-info/entry_points.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/unittest2-1.1.0-py3.6.egg-info/requires.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/unittest2-1.1.0-py3.6.egg-info/top_level.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/unittest2/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/unittest2/__main__.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/unittest2/__pycache__
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/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/unittest2/loader.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/unittest2/main.py
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/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/unittest2/test/__pycache__
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/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/unittest2/test/test_assertions.py
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/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/unittest2/test/test_discovery.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/unittest2/test/test_functiontestcase.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/unittest2/test/test_loader.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/unittest2/test/test_new_tests.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/unittest2/test/test_program.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/unittest2/test/test_result.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/unittest2/test/test_runner.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/unittest2/test/test_setups.py
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/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/unittest2/test/test_unittest2_with.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/unittest2/util.py
/usr/share/doc/python3-unittest2
/usr/share/doc/python3-unittest2/README.txt

References

python3-unittest2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-unittest2 on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.