How To Install python36-pytest-timeout on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-pytest-timeout on CentOS 7. python36-pytest-timeout is py.test plugin to abort hanging tests

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-pytest-timeout on CentOS 7.

What is python36-pytest-timeout

This is a plugin which will terminate tests after a certain timeout. When doing so it will show a stack dump of all threads running at the time. This is useful when running tests under a continuous integration server or simply if you don’t know why the test suite hangs.

We can use yum or dnf to install python36-pytest-timeout on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python36-pytest-timeout.

Install python36-pytest-timeout on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install python36-pytest-timeout using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python36-pytest-timeout

Install python36-pytest-timeout on CentOS 7 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 python36-pytest-timeout using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python36-pytest-timeout

How To Uninstall python36-pytest-timeout on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the python36-pytest-timeout package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python36-pytest-timeout

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-pytest-timeout on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.