How To Install python3-gabbi on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gabbi on Ubuntu.

What is `python3-gabbi`

python3-gabbi is:

Gabbi is a tool for running HTTP tests where requests and responses are represented in a declarative form.

Gabbi works to bridge the gap between human readable YAML files that represent HTTP requests and expected responses and the obscured realm of Python-based, object-oriented unit tests in the style of the unittest module and its derivatives.

Each YAML file represents an ordered list of HTTP requests along with the expected responses. This allows a single file to represent a process in the API being tested. For example:

Create a resource.
Retrieve a resource.
Delete a resource.
Retrieve a resource again to confirm it is gone.

At the same time it is still possible to ask gabbi to run just one request. If it is in a sequence of tests, those tests prior to it in the YAML file will be run (in order). In any single process any test will only be run once. Concurrency is handled such that one file runs in one process.

These features mean that it is possible to create tests that are useful for both humans (as tools for improving and developing APIs) and automated CI systems.

This package contains the Python 3.x module.

There are three methods to install python3-gabbi on Ubuntu. 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-gabbi 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-gabbi using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-gabbi

Install python3-gabbi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-gabbi

Install python3-gabbi 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-gabbi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-gabbi

How To Uninstall python3-gabbi on Ubuntu

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-gabbi

Uninstall python3-gabbi And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-gabbi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-gabbi

Remove python3-gabbi Configurations and Data

To remove python3-gabbi configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-gabbi

Remove python3-gabbi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-gabbi

Dependencies

python3-gabbi have the following dependencies:

References

python3-gabbi website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gabbi package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.