How To Install python3-hwdata on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-hwdata in Fedora 36. python3-hwdata is Python bindings to hwdata package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-hwdata on Fedora 36.

What is python3-hwdata

Provide python interface to database stored in hwdata package. It allows you to get human readable description of USB and PCI devices. This is the Python 3 build of the module.

We can use yum or dnf to install python3-hwdata on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-hwdata.

Install python3-hwdata on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-hwdata

Install python3-hwdata on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install python3-hwdata

How To Uninstall python3-hwdata on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove python3-hwdata

python3-hwdata Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/__pycache__/hwdata.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/__pycache__/hwdata.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/hwdata.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/pciutils-2.3.7-py3.10.egg-info
/usr/share/doc/python3-hwdata
/usr/share/doc/python3-hwdata/README.md
/usr/share/doc/python3-hwdata/example.py
/usr/share/doc/python3-hwdata/html
/usr/share/doc/python3-hwdata/html/api-objects.txt
/usr/share/doc/python3-hwdata/html/class-tree.html
/usr/share/doc/python3-hwdata/html/crarr.png
/usr/share/doc/python3-hwdata/html/epydoc.css
/usr/share/doc/python3-hwdata/html/epydoc.js
/usr/share/doc/python3-hwdata/html/frames.html
/usr/share/doc/python3-hwdata/html/help.html
/usr/share/doc/python3-hwdata/html/hwdata-module.html
/usr/share/doc/python3-hwdata/html/hwdata-pysrc.html
/usr/share/doc/python3-hwdata/html/hwdata.PCI-class.html
/usr/share/doc/python3-hwdata/html/hwdata.USB-class.html
/usr/share/doc/python3-hwdata/html/identifier-index.html
/usr/share/doc/python3-hwdata/html/index.html
/usr/share/doc/python3-hwdata/html/module-tree.html
/usr/share/doc/python3-hwdata/html/redirect.html
/usr/share/doc/python3-hwdata/html/toc-everything.html
/usr/share/doc/python3-hwdata/html/toc-hwdata-module.html
/usr/share/doc/python3-hwdata/html/toc.html
/usr/share/licenses/python3-hwdata
/usr/share/licenses/python3-hwdata/LICENSE

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-hwdata on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).