How To Install python3-tempdir on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-tempdir in Fedora 36. python3-tempdir is Automatically manage temporary directories, based on tempfile.mkdtemp

Introduction

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

What is python3-tempdir

Having to manually manage temporary directories is annoying. So this class encapsulates temporary directories which just disappear after use, including contained directories and files. Temporary directories are created with tempfile.mkdtemp and thus safe from race conditions. Cleanup might not work on windows if files are still opened.

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

Install python3-tempdir 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-tempdir using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-tempdir

Install python3-tempdir 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-tempdir using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-tempdir

How To Uninstall python3-tempdir on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove python3-tempdir

python3-tempdir Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/__pycache__/tempdir.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/__pycache__/tempdir.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/tempdir-0.7.1-py3.10.egg-info
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/tempdir-0.7.1-py3.10.egg-info/PKG-INFO
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/tempdir-0.7.1-py3.10.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/tempdir-0.7.1-py3.10.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/tempdir-0.7.1-py3.10.egg-info/top_level.txt
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/tempdir.py
/usr/share/doc/python3-tempdir
/usr/share/doc/python3-tempdir/use.rst
/usr/share/licenses/python3-tempdir
/usr/share/licenses/python3-tempdir/license.rst

References

Summary

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