How To Install python3-colcon-python-setup-py on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-colcon-python-setup-py on Rocky Linux 8. python3-colcon-python-setup-py is Extension for colcon to support Python packages with a setup.py file

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-colcon-python-setup-py on Rocky Linux 8.

What is python3-colcon-python-setup-py

An extension for colcon-core to identify packages with a setup.py file by introspecting the arguments to the setup() function call of setuptools.

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

Install python3-colcon-python-setup-py 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-colcon-python-setup-py using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-colcon-python-setup-py

Install python3-colcon-python-setup-py 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-colcon-python-setup-py using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-colcon-python-setup-py

How To Uninstall python3-colcon-python-setup-py on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the python3-colcon-python-setup-py package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python3-colcon-python-setup-py

python3-colcon-python-setup-py Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/colcon_python_setup_py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/colcon_python_setup_py-0.2.7-py3.6.egg-info
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/colcon_python_setup_py-0.2.7-py3.6.egg-info/PKG-INFO
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/colcon_python_setup_py-0.2.7-py3.6.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/colcon_python_setup_py-0.2.7-py3.6.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/colcon_python_setup_py-0.2.7-py3.6.egg-info/entry_points.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/colcon_python_setup_py-0.2.7-py3.6.egg-info/requires.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/colcon_python_setup_py-0.2.7-py3.6.egg-info/top_level.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/colcon_python_setup_py-0.2.7-py3.6.egg-info/zip-safe
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/colcon_python_setup_py/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/colcon_python_setup_py/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/colcon_python_setup_py/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/colcon_python_setup_py/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/colcon_python_setup_py/package_augmentation
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/colcon_python_setup_py/package_augmentation/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/colcon_python_setup_py/package_augmentation/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/colcon_python_setup_py/package_augmentation/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/colcon_python_setup_py/package_augmentation/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/colcon_python_setup_py/package_augmentation/__pycache__/python_setup_py.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/colcon_python_setup_py/package_augmentation/__pycache__/python_setup_py.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/colcon_python_setup_py/package_augmentation/python_setup_py.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/colcon_python_setup_py/package_identification
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/colcon_python_setup_py/package_identification/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/colcon_python_setup_py/package_identification/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/colcon_python_setup_py/package_identification/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/colcon_python_setup_py/package_identification/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/colcon_python_setup_py/package_identification/__pycache__/python_setup_py.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/colcon_python_setup_py/package_identification/__pycache__/python_setup_py.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/colcon_python_setup_py/package_identification/python_setup_py.py
/usr/share/doc/python3-colcon-python-setup-py
/usr/share/doc/python3-colcon-python-setup-py/README.rst
/usr/share/licenses/python3-colcon-python-setup-py
/usr/share/licenses/python3-colcon-python-setup-py/LICENSE

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-colcon-python-setup-py on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.