How To Install python3-importlib-resources on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-importlib-resources on Rocky Linux 8. python3-importlib-resources is Read resources from Python packages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-importlib-resources on Rocky Linux 8.

What is python3-importlib-resources

importlib_resources is a backport of Python 3.7’s standard library importlib.resources module for 3.4 through 3.6. Users of Python 3.7 and beyond should use the standard library module, since for these versions, importlib_resources just delegates to that module.

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

Install python3-importlib-resources 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-importlib-resources using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-importlib-resources

Install python3-importlib-resources 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-importlib-resources using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-importlib-resources

How To Uninstall python3-importlib-resources on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-importlib-resources

python3-importlib-resources Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_resources
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_resources-1.0.2-py3.6.egg-info
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_resources-1.0.2-py3.6.egg-info/PKG-INFO
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_resources-1.0.2-py3.6.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_resources-1.0.2-py3.6.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_resources-1.0.2-py3.6.egg-info/requires.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_resources-1.0.2-py3.6.egg-info/top_level.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_resources/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_resources/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_resources/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_resources/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_resources/__pycache__/_compat.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_resources/__pycache__/_compat.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_resources/__pycache__/_py3.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_resources/__pycache__/_py3.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_resources/__pycache__/abc.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_resources/__pycache__/abc.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_resources/_compat.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_resources/_py3.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_resources/abc.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_resources/version.txt
/usr/share/doc/python3-importlib-resources
/usr/share/doc/python3-importlib-resources/README.rst
/usr/share/licenses/python3-importlib-resources
/usr/share/licenses/python3-importlib-resources/LICENSE

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-importlib-resources on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.