How To Install python3-pgspecial on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pgspecial on Rocky Linux 8. python3-pgspecial is Python implementation of postgres meta (backslash) commands

Introduction

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

What is python3-pgspecial

This package provides an API to execute meta-commands (AKA “special”, or “backslash commands”) on PostgreSQL.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-pgspecial

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

sudo yum -y install python3-pgspecial

How To Uninstall python3-pgspecial on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-pgspecial

python3-pgspecial Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pgspecial
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pgspecial-1.13.0-py3.6.egg-info
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pgspecial-1.13.0-py3.6.egg-info/PKG-INFO
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pgspecial-1.13.0-py3.6.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pgspecial-1.13.0-py3.6.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pgspecial-1.13.0-py3.6.egg-info/requires.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pgspecial-1.13.0-py3.6.egg-info/top_level.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pgspecial/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pgspecial/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pgspecial/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pgspecial/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pgspecial/__pycache__/dbcommands.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pgspecial/__pycache__/dbcommands.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pgspecial/__pycache__/iocommands.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pgspecial/__pycache__/iocommands.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pgspecial/__pycache__/main.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pgspecial/__pycache__/main.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pgspecial/__pycache__/namedqueries.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pgspecial/__pycache__/namedqueries.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pgspecial/dbcommands.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pgspecial/help
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pgspecial/help/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pgspecial/help/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pgspecial/help/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pgspecial/help/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pgspecial/help/__pycache__/commands.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pgspecial/help/__pycache__/commands.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pgspecial/help/commands.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pgspecial/iocommands.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pgspecial/main.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pgspecial/namedqueries.py
/usr/share/doc/python3-pgspecial
/usr/share/doc/python3-pgspecial/DEVELOP.rst
/usr/share/doc/python3-pgspecial/README.rst
/usr/share/doc/python3-pgspecial/changelog.rst
/usr/share/licenses/python3-pgspecial
/usr/share/licenses/python3-pgspecial/License.txt

References

Summary

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