How To Install python-configobj.noarch on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-configobj.noarch in Amazon Linux 2. python-configobj.noarch is Config file reading, writing, and validation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-configobj.noarch on Amazon Linux 2.

What is python-configobj.noarch

ConfigObj is a simple but powerful config file reader and writer an ini file round tripper. Its main feature is that it is very easy to use, with a straightforward programmer’s interface and a simple syntax for config files. It has lots of other features though * Nested sections (subsections), to any level * List values * Multiple line values * String interpolation (substitution) * Integrated with a powerful validation system o including automatic type checking/conversion o repeated sections o and allowing default values * All comments in the file are preserved * The order of keys/sections is preserved * No external dependencies * Full Unicode support * A powerful unrepr mode for storing basic datatypes

We can use yum to install python-configobj.noarch on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python-configobj.noarch.

Install python-configobj.noarch on Amazon Linux 2 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python-configobj.noarch using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python-configobj.noarch

How To Uninstall python-configobj.noarch on Amazon Linux 2

To uninstall only the python-configobj.noarch package we can use the following command:

sudo yum remove python-configobj.noarch

python-configobj.noarch Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/configobj-4.7.2-py2.7.egg-info
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/configobj.py
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/configobj.pyc
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/configobj.pyo
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/validate.py
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/validate.pyc
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/validate.pyo
/usr/share/doc/python-configobj-4.7.2
/usr/share/doc/python-configobj-4.7.2/configobj.html
/usr/share/doc/python-configobj-4.7.2/configobj.txt
/usr/share/doc/python-configobj-4.7.2/default.css
/usr/share/doc/python-configobj-4.7.2/docutils.conf
/usr/share/doc/python-configobj-4.7.2/docutils.css
/usr/share/doc/python-configobj-4.7.2/pygments.css
/usr/share/doc/python-configobj-4.7.2/template.tmp
/usr/share/doc/python-configobj-4.7.2/validate.html
/usr/share/doc/python-configobj-4.7.2/validate.txt

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-configobj.noarch on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.