How To Install python3-clang on CentOS 8

python3-clang is Python3 bindings for clang Python3 bindings for clang

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-clang on CentOS 8.

What is python3-clang

Python3 bindings for clang. python3-clang 11.0.0 1.module_el8.4.0+587+5187cac0 x86_64 69 k clang-11.0.0-1.module_el8.4.0+587+5187cac0.src.rpm appstream Python3 bindings for clang http NCSA Python3 bindings for clang.

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

Install python3-clang on CentOS 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install python3-clang using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-clang

Install python3-clang on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install python3-clang using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-clang

How To Uninstall python3-clang on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-clang

python3-clang Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/clang
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/clang/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/clang/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/clang/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/clang/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/clang/__pycache__/cindex.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/clang/__pycache__/cindex.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/clang/__pycache__/enumerations.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/clang/__pycache__/enumerations.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/clang/cindex.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/clang/enumerations.py

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-clang on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.