How To Install python3-cmdln on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cmdln in Fedora 36. python3-cmdln is An improved cmd.py for Writing Multi-command Scripts and Shells

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cmdln on Fedora 36.

What is python3-cmdln

cmdln.py is an extension of Python’s default cmd.py module that provides “a simple framework for writing line-oriented command interpreters”. The idea (with both cmd.py and cmdln.py) is to be able to quickly build multi-sub-command tools (think cvs or svn) and/or simple interactive shells (think gdb or pdb). Cmdln’s extensions make it more natural to write sub-commands, integrate optparse for simple option processing, and make having good command documentation easier. Python 3 compatible module.

We can use yum or dnf to install python3-cmdln on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-cmdln.

Install python3-cmdln on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-cmdln

Install python3-cmdln on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install python3-cmdln

How To Uninstall python3-cmdln on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove python3-cmdln

python3-cmdln Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/__pycache__/cmdln.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/__pycache__/cmdln.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/cmdln-2.0.0-py3.10.egg-info
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/cmdln.py
/usr/share/licenses/python3-cmdln
/usr/share/licenses/python3-cmdln/LICENSE.txt

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cmdln on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).