How To Install python3-kaitaistruct on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-kaitaistruct in Fedora 36. python3-kaitaistruct is A new way to develop parsers for binary structures

Introduction

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

What is python3-kaitaistruct

Kaitai Struct is a declarative language used to describe various binary data structures, laid out in files or in memory stream packet formats, etc. It is similar to Python’s Construct 2.9 but it is language-agnostic. The format description is done in YAML-based .ksy format, which then can be compiled into a wide range of target languages.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-kaitaistruct

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

sudo yum -y install python3-kaitaistruct

How To Uninstall python3-kaitaistruct on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove python3-kaitaistruct

python3-kaitaistruct Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/__pycache__/kaitaistruct.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/__pycache__/kaitaistruct.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/kaitaistruct-0.9-py3.10.egg-info
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/kaitaistruct-0.9-py3.10.egg-info/PKG-INFO
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/kaitaistruct-0.9-py3.10.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/kaitaistruct-0.9-py3.10.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/kaitaistruct-0.9-py3.10.egg-info/top_level.txt
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/kaitaistruct-0.9-py3.10.egg-info/zip-safe
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/kaitaistruct.py
/usr/share/doc/python3-kaitaistruct
/usr/share/doc/python3-kaitaistruct/README.rst

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Summary

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