How To Install python3-packaging on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-packaging in Fedora 36. python3-packaging is Core utilities for Python packages

Introduction

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

What is `python3-packaging`

python-packaging provides core utilities for Python packages like utilities for dealing with versions, specifiers, markers etc.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-packaging

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

sudo yum -y install python3-packaging

How To Uninstall python3-packaging on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove python3-packaging

python3-packaging Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging-21.3.dist-info
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging-21.3.dist-info/INSTALLER
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging-21.3.dist-info/LICENSE
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging-21.3.dist-info/LICENSE.APACHE
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging-21.3.dist-info/LICENSE.BSD
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging-21.3.dist-info/METADATA
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging-21.3.dist-info/WHEEL
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging-21.3.dist-info/top_level.txt
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging/__about__.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging/__pycache__/__about__.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging/__pycache__/__about__.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging/__pycache__/_manylinux.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging/__pycache__/_manylinux.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging/__pycache__/_musllinux.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging/__pycache__/_musllinux.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging/__pycache__/_structures.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging/__pycache__/_structures.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging/__pycache__/markers.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging/__pycache__/markers.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging/__pycache__/requirements.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging/__pycache__/requirements.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging/__pycache__/specifiers.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging/__pycache__/specifiers.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging/__pycache__/tags.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging/__pycache__/tags.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging/__pycache__/utils.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging/__pycache__/utils.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging/__pycache__/version.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging/__pycache__/version.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging/_manylinux.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging/_musllinux.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging/_structures.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging/markers.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging/py.typed
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging/requirements.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging/specifiers.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging/tags.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging/utils.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/packaging/version.py
/usr/share/doc/python3-packaging
/usr/share/doc/python3-packaging/CHANGELOG.rst
/usr/share/doc/python3-packaging/CONTRIBUTING.rst
/usr/share/doc/python3-packaging/README.rst
/usr/share/licenses/python3-packaging
/usr/share/licenses/python3-packaging/LICENSE
/usr/share/licenses/python3-packaging/LICENSE.APACHE
/usr/share/licenses/python3-packaging/LICENSE.BSD

References

python3-packaging website

Summary

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