How To Install python3-pysocks on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pysocks in Fedora 36. python3-pysocks is A Python SOCKS client module

Introduction

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

What is python3-pysocks

A fork of SocksiPy with bug fixes and extra features. Acts as a drop-in replacement to the socket module. Featuring - SOCKS proxy client for Python 2.6 - 3.x - TCP and UDP both supported - HTTP proxy client included but not supported or recommended (you should use urllib2’s or requests’ own HTTP proxy interface) - urllib2 handler included. This package is for Python3 version 3.10 only.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-pysocks

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

sudo yum -y install python3-pysocks

How To Uninstall python3-pysocks on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove python3-pysocks

python3-pysocks Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/PySocks-1.7.1-py3.10.egg-info
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/PySocks-1.7.1-py3.10.egg-info/PKG-INFO
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/PySocks-1.7.1-py3.10.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/PySocks-1.7.1-py3.10.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/PySocks-1.7.1-py3.10.egg-info/top_level.txt
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/__pycache__/socks.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/__pycache__/socks.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/__pycache__/sockshandler.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/__pycache__/sockshandler.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/socks.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/sockshandler.py
/usr/share/doc/python3-pysocks
/usr/share/doc/python3-pysocks/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/python3-pysocks
/usr/share/licenses/python3-pysocks/LICENSE

References

Summary

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