How To Install python3-adafruit-pureio on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-adafruit-pureio on Rocky Linux 8. python3-adafruit-pureio is Python access to Linux IO including I2C and SPI

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-adafruit-pureio on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `python3-adafruit-pureio`

Pure Python (i.e. no native extensions) access to Linux IO including I2C and SPI. Drop in replacement for smbus and spidev modules.

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

Install python3-adafruit-pureio on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-adafruit-pureio

Install python3-adafruit-pureio on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install python3-adafruit-pureio

How To Uninstall python3-adafruit-pureio on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-adafruit-pureio

python3-adafruit-pureio Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/Adafruit_PureIO
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/Adafruit_PureIO-1.1.7-py3.6.egg-info
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/Adafruit_PureIO-1.1.7-py3.6.egg-info/PKG-INFO
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/Adafruit_PureIO-1.1.7-py3.6.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/Adafruit_PureIO-1.1.7-py3.6.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/Adafruit_PureIO-1.1.7-py3.6.egg-info/top_level.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/Adafruit_PureIO/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/Adafruit_PureIO/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/Adafruit_PureIO/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/Adafruit_PureIO/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/Adafruit_PureIO/__pycache__/smbus.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/Adafruit_PureIO/__pycache__/smbus.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/Adafruit_PureIO/__pycache__/spi.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/Adafruit_PureIO/__pycache__/spi.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/Adafruit_PureIO/smbus.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/Adafruit_PureIO/spi.py
/usr/share/doc/python3-adafruit-pureio
/usr/share/doc/python3-adafruit-pureio/README.rst
/usr/share/licenses/python3-adafruit-pureio
/usr/share/licenses/python3-adafruit-pureio/LICENSE

References

python3-adafruit-pureio website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-adafruit-pureio on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.