How To Install python3-apipkg on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-apipkg in AlmaLinux 8. python3-apipkg is A Python namespace control and lazy-import mechanism

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-apipkg on AlmaLinux 8.

What is python3-apipkg

With apipkg you can control the exported namespace of a python package and greatly reduce the number of imports for your users. It is a small python module that works on virtually all Python versions, including CPython2.3 to Python3.1, Jython and PyPy. It co-operates well with Python’s help() system, custom importers (PEP302) and common command line completion tools.

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

Install python3-apipkg on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-apipkg

Install python3-apipkg on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install python3-apipkg

How To Uninstall python3-apipkg on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-apipkg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-apipkg on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.