How To Install python3-astroid on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-astroid in AlmaLinux 8. python3-astroid is Common base representation of python source code for pylint and other projects

Introduction

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

What is python3-astroid

The aim of this module is to provide a common base representation of python source code for projects such as pychecker, pyreverse, pylint… It provides a compatible representation which comes from the _ast module. It rebuilds the tree generated by the builtin _ast module by recursively walking down the AST and building an extended ast. The new node classes have additional methods and attributes for different usages. They include some support for static inference and local name scopes. Furthermore, astroid builds partial trees by inspecting living objects.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-astroid

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

sudo yum -y install python3-astroid

How To Uninstall python3-astroid on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-astroid

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Summary

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