How To Install python3-async-timeout on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-async-timeout in AlmaLinux 8. python3-async-timeout is Asyncio-compatible timeout context manager

Introduction

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

What is python3-async-timeout

asyncio-compatible timeout context manager The context manager is useful in cases when you want to apply timeout logic around block of code or in cases when asyncio.wait_for() is not suitable. Also it’s much faster than asyncio.wait_for() because timeout doesn’t create a new task.

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

Install python3-async-timeout 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-async-timeout using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-async-timeout

Install python3-async-timeout 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-async-timeout using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-async-timeout

How To Uninstall python3-async-timeout on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-async-timeout

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Summary

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