How To Install python3-backoff on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-backoff on Rocky Linux 8.
What is python3-backoff
This module provides function decorators which can be used to wrap a function such that it will be retried until some condition is met. It is meant to be of use when accessing unreliable resources with the potential for intermittent failures i.e. network resources and external APIs. Somewhat more generally, it may also be of use for dynamically polling resources for externally generated content.
We can use yum or dnf to install python3-backoff on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-backoff.
Install python3-backoff 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-backoff using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install python3-backoff
Install python3-backoff 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-backoff using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install python3-backoff
How To Uninstall python3-backoff on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the python3-backoff package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove python3-backoff
python3-backoff Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/backoff
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/backoff-1.6.0-py3.6.egg-info
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/backoff/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/backoff/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/backoff/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/backoff/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/backoff/__pycache__/_async.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/backoff/__pycache__/_async.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/backoff/__pycache__/_common.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/backoff/__pycache__/_common.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/backoff/__pycache__/_decorator.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/backoff/__pycache__/_decorator.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/backoff/__pycache__/_jitter.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/backoff/__pycache__/_jitter.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/backoff/__pycache__/_sync.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/backoff/__pycache__/_sync.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/backoff/__pycache__/_wait_gen.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/backoff/__pycache__/_wait_gen.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/backoff/_async.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/backoff/_common.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/backoff/_decorator.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/backoff/_jitter.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/backoff/_sync.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/backoff/_wait_gen.py
/usr/share/doc/python3-backoff
/usr/share/doc/python3-backoff/CHANGELOG.md
/usr/share/doc/python3-backoff/README.rst
/usr/share/licenses/python3-backoff
/usr/share/licenses/python3-backoff/LICENSE
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-backoff on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.