How To Install python3-blist on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-blist in AlmaLinux 8. python3-blist is Faster list implementation for Python

Introduction

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

What is python3-blist

The blist is a drop-in replacement for the Python list that provides better performance when modifying large lists. The blist package also provides sortedlist, sortedset, weaksortedlist, weaksortedset, sorteddict, and btuple types. Python’s built-in list is a dynamically-sized array; to insert or remove an item from the beginning or middle of the list, it has to move most of the list in memory, i.e., O(n) operations. The blist uses a flexible, hybrid array/tree structure and only needs to move a small portion of items in memory, specifically using O(log n) operations. For small lists, the blist and the built-in list have virtually identical performance. Python 3 version.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-blist

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

sudo yum -y install python3-blist

How To Uninstall python3-blist on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-blist

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Summary

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