How To Install python3-humanfriendly on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-humanfriendly in AlmaLinux 8. python3-humanfriendly is Documentation for the ‘humanfriendly’ Python module

Introduction

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

What is python3-humanfriendly

The functions and classes in the humanfriendly package can be used to make text interfaces more user friendly. Some example features - Parsing and formatting numbers, file sizes, pathnames and timespans in simple, human friendly formats. - Easy to use timers for long running operations, with human friendly formatting of the resulting timespans. - Prompting the user to select a choice from a list of options by typing the option’s number or a unique substring of the option. - Terminal interaction including text styling (ANSI escape sequences), user friendly rendering of usage messages and querying the terminal for its size.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-humanfriendly

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

sudo yum -y install python3-humanfriendly

How To Uninstall python3-humanfriendly on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-humanfriendly

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Summary

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