How To Install python3-pyshp on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyshp on Rocky Linux 8. python3-pyshp is Pure Python 3 read/write support for ESRI Shapefile format

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyshp on Rocky Linux 8.

What is python3-pyshp

Pure Python 3 read/write support for ESRI Shapefile format

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

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-pyshp

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

sudo yum -y install python3-pyshp

How To Uninstall python3-pyshp on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-pyshp

python3-pyshp Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/__pycache__/shapefile.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/__pycache__/shapefile.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pyshp-2.1.0-py3.6.egg-info
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pyshp-2.1.0-py3.6.egg-info/PKG-INFO
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pyshp-2.1.0-py3.6.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pyshp-2.1.0-py3.6.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pyshp-2.1.0-py3.6.egg-info/not-zip-safe
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pyshp-2.1.0-py3.6.egg-info/top_level.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/shapefile.py
/usr/share/doc/python3-pyshp
/usr/share/doc/python3-pyshp/LICENSE.TXT
/usr/share/doc/python3-pyshp/README.md
/usr/share/doc/python3-pyshp/changelog.txt

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyshp on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.