How To Install python3-simplemediawiki on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-simplemediawiki in AlmaLinux 8. python3-simplemediawiki is Extremely low-level wrapper to the MediaWiki API

Introduction

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

What is python3-simplemediawiki

The module simplemediawiki is an extremely low-level wrapper to the MediaWiki API. It automatically handles cookies and g zip compression so that you can make basic calls to the API in the easiest way possible. It also provides a few functions to make day-to-day API access easier. This is the Python 3 version.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-simplemediawiki

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

sudo yum -y install python3-simplemediawiki

How To Uninstall python3-simplemediawiki on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-simplemediawiki

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Summary

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