How To Install python3-singledispatch on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-singledispatch in AlmaLinux 8. python3-singledispatch is This library brings functools.singledispatch from Python 3.4 to Python 2.6-3.3

Introduction

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

What is python3-singledispatch

PEP 443 proposed to expose a mechanism in the functools standard library module in Python 3.4 that provides a simple form of generic programming known as single-dispatch generic functions. This library is a backport of this functionality to Python 2.6 - 3.3.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-singledispatch

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

sudo yum -y install python3-singledispatch

How To Uninstall python3-singledispatch on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-singledispatch

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Summary

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