How To Install python3-sniffio on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sniffio in AlmaLinux 8. python3-sniffio is Sniff out which async library your code is running under

Introduction

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

What is python3-sniffio

You’re writing a library. You’ve decided to be ambitious, and support multiple async I/O packages, like Trio, and asyncio, and … You’ve written a bunch of clever code to handle all the differences. But… how do you know which piece of clever code to run? This is a tiny package whose only purpose is to let you detect which async library your code is running under.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-sniffio

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

sudo yum -y install python3-sniffio

How To Uninstall python3-sniffio on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-sniffio

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Summary

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