Yum fails with python traceback - "ImportError: libjson-glib-1.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory"

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Issue

  • yum fails with below python traceback:

    Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/libdnf/error.py", line 14, in swig_import_helper
    return importlib.import_module(mname)
    File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/importlib/__init__.py", line 126, in import_module
    return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
    File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 994, in _gcd_import
    File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 971, in _find_and_load
    File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 955, in _find_and_load_unlocked
    File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 658, in _load_unlocked
    File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 571, in module_from_spec
    File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 922, in create_module
    File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 219, in _call_with_frames_removed
    ImportError: libjson-glib-1.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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