How To Install libxslt-python on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxslt-python on CentOS 7.
What is libxslt-python
The libxslt-python package contains a module that permits applications written in the Python programming language to use the interface supplied by the libxslt library to apply XSLT transformations. This library allows to parse sytlesheets, uses the libxml2-python to load and save XML and HTML files. Direct access to XPath and the XSLT transformation context are possible to extend the XSLT language with XPath functions written in Python.
We can use yum or dnf to install libxslt-python on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libxslt-python.
Install libxslt-python on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install libxslt-python using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libxslt-python
Install libxslt-python on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install libxslt-python using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libxslt-python
How To Uninstall libxslt-python on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the libxslt-python package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libxslt-python
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxslt-python on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.