How To Install python-chameleon on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-chameleon on CentOS 7. python-chameleon is XML-based template compiler

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-chameleon on CentOS 7.

What is python-chameleon

Chameleon is an XML attribute language template compiler. It comes with implementations for the Zope Page Templates (ZPT) and Genshi templating languages. The engine compiles templates into Python byte-code. This results in performance which is on average 10-15 times better than implementations which use run-time interpretation.

We can use yum or dnf to install python-chameleon on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python-chameleon.

Install python-chameleon on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install python-chameleon using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python-chameleon

Install python-chameleon 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 python-chameleon using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python-chameleon

How To Uninstall python-chameleon on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the python-chameleon package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python-chameleon

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-chameleon on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.