How To Install python-dateutil on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dateutil on CentOS 7. python-dateutil is Powerful extensions to the standard datetime module

Introduction

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

What is python-dateutil

The dateutil module provides powerful extensions to the standard datetime module available in Python 2.3+.

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

Install python-dateutil 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-dateutil using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python-dateutil

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

sudo dnf -y install python-dateutil

How To Uninstall python-dateutil on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python-dateutil

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Summary

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