How To Install python-django-south on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-south on CentOS 7. python-django-south is Intelligent schema migrations for Django apps

Introduction

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

What is python-django-south

South brings migrations to Django applications. Its main objectives are to provide a simple, stable and database-independent migration layer to prevent all the hassle schema changes over time bring to your Django applications.

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

Install python-django-south 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-django-south using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python-django-south

Install python-django-south 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-django-south using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python-django-south

How To Uninstall python-django-south on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python-django-south

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Summary

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