How To Install python-feedparser on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-feedparser on CentOS 7. python-feedparser is Parse RSS and Atom feeds in Python

Introduction

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

What is python-feedparser

Universal Feed Parser is a Python module for downloading and parsing syndicated feeds. It can handle RSS 0.90, Netscape RSS 0.91, Userland RSS 0.91, RSS 0.92, RSS 0.93, RSS 0.94, RSS 1.0, RSS 2.0, Atom 0.3, Atom 1.0, and CDF feeds. It also parses several popular extension modules, including Dublin Core and Apple’s iTunes extensions.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python-feedparser

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

sudo dnf -y install python-feedparser

How To Uninstall python-feedparser on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python-feedparser

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Summary

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