How To Install python-humanize on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-humanize on CentOS 7. python-humanize is Turns dates in to human readable format, e.g ‘3 minutes ago’

Introduction

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

What is python-humanize

This modest package contains various common humanization utilities, like turning a number into a fuzzy human readable duration (‘3 minutes ago’) or into a human readable size or throughput.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python-humanize

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

sudo dnf -y install python-humanize

How To Uninstall python-humanize on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python-humanize

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Summary

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