How To Install python-sieve on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sieve on CentOS 7. python-sieve is XML Comparison Utils

Introduction

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

What is python-sieve

Ripped from FormEncode and strainer just to support Pythons 2 and 3. Intended for use in your webapp test suites. Example usage »> from sieve.operators import eq_xml, in_xml »> a = “Value” »> b = """ … … Value … … """ »> eq_xml(a, b) True »> c = “Value</html” »> in_xml(a, c) # ’needle’ in a ‘haystack’ True

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

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

sudo yum -y install python-sieve

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

sudo dnf -y install python-sieve

How To Uninstall python-sieve on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python-sieve

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Summary

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