How To Install python-tzlocal on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tzlocal on CentOS 7.
What is python-tzlocal
This Python module returns a tzinfo object with the local timezone information. It requires pytz, and returns pytz tzinfo objects. This module attempts to fix a glaring hole in pytz, that there is no way to get the local timezone information, unless you know the zoneinfo name.
We can use yum or dnf to install python-tzlocal on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python-tzlocal.
Install python-tzlocal 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-tzlocal using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install python-tzlocal
Install python-tzlocal 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-tzlocal using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install python-tzlocal
How To Uninstall python-tzlocal on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the python-tzlocal package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove python-tzlocal
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tzlocal on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
