How To Install python-weasyprint on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-weasyprint on CentOS 7. python-weasyprint is Python library to render HTML and CSS to PDF

Introduction

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

What is python-weasyprint

The WeasyPrint Python library is a rendering engine for HTML and CSS that can export to PDF. It aims to support web standards for printing.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python-weasyprint

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

sudo dnf -y install python-weasyprint

How To Uninstall python-weasyprint on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python-weasyprint

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Summary

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