How To Install python-xmltodict on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-xmltodict on CentOS 7. python-xmltodict is Makes working with XML feel like you are working with JSON

Introduction

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

What is python-xmltodict

xmltodict is a Python module that makes working with XML feel like you are working with JSON. It’s very fast (Expat-based) and has a streaming mode with a small memory footprint, suitable for big XML dumps like Discogs or Wikipedia. »> doc = xmltodict.parse(""" … … … elements … more elements … … … element as well … … … “”") »> »> doc[‘mydocument’][’@has’] u’an attribute’ »> doc[‘mydocument’][‘and’][‘many’] [u’elements’, u’more elements’] »> doc[‘mydocument’][‘plus’][’@a’] u’complex’ »> doc[‘mydocument’][‘plus’][’#text’] u’element as well’

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

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

sudo yum -y install python-xmltodict

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

sudo dnf -y install python-xmltodict

How To Uninstall python-xmltodict on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python-xmltodict

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Summary

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