How To Install python2-defusedxml on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-defusedxml on CentOS 7. python2-defusedxml is XML bomb protection for Python stdlib modules

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-defusedxml on CentOS 7.

What is python2-defusedxml

The defusedxml package contains several Python-only workarounds and fixes for denial of service and other vulnerabilities in Python’s XML libraries. In order to benefit from the protection you just have to import and use the listed functions / classes from the right defusedxml module instead of the original module. This is the Python 2 build.

We can use yum or dnf to install python2-defusedxml on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python2-defusedxml.

Install python2-defusedxml on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install python2-defusedxml using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python2-defusedxml

Install python2-defusedxml 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 python2-defusedxml using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python2-defusedxml

How To Uninstall python2-defusedxml on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the python2-defusedxml package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python2-defusedxml

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-defusedxml on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.