How To Install python3-aiohttp on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-aiohttp on CentOS 8. python3-aiohttp is Python HTTP client/server for asyncio

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-aiohttp on CentOS 8.

What is python3-aiohttp

Python HTTP client/server for asyncio which supports both the client and the server side of the HTTP protocol, client and server websocket, and webservers with middlewares and pluggable routing.

We can use yum or dnf to install python3-aiohttp on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-aiohttp.

Install python3-aiohttp on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install python3-aiohttp using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-aiohttp

Install python3-aiohttp on CentOS 8 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 python3-aiohttp using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-aiohttp

How To Uninstall python3-aiohttp on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the python3-aiohttp package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python3-aiohttp

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-aiohttp on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.