How To Install python3-aiomysql on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-aiomysql on CentOS 8. python3-aiomysql is MySQL driver for asyncio

Introduction

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

What is python3-aiomysql

aiomysql is a “driver” for accessing a MySQL database from the asyncio (PEP-3156/tulip) framework. It depends on and reuses most parts of PyMySQL. aiomysql tries to be like awesome aiopg library and preserve same api, look and feel.

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

Install python3-aiomysql 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-aiomysql using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-aiomysql

Install python3-aiomysql 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-aiomysql using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-aiomysql

How To Uninstall python3-aiomysql on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-aiomysql

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Summary

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