How To Install python3-itsdangerous on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-itsdangerous in AlmaLinux 8. python3-itsdangerous is Python 3 library for passing trusted data to untrusted environments

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-itsdangerous on AlmaLinux 8.

What is python3-itsdangerous

Itsdangerous is a Python 3 library for passing data through untrusted environments (for example, HTTP cookies) while ensuring the data is not tampered with. Internally itsdangerous uses HMAC and SHA1 for signing by default and bases the implementation on the Django signing module. It also however supports JSON Web Signatures (JWS).

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

Install python3-itsdangerous on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-itsdangerous

Install python3-itsdangerous on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install python3-itsdangerous

How To Uninstall python3-itsdangerous on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-itsdangerous

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Summary

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