How To Install python3-markdown on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-markdown on CentOS 8. python3-markdown is Markdown implementation in Python

Introduction

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

What is python3-markdown

This is a Python implementation of John Gruber’s Markdown. It is almost completely compliant with the reference implementation, though there are a few known issues.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python3-markdown

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-markdown

How To Uninstall python3-markdown on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-markdown

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Summary

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