How To Install python3-mysql on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-mysql in AlmaLinux 8. python3-mysql is An interface to MySQL

Introduction

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

What is python3-mysql

Python interface to MySQL MySQLdb is an interface to the popular MySQL database server for Python. The design goals are - Compliance with Python database API version 2.0 - Thread-safety - Thread-friendliness (threads will not block each other)

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

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-mysql

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

sudo yum -y install python3-mysql

How To Uninstall python3-mysql on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-mysql

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Summary

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