How To Install python3-openpyxl on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-openpyxl in AlmaLinux 8. python3-openpyxl is Python library to read/write Excel 2010 xlsx/xlsm files

Introduction

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

What is python3-openpyxl

openpyxl is a Python library to read/write Excel 2010 xlsx/xlsm/xltx/xltm files. It was born from lack of existing library to read/write natively from Python the Office Open XML format.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-openpyxl

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

sudo yum -y install python3-openpyxl

How To Uninstall python3-openpyxl on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-openpyxl

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Summary

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