How To Install python3-pendulum on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pendulum on CentOS 8. python3-pendulum is Python datetimes made easy

Introduction

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

What is python3-pendulum

Unlike other datetime libraries for Python, Pendulum is a drop-in replacement for the standard datetime class (it inherits from it), so, basically, you can replace all your datetime instances by DateTime instances in you code. It also removes the notion of naive datetimes timezone-aware and by default in UTC for ease of use.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python3-pendulum

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-pendulum

How To Uninstall python3-pendulum on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-pendulum

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Summary

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