How To Install python3-utils on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-utils on CentOS 8. python3-utils is Python Utils is a module with some convenient utilities

Introduction

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

What is python3-utils

Python Utils is a collection of small Python functions and classes which make common patterns shorter and easier. This module makes it easy to execute common tasks in Python scripts such as converting text to numbers and making sure a string is in unicode or bytes format.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python3-utils

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-utils

How To Uninstall python3-utils on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-utils

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Summary

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