How To Install python3-xmltodict on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-xmltodict on CentOS 8.
What is python3-xmltodict
xmltodict is a Python module that makes working with XML feel like you are working with JSON. It’s very fast (Expat-based) and has a streaming mode with a small memory footprint, suitable for big XML dumps like Discogs or Wikipedia.
We can use yum or dnf to install python3-xmltodict on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-xmltodict.
Install python3-xmltodict 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-xmltodict using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install python3-xmltodict
Install python3-xmltodict 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-xmltodict using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install python3-xmltodict
How To Uninstall python3-xmltodict on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the python3-xmltodict package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove python3-xmltodict
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-xmltodict on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.