How To Install python3-xmltodict on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-xmltodict on Rocky Linux 8. python3-xmltodict is A Python to transform XML to JSON

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-xmltodict on Rocky Linux 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 Rocky Linux 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 Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python3-xmltodict using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-xmltodict

Install python3-xmltodict on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python3-xmltodict using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-xmltodict

How To Uninstall python3-xmltodict on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-xmltodict

python3-xmltodict Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/__pycache__/xmltodict.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/__pycache__/xmltodict.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/xmltodict-0.12.0-py3.6.egg-info
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/xmltodict-0.12.0-py3.6.egg-info/PKG-INFO
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/xmltodict-0.12.0-py3.6.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/xmltodict-0.12.0-py3.6.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/xmltodict-0.12.0-py3.6.egg-info/top_level.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/xmltodict.py
/usr/share/doc/python3-xmltodict
/usr/share/doc/python3-xmltodict/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/python3-xmltodict
/usr/share/licenses/python3-xmltodict/LICENSE

References

python3-xmltodict website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-xmltodict on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.