How To Install python36-arrow on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-arrow on CentOS 7. python36-arrow is Better dates and times for Python

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-arrow on CentOS 7.

What is python36-arrow

Arrow is a Python library that offers a sensible, human-friendly approach to creating, manipulating, formatting and converting dates, times, and timestamps. It implements and updates the datetime type, plugging gaps in functionality, and provides an intelligent module API that supports many common creation scenarios. Simply put, it helps you work with dates and times with fewer imports and a lot less code.

We can use yum or dnf to install python36-arrow on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python36-arrow.

Install python36-arrow on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install python36-arrow using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python36-arrow

Install python36-arrow on CentOS 7 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 python36-arrow using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python36-arrow

How To Uninstall python36-arrow on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the python36-arrow package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python36-arrow

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-arrow on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.