How To Install python36-defusedxml on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-defusedxml on CentOS 7.
What is python36-defusedxml
The defusedxml package contains several Python-only workarounds and fixes for denial of service and other vulnerabilities in Python’s XML libraries. In order to benefit from the protection you just have to import and use the listed functions / classes from the right defusedxml module instead of the original module. This is the python36 build.
We can use yum or dnf to install python36-defusedxml on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python36-defusedxml.
Install python36-defusedxml 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-defusedxml using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install python36-defusedxml
Install python36-defusedxml 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-defusedxml using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install python36-defusedxml
How To Uninstall python36-defusedxml on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the python36-defusedxml package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove python36-defusedxml
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-defusedxml on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
