How To Install python36-dns on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-dns on CentOS 7. python36-dns is DNS toolkit for Python 3

Introduction

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

What is python36-dns

dnspython3 is a DNS toolkit for Python 3. It supports almost all record types. It can be used for queries, zone transfers, and dynamic updates. It supports TSIG authenticated messages and EDNS0. dnspython3 provides both high and low level access to DNS. The high level classes perform queries for data of a given name, type, and class, and return an answer set. The low level classes allow direct manipulation of DNS zones, messages, names, and records.

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

Install python36-dns 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-dns using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python36-dns

Install python36-dns 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-dns using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python36-dns

How To Uninstall python36-dns on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python36-dns

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Summary

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