How To Install python36-jinja2 on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-jinja2 on CentOS 7. python36-jinja2 is General purpose template engine

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-jinja2 on CentOS 7.

What is python36-jinja2

Jinja2 is a template engine written in pure Python. It provides a Django inspired non-XML syntax but supports inline expressions and an optional sandboxed environment. If you have any exposure to other text-based template languages, such as Smarty or Django, you should feel right at home with Jinja2. It’s both designer and developer friendly by sticking to Python’s principles and adding functionality useful for templating environments.

We can use yum or dnf to install python36-jinja2 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python36-jinja2.

Install python36-jinja2 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-jinja2 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python36-jinja2

Install python36-jinja2 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-jinja2 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python36-jinja2

How To Uninstall python36-jinja2 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the python36-jinja2 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python36-jinja2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-jinja2 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.