How To Install python36-requests on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-requests on CentOS 7. python36-requests is HTTP library, written in Python, for human beings

Introduction

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

What is python36-requests

Most existing Python modules for sending HTTP requests are extremely verbose and cumbersome. Python’s built-in urllib2 module provides most of the HTTP capabilities you should need, but the API is thoroughly broken. This library is designed to make HTTP requests easy for developers.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python36-requests

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

sudo dnf -y install python36-requests

How To Uninstall python36-requests on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python36-requests

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Summary

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