How To Install python36-xlrd on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-xlrd on CentOS 7. python36-xlrd is Library to extract data from Microsoft Excel (TM) spreadsheet

Introduction

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

What is python36-xlrd

Extract data from Excel spreadsheets (.xls and .xlsx, versions 2.0 onwards) on any platform. Pure Python (2.6, 2.7, 3.2+). Strong support for Excel dates. Unicode-aware.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python36-xlrd

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

sudo dnf -y install python36-xlrd

How To Uninstall python36-xlrd on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python36-xlrd

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Summary

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