How to install python2-libxml2 on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux & RHEL
Python bindings for the libxml2 library
Availability
| Distro | aarch64 | noarch | x86_64 | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 10 | — | — | — | |
| RHEL 9 | — | — | — | |
| RHEL 8 | — | — | ✓ | 2.9.10 |
| RHEL 7 | — | — | — | |
| RHEL 6 | — | — | — |
Description
The libxml2-python package contains a Python 2 module that permits applications written in the Python programming language, version 2, to use the interface supplied by the libxml2 library to manipulate XML files. This library allows to manipulate XML files. It includes support to read, modify and write XML and HTML files. There is DTDs support this includes parsing and validation even with complex DTDs, either at parse time or later once the document has been modified.
Compatible with all RHEL-based distributions, including CentOS, AlmaLinux, Oracle Linux, Rocky Linux, etc.
Install
python2-libxml2 on AlmaLinux / Rocky Linux / Oracle Linux / RHEL 8
sudo dnf -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm sudo dnf -y install python2-libxml2
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Subscribe — from $10/moFrequently asked questions
How do I install python2-libxml2 on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux or RHEL?
Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then run: sudo dnf -y install python2-libxml2 (use yum on EL7). The same package works on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, CentOS Stream and RHEL.
Which Enterprise Linux versions is python2-libxml2 available for?
python2-libxml2 is available for RHEL 8 and the matching AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux and Oracle Linux releases.
Is python2-libxml2 compatible with Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and CentOS Stream?
Yes. The RPM is built for Enterprise Linux and is binary-compatible across all RHEL rebuilds of the same major version, including AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and CentOS Stream.