How To Install PyYAML on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install PyYAML on CentOS 7.
What is PyYAML
YAML is a data serialization format designed for human readability and interaction with scripting languages. PyYAML is a YAML parser and emitter for Python. PyYAML features a complete YAML 1.1 parser, Unicode support, pickle support, capable extension API, and sensible error messages. PyYAML supports standard YAML tags and provides Python-specific tags that allow to represent an arbitrary Python object. PyYAML is applicable for a broad range of tasks from complex configuration files to object serialization and persistance.
We can use yum or dnf to install PyYAML on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install PyYAML.
Install PyYAML on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install PyYAML using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install PyYAML
Install PyYAML 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 PyYAML using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install PyYAML
How To Uninstall PyYAML on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the PyYAML package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove PyYAML
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install PyYAML on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
