How To Install gdal-python on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install gdal-python on CentOS 7. gdal-python is Python modules for the GDAL file format library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gdal-python on CentOS 7.

What is gdal-python

The GDAL Python modules provide support to handle multiple GIS file formats. The package also includes a couple of useful utilities in Python.

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

Install gdal-python on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install gdal-python using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gdal-python

Install gdal-python 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 gdal-python using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gdal-python

How To Uninstall gdal-python on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the gdal-python package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gdal-python

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Summary

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