How To Install libvirt-python on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt-python on CentOS 7. libvirt-python is The libvirt virtualization API python2 binding

Introduction

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

What is libvirt-python

The libvirt-python package contains a module that permits applications written in the Python programming language to use the interface supplied by the libvirt library to use the virtualization capabilities of recent versions of Linux (and other OSes).

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

Install libvirt-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 libvirt-python using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libvirt-python

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

sudo dnf -y install libvirt-python

How To Uninstall libvirt-python on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libvirt-python

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Summary

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