How To Install platform-python-devel on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install platform-python-devel on CentOS 8. platform-python-devel is Libraries and header files needed for Python development

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install platform-python-devel on CentOS 8.

What is platform-python-devel

This package contains the header files and configuration needed to compile Python extension modules (typically written in C or C++), to embed Python into other programs, and to make binary distributions for Python libraries. It also contains the necessary macros to build RPM packages with Python modules and 2to3 tool, an automatic source converter from Python 2.X. This package contains the header files and configuration needed to compile Python extension modules (typically written in C or C++), to embed Python into other programs, and to make binary distributions for Python libraries. It also contains the necessary macros to build RPM packages with Python modules and 2to3 tool, an automatic source converter from Python 2.X.

We can use yum or dnf to install platform-python-devel on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install platform-python-devel.

Install platform-python-devel on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install platform-python-devel

Install platform-python-devel on CentOS 8 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 platform-python-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install platform-python-devel

How To Uninstall platform-python-devel on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove platform-python-devel

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install platform-python-devel on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.