How To Install pyPdf on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyPdf on CentOS 7. pyPdf is PDF toolkit

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyPdf on CentOS 7.

What is pyPdf

A Pure-Python library built as a PDF toolkit. It is capable of * extracting document information (title, author, …), * splitting documents page by page, * merging documents page by page, * cropping pages, * merging multiple pages into a single page, * encrypting and decrypting PDF files.

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

Install pyPdf on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install pyPdf using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pyPdf

Install pyPdf 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 pyPdf using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pyPdf

How To Uninstall pyPdf on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the pyPdf package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pyPdf

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Summary

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