How To Install python-astropy on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-astropy on CentOS 7. python-astropy is A Community Python Library for Astronomy

Introduction

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

What is python-astropy

The Astropy project is a common effort to develop a single core package for Astronomy. Major packages such as PyFITS, PyWCS, vo, and asciitable already merged in, and many more components being worked on. In particular, we are developing imaging, photometric, and spectroscopic functionality, as well as frameworks for cosmology, unit handling, and coordinate transformations.

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

Install python-astropy on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install python-astropy

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

sudo dnf -y install python-astropy

How To Uninstall python-astropy on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python-astropy

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Summary

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