How To Install python-cffi on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cffi on CentOS 7. python-cffi is Foreign Function Interface for Python to call C code

Introduction

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

What is python-cffi

Foreign Function Interface for Python, providing a convenient and reliable way of calling existing C code from Python. The interface is based on LuaJIT’s FFI.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python-cffi

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

sudo dnf -y install python-cffi

How To Uninstall python-cffi on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python-cffi

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Summary

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