How To Install python-construct on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-construct on CentOS 7. python-construct is A powerful declarative parser/builder for binary data

Introduction

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

What is python-construct

Construct is a powerful declarative parser (and builder) for binary data. Instead of writing imperative code to parse a piece of data, you declaratively define a data structure that describes your data. As this data structure is not code, you can use it in one direction to parse data into Pythonic objects, and in the other direction, convert (build) objects into binary data.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python-construct

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

sudo dnf -y install python-construct

How To Uninstall python-construct on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python-construct

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Summary

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