How To Install python-fn on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-fn on CentOS 7. python-fn is Features to allow functional programming in Python

Introduction

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

What is python-fn

Despite the fact that Python is not pure-functional programming language, it’s a multi-paradigm PL and it gives you enough freedom to take credits from functional programming approach. There are theoretical and practical advantages to the functional style - Formal provability - Modularity - Composability - Ease of debugging and testing Fn.py library provides you with missing “batteries” to get maximum from functional approach even in mostly-imperative program.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python-fn

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

sudo dnf -y install python-fn

How To Uninstall python-fn on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python-fn

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Summary

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