How To Install python-fpconst on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-fpconst on CentOS 7. python-fpconst is Python module for handling IEEE 754 floating point special values

Introduction

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

What is python-fpconst

This python module implements constants and functions for working with IEEE754 double-precision special values. It provides constants for Not-a-Number (NaN), Positive Infinity (PosInf), and Negative Infinity (NegInf), as well as functions to test for these values.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python-fpconst

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

sudo dnf -y install python-fpconst

How To Uninstall python-fpconst on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python-fpconst

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Summary

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