How To Install python-libs on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libs on CentOS 7. python-libs is Runtime libraries for Python

Introduction

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

What is `python-libs`

This package contains runtime libraries for use by Python - the libpython dynamic library, for use by applications that embed Python as a scripting language, and by the main “python” executable - the Python standard library

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

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

sudo yum -y install python-libs

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

sudo dnf -y install python-libs

How To Uninstall python-libs on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python-libs

References

python-libs website

Summary

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