How To Install python-pivy on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pivy on CentOS 7. python-pivy is Python binding for Coin

Introduction

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

What is python-pivy

Pivy is a Coin binding for Python. Coin is a high-level 3D graphics library with a C++ Application Programming Interface. Coin uses scene-graph data structures to render real-time graphics suitable for mostly all kinds of scientific and engineering visualization applications.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python-pivy

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

sudo dnf -y install python-pivy

How To Uninstall python-pivy on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python-pivy

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Summary

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