How To Install python-plumbum on CentOS 7

Introduction

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

What is python-plumbum

Ever wished the wrist-handiness of shell scripts be put into a real programming language? Say hello to Plumbum Shell Combinators. Plumbum (Latin for lead, which was used to create pipes back in the day) is a small yet feature-rich library for shell script-like programs in Python. The motto of the library is “Never write shell scripts again”, and thus it attempts to mimic the shell syntax (“shell combinators”) where it makes sense, while keeping it all pythonic and cross-platform.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python-plumbum

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

sudo dnf -y install python-plumbum

How To Uninstall python-plumbum on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python-plumbum

References

• python-plumbum website

Summary

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