How To Install python-pmw on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pmw on CentOS 7. python-pmw is Python powerwidgets

Introduction

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

What is python-pmw

Pmw is a toolkit for building high-level compound widgets in Python using the Tkinter module. It consists of a set of base classes and a library of flexible and extensible megawidgets built on this foundation. These megawidgets include notebooks, comboboxes, selection widgets, paned widgets, scrolled widgets and dialog windows.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python-pmw

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

sudo dnf -y install python-pmw

How To Uninstall python-pmw on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python-pmw

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Summary

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