How To Install python-prettytable on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-prettytable on CentOS 7. python-prettytable is Python library to display tabular data in tables

Introduction

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

What is python-prettytable

PrettyTable is a simple Python library designed to make it quick and easy to represent tabular data in visually appealing ASCII tables. It was inspired by the ASCII tables used in the PostgreSQL shell psql. PrettyTable allows for selection of which columns are to be printed, independent alignment of columns (left or right justified or centred) and printing of “sub-tables” by specifying a row range.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python-prettytable

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

sudo dnf -y install python-prettytable

How To Uninstall python-prettytable on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python-prettytable

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Summary

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