How To Install python-progressbar on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-progressbar on CentOS 7. python-progressbar is Text progressbar library for python

Introduction

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

What is python-progressbar

This library provides a text mode progress bar. This is typically used to display the progress of a long running operation, providing a visual clue that processing is under way. The progressbar module is very easy to use, yet very powerful. And automatically supports features like auto-re-sizing when available.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python-progressbar

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

sudo dnf -y install python-progressbar

How To Uninstall python-progressbar on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python-progressbar

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Summary

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