How To Install python-psphere on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-psphere on CentOS 7. python-psphere is vSphere SDK for Python

Introduction

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

What is python-psphere

This is a simple Python binding for elements of the vsphere SOAP-API

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

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

sudo yum -y install python-psphere

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

sudo dnf -y install python-psphere

How To Uninstall python-psphere on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python-psphere

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Summary

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