How To Install python-setuptools on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-setuptools on CentOS 7. python-setuptools is Easily build and distribute Python packages

Introduction

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

What is python-setuptools

Setuptools is a collection of enhancements to the Python distutils that allow you to more easily build and distribute Python packages, especially ones that have dependencies on other packages. This package contains the runtime components of setuptools, necessary to execute the software that requires pkg_resources.py. This package contains the distribute fork of setuptools.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python-setuptools

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

sudo dnf -y install python-setuptools

How To Uninstall python-setuptools on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python-setuptools

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Summary

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