How To Install python-simplegeneric on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-simplegeneric on CentOS 7. python-simplegeneric is Simple generic functions (similar to Python’s own len(),

Introduction

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

What is python-simplegeneric

The simplegeneric module lets you define simple single-dispatch generic functions, akin to Python’s built-in generic functions like len(), iter() and so on. However, instead of using specially-named methods, these generic functions use simple lookup tables, akin to those used by e.g. pickle.dump() and other generic functions found in the Python standard library.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python-simplegeneric

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

sudo dnf -y install python-simplegeneric

How To Uninstall python-simplegeneric on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python-simplegeneric

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Summary

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