How To Install python-tables on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tables on CentOS 7. python-tables is Hierarchical datasets in Python

Introduction

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

What is python-tables

PyTables is a package for managing hierarchical datasets and designed to efficiently and easily cope with extremely large amounts of data. This is the version for Python 2.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python-tables

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

sudo dnf -y install python-tables

How To Uninstall python-tables on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python-tables

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Summary

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