How To Install python-virtualenvwrapper on CentOS 7

Introduction

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

What is python-virtualenvwrapper

virtualenvwrapper is a set of extensions to Ian Bicking’s `virtualenv <http extensions include wrappers for creating and deleting virtual environments and otherwise managing your development workflow, making it easier to work on more than one project at a time without introducing conflicts in their dependencies.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python-virtualenvwrapper

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

sudo dnf -y install python-virtualenvwrapper

How To Uninstall python-virtualenvwrapper on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python-virtualenvwrapper

References

• python-virtualenvwrapper website

Summary

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