How To Install python2-absl-py on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-absl-py on CentOS 7. python2-absl-py is Abseil Python Common Libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-absl-py on CentOS 7.

What is python2-absl-py

This repository is a collection of Python library code for building Python applications. The code is collected from Google’s own Python code base, and has been extensively tested and used in production. Features • Simple application startup • Distributed commandline flags system • Custom logging module with additional features • Testing utilities

We can use yum or dnf to install python2-absl-py on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python2-absl-py.

Install python2-absl-py on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install python2-absl-py using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python2-absl-py

Install python2-absl-py 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 python2-absl-py using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python2-absl-py

How To Uninstall python2-absl-py on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the python2-absl-py package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python2-absl-py

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-absl-py on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.