How To Install python2-aexpect on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-aexpect on CentOS 7. python2-aexpect is A python library to control interactive applications

Introduction

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

What is python2-aexpect

Aexpect is a python library used to control interactive applications, very similar to pexpect. You can use it to control applications such as ssh, scp sftp, telnet, among others.

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

Install python2-aexpect 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-aexpect using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python2-aexpect

Install python2-aexpect 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-aexpect using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python2-aexpect

How To Uninstall python2-aexpect on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python2-aexpect

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Summary

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