How To Install python2-cassandra-driver on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-cassandra-driver on CentOS 7. python2-cassandra-driver is Documentation for python-cassandra-driver

Introduction

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

What is python2-cassandra-driver

A modern, feature-rich and highly-tunable Python client library for Apache Cassandra (1.2+) and DataStax Enterprise (3.1+) using exclusively Cassandra’s binary protocol and Cassandra Query Language v3.

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

Install python2-cassandra-driver 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-cassandra-driver using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python2-cassandra-driver

Install python2-cassandra-driver 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-cassandra-driver using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python2-cassandra-driver

How To Uninstall python2-cassandra-driver on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python2-cassandra-driver

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Summary

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