How To Install python2-cassandra-driver on CentOS 7
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.