How To Install python2-cryptography on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-cryptography on CentOS 7. python2-cryptography is PyCA’s cryptography library

Introduction

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

What is python2-cryptography

cryptography is a package designed to expose cryptographic primitives and recipes to Python developers.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python2-cryptography

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

sudo dnf -y install python2-cryptography

How To Uninstall python2-cryptography on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python2-cryptography

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Summary

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