How To Install python2-future on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-future on CentOS 7.
What is python2-future
future is the missing compatibility layer between Python 2 and Python 3. It allows you to use a single, clean Python 3.x-compatible codebase to support both Python 2 and Python 3 with minimal overhead. It provides
futureandpastpackages with backports and forward ports of features from Python 3 and 2. It also comes withfuturizeandpasteurize, customized 2to3-based scripts that helps you to convert either Py2 or Py3 code easily to support both Python 2 and 3 in a single clean Py3-style codebase, module by module.
We can use yum or dnf to install python2-future on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python2-future.
Install python2-future 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-future using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install python2-future
Install python2-future 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-future using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install python2-future
How To Uninstall python2-future on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the python2-future package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove python2-future
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-future on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
