How To Install python2-httpie on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-httpie on CentOS 7. python2-httpie is A Curl-like tool for humans

Introduction

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

What is python2-httpie

HTTPie is a CLI HTTP utility built out of frustration with existing tools. The goal is to make CLI interaction with HTTP-based services as human-friendly as possible. HTTPie does so by providing an http command that allows for issuing arbitrary HTTP requests using a simple and natural syntax and displaying colorized responses.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python2-httpie

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

sudo dnf -y install python2-httpie

How To Uninstall python2-httpie on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python2-httpie

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Summary

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