How To Install python2-inotify_simple on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-inotify_simple on CentOS 7. python2-inotify_simple is A simple Python 2 wrapper around inotify

Introduction

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

What is python2-inotify_simple

inotify_simple is a simple Python wrapper around inotify. No fancy bells and whistles, just a literal wrapper with ctypes. Only 122 lines of code!

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

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

sudo yum -y install python2-inotify_simple

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

sudo dnf -y install python2-inotify_simple

How To Uninstall python2-inotify_simple on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python2-inotify_simple

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Summary

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