How To Install python2-pid on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-pid on CentOS 7. python2-pid is PID file management library

Introduction

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

What is python2-pid

pid provides a PidFile class that manages PID files. PidFile features - stale detection - locking using fcntl - chmod (default is 0o644) - chown - custom exceptions PidFile can also be used as a context manager or a decorator.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python2-pid

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

sudo dnf -y install python2-pid

How To Uninstall python2-pid on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python2-pid

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Summary

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