How To Install python2-pycxx-devel on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-pycxx-devel on CentOS 7.
What is python2-pycxx-devel
PyCXX is a set of classes to help create extensions of Python in the C++ language. The first part encapsulates the Python C API taking care of exceptions and ref counting. The second part supports the building of Python extension modules in C++. The python2-pycxx-devel package provides the header and source files for Python 2. There is no non-devel package needed.
We can use yum or dnf to install python2-pycxx-devel on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python2-pycxx-devel.
Install python2-pycxx-devel 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-pycxx-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install python2-pycxx-devel
Install python2-pycxx-devel 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-pycxx-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install python2-pycxx-devel
How To Uninstall python2-pycxx-devel on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the python2-pycxx-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove python2-pycxx-devel
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-pycxx-devel on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
