How To Install python2-pyicu on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-pyicu on CentOS 7. python2-pyicu is Python extension wrapping IBM’s ICU C++ libraries

Introduction

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

What is python2-pyicu

PyICU is Python extension wrapping IBM’s International Components for Unicode C++ library (ICU). ICU is a mature, widely used set of C/C++ and Java libraries providing Unicode and Globalization support for software applications. ICU is widely portable and gives applications the same results on all platforms and between C/C++ and Javasoftware.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python2-pyicu

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

sudo dnf -y install python2-pyicu

How To Uninstall python2-pyicu on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python2-pyicu

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Summary

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