How To Install python2-wcwidth on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-wcwidth on CentOS 7. python2-wcwidth is Measures number of Terminal column cells of wide-character codes

Introduction

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

What is python2-wcwidth

This API is mainly for Terminal Emulator implementors, or those writing programs that expect to interpreted by a terminal emulator and wish to determine the printable width of a string on a Terminal.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python2-wcwidth

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

sudo dnf -y install python2-wcwidth

How To Uninstall python2-wcwidth on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python2-wcwidth

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Summary

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