How To Install python3-devel on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-devel on CentOS 7.
What is python3-devel
This package contains the header files and configuration needed to compile Python extension modules (typically written in C or C++), to embed Python into other programs, and to make binary distributions for Python libraries. It also contains the necessary macros to build RPM packages with Python modules and 2to3 tool, an automatic source converter from Python 2.X. This package contains the header files and configuration needed to compile Python extension modules (typically written in C or C++), to embed Python into other programs, and to make binary distributions for Python libraries. It also contains the necessary macros to build RPM packages with Python modules and 2to3 tool, an automatic source converter from Python 2.X.
We can use yum or dnf to install python3-devel on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-devel.
Install python3-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 python3-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install python3-devel
Install python3-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 python3-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install python3-devel
How To Uninstall python3-devel on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the python3-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove python3-devel
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-devel on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
