How To Install python3-libs on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-libs on CentOS 7. python3-libs is Python runtime libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-libs on CentOS 7.

What is python3-libs

This package contains runtime libraries for use by Python - the majority of the Python standard library - a dynamically linked library for use by applications that embed Python as a scripting language, and by the main “python3” executable This package contains runtime libraries for use by Python - the majority of the Python standard library - a dynamically linked library for use by applications that embed Python as a scripting language, and by the main “python3” executable

We can use yum or dnf to install python3-libs on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-libs.

Install python3-libs 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-libs using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-libs

Install python3-libs 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-libs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-libs

How To Uninstall python3-libs on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the python3-libs package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python3-libs

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-libs on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.