How To Install python34 on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python34 on CentOS 7. python34 is Version 3 of the Python programming language aka Python 3000

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python34 on CentOS 7.

What is python34

Python 3 is a new version of the language that is incompatible with the 2.x line of releases. The language is mostly the same, but many details, especially how built-in objects like dictionaries and strings work, have changed considerably, and a lot of deprecated features have finally been removed.

We can use yum or dnf to install python34 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python34.

Install python34 on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install python34 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python34

Install python34 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 python34 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python34

How To Uninstall python34 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the python34 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python34

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python34 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.