How To Install python36-PyYAML on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-PyYAML on CentOS 7.
What is python36-PyYAML
YAML is a data serialization format designed for human readability and interaction with scripting languages. PyYAML is a YAML parser and emitter for Python 3.6. PyYAML features a complete YAML 1.1 parser, Unicode support, pickle support, capable extension API, and sensible error messages. PyYAML supports standard YAML tags and provides Python-specific tags that allow to represent an arbitrary Python object. PyYAML is applicable for a broad range of tasks from complex configuration files to object serialization and persistance.
We can use yum or dnf to install python36-PyYAML on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python36-PyYAML.
Install python36-PyYAML on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install python36-PyYAML using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install python36-PyYAML
Install python36-PyYAML 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 python36-PyYAML using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install python36-PyYAML
How To Uninstall python36-PyYAML on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the python36-PyYAML package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove python36-PyYAML
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-PyYAML on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
