How To Install python36-colcon-python-setup-py on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-colcon-python-setup-py on CentOS 7. python36-colcon-python-setup-py is Extension for colcon to support Python packages with a setup.py

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-colcon-python-setup-py on CentOS 7.

What is python36-colcon-python-setup-py

An extension for colcon-core to identify packages with a setup.py file by introspecting the arguments to the setup() function call of setuptools.

We can use yum or dnf to install python36-colcon-python-setup-py on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python36-colcon-python-setup-py.

Install python36-colcon-python-setup-py 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-colcon-python-setup-py using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python36-colcon-python-setup-py

Install python36-colcon-python-setup-py 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-colcon-python-setup-py using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python36-colcon-python-setup-py

How To Uninstall python36-colcon-python-setup-py on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the python36-colcon-python-setup-py package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python36-colcon-python-setup-py

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-colcon-python-setup-py on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.