How To Install python36-contextlib2 on CentOS 7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-contextlib2 on CentOS 7.

What is python36-contextlib2

contextlib2 is a backport of the standard library’s contextlib module to earlier Python versions. It also serves as a real world proving ground for possible future enhancements to the standard library version.

We can use yum or dnf to install python36-contextlib2 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python36-contextlib2.

Install python36-contextlib2 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-contextlib2 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python36-contextlib2

Install python36-contextlib2 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-contextlib2 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python36-contextlib2

How To Uninstall python36-contextlib2 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the python36-contextlib2 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python36-contextlib2

References

• python36-contextlib2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-contextlib2 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.