How To Install python36-extras on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-extras on CentOS 7. python36-extras is Useful extra bits for Python

Introduction

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

What is python36-extras

extras is a set of extensions to the Python standard library, originally written to make the code within testtools cleaner, but now split out for general use outside of a testing context.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python36-extras

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

sudo dnf -y install python36-extras

How To Uninstall python36-extras on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python36-extras

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Summary

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