How To Install python36-greenlet on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-greenlet on CentOS 7. python36-greenlet is Lightweight in-process concurrent programming

Introduction

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

What is python36-greenlet

The greenlet package is a spin-off of Stackless, a version of CPython that supports micro-threads called “tasklets”. Tasklets run pseudo-concurrently (typically in a single or a few OS-level threads) and are synchronized with data exchanges on “channels”. This is the Python 3 version of greenlet.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python36-greenlet

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

sudo dnf -y install python36-greenlet

How To Uninstall python36-greenlet on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python36-greenlet

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Summary

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