How To Install python36-ncclient on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-ncclient on CentOS 7. python36-ncclient is Python library for the NETCONF protocol

Introduction

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

What is python36-ncclient

ncclient is a Python library that facilitates client-side scripting and application development around the NETCONF protocol. ncclient was developed by Shikar Bhushan.net). It is now maintained by Leonidas Poulopoulos (@leopoul) and Einar Nilsen-Nygaard (@einarnn). Docs PyPI

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

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

sudo yum -y install python36-ncclient

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

sudo dnf -y install python36-ncclient

How To Uninstall python36-ncclient on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python36-ncclient

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Summary

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