How To Install python36-olefile on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-olefile on CentOS 7. python36-olefile is Python package to parse, read and write Microsoft OLE2 files

Introduction

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

What is python36-olefile

olefile is a Python package to parse, read and write Microsoft OLE2 files (also called Structured Storage, Compound File Binary Format or Compound Document File Format), such as Microsoft Office 97-2003 documents, vbaProject.bin in MS Office 2007+ files, Image Composer and FlashPix files, Outlook messages, StickyNotes, several Microscopy file formats, McAfee antivirus quarantine files, etc. Python3 version.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python36-olefile

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

sudo dnf -y install python36-olefile

How To Uninstall python36-olefile on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python36-olefile

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Summary

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