How To Install python36-petsc4py-mpich on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-petsc4py-mpich on CentOS 7. python36-petsc4py-mpich is Python3 bindings for MPICH PETSc

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-petsc4py-mpich on CentOS 7.

What is python36-petsc4py-mpich

This package provides Python3 bindings for MPICH PETSc, the Portable, Extensible Toolkit for Scientific Computation.

We can use yum or dnf to install python36-petsc4py-mpich on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python36-petsc4py-mpich.

Install python36-petsc4py-mpich 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-petsc4py-mpich using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python36-petsc4py-mpich

Install python36-petsc4py-mpich 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-petsc4py-mpich using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python36-petsc4py-mpich

How To Uninstall python36-petsc4py-mpich on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the python36-petsc4py-mpich package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python36-petsc4py-mpich

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-petsc4py-mpich on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.