How To Install python36-pyserial on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-pyserial on CentOS 7. python36-pyserial is Documentation for python3-pyserial

Introduction

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

What is python36-pyserial

This module encapsulates the access for the serial port. It provides backends for standard Python running on Windows, Linux, BSD (possibly any POSIX compliant system) and Jython. The module named “serial” automatically selects the appropriate backend.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python36-pyserial

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

sudo dnf -y install python36-pyserial

How To Uninstall python36-pyserial on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python36-pyserial

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Summary

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