How To Install python36-shapely on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-shapely on CentOS 7. python36-shapely is Manipulation and analysis of geometric objects in the Cartesian

Introduction

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

What is python36-shapely

Shapely is a package for creation, manipulation, and analysis of planar geometry objects – designed especially for developers of cutting edge geographic information systems. In a nutshell Shapely lets you do PostGIS-ish stuff outside the context of a database using idiomatic Python. You can use this package with python-matplotlib and numpy. See README.rst for more information!

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

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

sudo yum -y install python36-shapely

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

sudo dnf -y install python36-shapely

How To Uninstall python36-shapely on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python36-shapely

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Summary

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