How To Install pyusb on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyusb on CentOS 7. pyusb is Python bindings for libusb

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyusb on CentOS 7.

What is pyusb

PyUSB provides easy USB access to python. The module contains classes and methods to support most USB operations.

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

Install pyusb on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install pyusb using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pyusb

Install pyusb 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 pyusb using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pyusb

How To Uninstall pyusb on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the pyusb package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pyusb

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Summary

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