How to Install and Uninstall python3.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: November 13,2024

1. Install "python3.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install python3.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "python3.x86_64" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall python3.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
                python3.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python3.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

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Available Packages
Name : python3
Arch : x86_64
Version : 3.7.10
Release : 1.amzn2.0.1
Size : 72 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Interpreter of the Python programming language
URL : https://www.python.org/
License : Python
Description : Python is an accessible, high-level, dynamically typed,
: interpreted programming language, designed with an emphasis on
: code readability. It includes an extensive standard library, and
: has a vast ecosystem of third-party libraries.
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: The python3 package provides the "python3" executable: the
: reference interpreter for the Python language, version 3.
: The majority of its standard library is provided in the
: python3-libs package, which should be installed automatically
: along with python3. The remaining parts of the Python standard
: library are broken out into the python3-tkinter and python3-test
: packages, which may need to be installed separately.
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: Documentation for Python is provided in the python3-docs package.
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: Packages containing additional libraries for Python are generally
: named with the "python3-" prefix.