ORACLE LINUX: How To Install Python on Oracle Linux Machine? (yum command)

Below command can be executed to install Python on Oracle Linux machines.

yum install python

Below is snippet seen on console as an example when yum command is executed for installing python.

==========================================================================================================================================================
 Package                              Arch                            Version                                   Repository                           Size
==========================================================================================================================================================
Updating:
 python                               x86_64                          2.7.5-86.0.1.el7                          ol7_latest                           95 k
Updating for dependencies:
 python-libs                          x86_64                          2.7.5-86.0.1.el7                          ol7_latest                          5.6 M

Transaction Summary
==========================================================================================================================================================
Upgrade  1 Package (+1 Dependent package)

Total download size: 5.7 M
Is this ok [y/d/N]: y
Downloading packages:
Delta RPMs disabled because /usr/bin/applydeltarpm not installed.
(1/2): python-2.7.5-86.0.1.el7.x86_64.rpm                                                                                          |  95 kB  00:00:00
(2/2): python-libs-2.7.5-86.0.1.el7.x86_64.rpm                                                                                     | 5.6 MB  00:00:06
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                                                                                                     922 kB/s | 5.7 MB  00:00:06
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded
Running transaction
  Updating   : python-libs-2.7.5-86.0.1.el7.x86_64                                                                                                    1/4
  Updating   : python-2.7.5-86.0.1.el7.x86_64                                                                                                         2/4
  Cleanup    : python-2.7.5-58.0.1.el7.x86_64                                                                                                         3/4
  Cleanup    : python-libs-2.7.5-58.0.1.el7.x86_64                                                                                                    4/4
  Verifying  : python-2.7.5-86.0.1.el7.x86_64                                                                                                         1/4
  Verifying  : python-libs-2.7.5-86.0.1.el7.x86_64                                                                                                    2/4
  Verifying  : python-libs-2.7.5-58.0.1.el7.x86_64                                                                                                    3/4
  Verifying  : python-2.7.5-58.0.1.el7.x86_64                                                                                                         4/4

Updated:
  python.x86_64 0:2.7.5-86.0.1.el7

Dependency Updated:
  python-libs.x86_64 0:2.7.5-86.0.1.el7

Complete!

Once python installation is completed, run below command to check the version of Python installed.

python -V

Products to which Article Applies

Steps in this Article for installing Python were tested on Oracle Linux. But the same steps should on other Linux Operating Systems as well using yum setup.

Additional Reference
https://yum.oracle.com/oracle-linux-python.html#InstallPython

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