Information about the package, Pyrex, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The Pyrex package is designed for, A compiler/language for writing Python extension modules.
Package Name:
Pyrex
Summary:
A compiler/language for writing Python extension modules
Description:
Pyrex is Python with C types. It is specially designed to allow you to write extension modules for Python that have the speed of C and the simplicity and readability of Python. You write your code in a Python-like language with C-typed variables, then use the pyrexc compiler to transform it into a C representation. This is useful for speeding up critical sections of your Python code or wrapping an external library. Please see the documentation for how to get the best performance from your code.
Architecture:
noarch
Version:
0.9.8.4
Release:
4.1.el6
Size:
357 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
Public Domain
Control the Pyrex package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install Pyrex
This command will install Pyrex on the server.
yum remove Pyrex
This command will un-install Pyrex on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove Pyrex, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove Pyrex
This command will un-install Pyrex on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove Pyrex when using the -y flag.
yum update Pyrex
This command will update Pyrex to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove Pyrex, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update Pyrex
This command will update Pyrex to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove Pyrex when using the -y flag.
yum info Pyrex
This command will show you core information about the Pyrex package.
yum deplist Pyrex
This command will show you the dependencies for Pyrex. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update Pyrex
This command will check if there is an update waiting on Pyrex. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.