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python-nltk


Information about the package, python-nltk, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The python-nltk package is designed for, Natural Language Toolkit.


Package Name:

python-nltk

Summary:

Natural Language Toolkit

Description:

NLTK is a Python package that simplifies the construction of programs that process natural language; and defines standard interfaces between the different components of an NLP system. It was designed primarily to help teach graduate and undergraduate students about computational linguistics; but it is also useful as a framework for implementing research projects.

Architecture:

noarch

Version:

2.0.4

Release:

2.el6.1

Size:

1.7 M

Repository:

epel

From Repository:

Licence:

ASL 2.0



Handy Yum Commands for python-nltk


Control the python-nltk package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install python-nltk

This command will install python-nltk on the server.

yum remove python-nltk

This command will un-install python-nltk on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove python-nltk, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove python-nltk

This command will un-install python-nltk 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 python-nltk when using the -y flag.

yum update python-nltk

This command will update python-nltk to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove python-nltk, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update python-nltk

This command will update python-nltk 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 python-nltk when using the -y flag.

yum info python-nltk

This command will show you core information about the python-nltk package.

yum deplist python-nltk

This command will show you the dependencies for python-nltk. 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 python-nltk

This command will check if there is an update waiting on python-nltk. 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.