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wxPython


Information about the package, wxPython, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The wxPython package is designed for, GUI toolkit for the Python programming language.


Package Name:

wxPython

Summary:

GUI toolkit for the Python programming language

Description:

wxPython is a GUI toolkit for the Python programming language. It allows Python programmers to create programs with a robust, highly functional graphical user interface, simply and easily. It is implemented as a Python extension module (native code) that wraps the popular wxWindows cross platform GUI library, which is written in C++.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

2.8.12.0

Release:

1.el6

Size:

11 M

Repository:

epel

From Repository:

Licence:

LGPLv2+ and wxWidgets



Handy Yum Commands for wxPython


Control the wxPython package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install wxPython

This command will install wxPython on the server.

yum remove wxPython

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

yum -y remove wxPython

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

yum update wxPython

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

yum -y update wxPython

This command will update wxPython 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 wxPython when using the -y flag.

yum info wxPython

This command will show you core information about the wxPython package.

yum deplist wxPython

This command will show you the dependencies for wxPython. 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 wxPython

This command will check if there is an update waiting on wxPython. 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.