How To Install pylint-doc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install pylint-doc on Debian 9. pylint-doc is Python code static checker and UML diagram generator (documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pylint-doc on Debian 9.

What is pylint-doc

pylint-doc is:

Pylint is a Python source code analyzer which looks for programming errors, helps enforcing a coding standard and sniffs for some code smells (as defined in Martin Fowler’s Refactoring book)

Pylint can be seen as another PyChecker since nearly all tests you can do with PyChecker can also be done with Pylint. However, Pylint offers some more features, like checking length of lines of code, checking if variable names are well-formed according to your coding standard, or checking if declared interfaces are truly implemented, and much more.

Additionally, it is possible to write plugins to add your own checks.

The package contains documentation for pylint.

There are three methods to install pylint-doc on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pylint-doc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pylint-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pylint-doc

Install pylint-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pylint-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pylint-doc

Install pylint-doc Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install pylint-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pylint-doc

How To Uninstall pylint-doc on Debian 9

To uninstall only the pylint-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pylint-doc

Uninstall pylint-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pylint-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pylint-doc

Remove pylint-doc Configurations and Data

To remove pylint-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pylint-doc

Remove pylint-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pylint-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pylint-doc

Dependencies

pylint-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pylint-doc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.