How To Install python-hacking on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-hacking on Debian 9. python-hacking is Flake8 OpenStack Hacking Guidelines Enforcement plugins - Python 2.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-hacking on Debian 9.

What is python-hacking

python-hacking is:

Hacking is a set of flake8 plugins that test and enforce the OpenStack Style Commandments. It checks that your code matches the coding style which is mandatory for contributing to OpenStack.

This package provides the Python 2.x module.

There are three methods to install python-hacking 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 python-hacking Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-hacking

Install python-hacking Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-hacking

Install python-hacking 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 python-hacking using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-hacking

How To Uninstall python-hacking on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-hacking package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-hacking

Uninstall python-hacking And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-hacking

Remove python-hacking Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-hacking

Remove python-hacking configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-hacking

Dependencies

python-hacking have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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