How To Install python-pep8 on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-pep8 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-pep8 is Python PEP 8 code style checker - Python

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pep8 on Debian 10.

What is python-pep8

python-pep8 is:

Features a plugin architecture allowing for adding new checks is easily. Parseable output listing line numbers of the error location. Consists of just one Python file, and requires only stdlib.

There are three methods to install python-pep8 on Debian 10. 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-pep8 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-pep8 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-pep8

Install python-pep8 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-pep8 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-pep8

Install python-pep8 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-pep8 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-pep8

How To Uninstall python-pep8 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python-pep8 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-pep8

Uninstall python-pep8 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-pep8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pep8

Remove python-pep8 Configurations and Data

To remove python-pep8 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pep8

Remove python-pep8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-pep8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pep8

Dependencies

python-pep8 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pep8 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.