How To Install pycodestyle on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pycodestyle on Kali Linux. pycodestyle is Python style guide checker (formerly called pep8)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pycodestyle on Kali Linux.

What is pycodestyle

pycodestyle 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 pycodestyle on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pycodestyle Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pycodestyle

Install pycodestyle Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pycodestyle using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pycodestyle

Install pycodestyle Using aptitude

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

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install pycodestyle

How To Uninstall pycodestyle on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pycodestyle package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pycodestyle

Uninstall pycodestyle And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pycodestyle and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pycodestyle

Remove pycodestyle Configurations and Data

To remove pycodestyle configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pycodestyle

Remove pycodestyle configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pycodestyle

Dependencies

pycodestyle have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pycodestyle package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.