How To Install pylint on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pylint on Debian 10.
What is pylint
pylint 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 also ships the following additional commands:
- pyreverse: an UML diagram generator
- symilar: an independent similarities checker
- epylint: Emacs and Flymake compatible Pylint
There are three methods to install pylint 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 pylint 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pylint
Install pylint Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pylint using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pylint
Install pylint 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pylint
How To Uninstall pylint on Debian 10
To uninstall only the pylint package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pylint
Uninstall pylint And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pylint and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pylint
Remove pylint Configurations and Data
To remove pylint configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pylint
Remove pylint configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pylint configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pylint
Dependencies
pylint have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pylint package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.