How To Install python-pycodestyle on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pycodestyle on Ubuntu 18.04. python-pycodestyle is Python style guide checker (formerly called pep8) - Python 2.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pycodestyle on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-pycodestyle

python-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.

This package contains the Python 2.x module.

There are three methods to install python-pycodestyle on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-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 python-pycodestyle using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-pycodestyle

Install python-pycodestyle Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pycodestyle

Install python-pycodestyle 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pycodestyle

How To Uninstall python-pycodestyle on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pycodestyle

Uninstall python-pycodestyle And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-pycodestyle and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pycodestyle

Remove python-pycodestyle Configurations and Data

To remove python-pycodestyle configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pycodestyle

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pycodestyle package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.