How To Install python-pylama on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pylama on Ubuntu 18.04. python-pylama is code audit library for Python in Python2

Introduction

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

What is python-pylama

python-pylama is:

pylama s a code audit tool for Python and JavaScript. It wraps the following tools:

  • PEP8 © 2012-2013, Florent Xicluna;
  • PEP257 © 2012, GreenSteam, http://greensteam.dk/
  • PyFlakes © 2005-2013, Kevin Watters;
  • Mccabe © Ned Batchelder;
  • Pylint © 2013, Logilab (should be installed ‘pylama_pylint’ module);
  • gjslint © The Closure Linter Authors (should be installed ‘pylama_gjslint’ module);

This package installs the library in Python 2.

There are three methods to install python-pylama 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-pylama 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-pylama using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-pylama

Install python-pylama Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pylama

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pylama

How To Uninstall python-pylama on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pylama

Uninstall python-pylama And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pylama

Remove python-pylama Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pylama

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

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

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

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Summary

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