How To Install python2-pylint on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-pylint on CentOS 7. python2-pylint is Analyzes Python code looking for bugs and signs of poor quality

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-pylint on CentOS 7.

What is python2-pylint

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.

We can use yum or dnf to install python2-pylint on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python2-pylint.

Install python2-pylint on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install python2-pylint using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python2-pylint

Install python2-pylint on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install python2-pylint using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python2-pylint

How To Uninstall python2-pylint on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the python2-pylint package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python2-pylint

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-pylint on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.