How To Install python3-flake8 on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-flake8 in AlmaLinux 8. python3-flake8 is Python code checking using pyflakes, pycodestyle, and mccabe

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-flake8 on AlmaLinux 8.

What is python3-flake8

Flake8 is a wrapper around PyFlakes, pycodestyle, and Ned’s McCabe script. It runs all the tools by launching the single flake8 script, and displays the warnings in a per-file, merged output. It also adds a few features skipped, lines that contain a “# noqa” comment at the end will not issue warnings, Git and Mercurial hooks are included, a McCabe complexity checker is included, and it is extendable through flake8.extension entry points.

We can use yum or dnf to install python3-flake8 on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-flake8.

Install python3-flake8 on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python3-flake8 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-flake8

Install python3-flake8 on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python3-flake8 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-flake8

How To Uninstall python3-flake8 on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the python3-flake8 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python3-flake8

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-flake8 on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.