How To Install python3-flake8-docstrings on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-flake8-docstrings on Kali Linux. python3-flake8-docstrings is flake8 extension to check docstrings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-flake8-docstrings on Kali Linux.

What is python3-flake8-docstrings

python3-flake8-docstrings is:

A simple module which integrates pydocstyle to flake8.

pydocstyle is a standalone docstring style checker.

flake8 is a modular source code checker for Python.

This package provides the modules for Python 3.

There are three methods to install python3-flake8-docstrings on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python3-flake8-docstrings Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-flake8-docstrings

Install python3-flake8-docstrings Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-flake8-docstrings

Install python3-flake8-docstrings Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-flake8-docstrings

How To Uninstall python3-flake8-docstrings on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-flake8-docstrings

Uninstall python3-flake8-docstrings And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-flake8-docstrings and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-flake8-docstrings

Remove python3-flake8-docstrings Configurations and Data

To remove python3-flake8-docstrings configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-flake8-docstrings

Remove python3-flake8-docstrings configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-flake8-docstrings configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-flake8-docstrings

Dependencies

python3-flake8-docstrings have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-flake8-docstrings package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.