How To Install python3-flake8-docstrings on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-flake8-docstrings on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-flake8-docstrings is flake8 extension to check docstrings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-flake8-docstrings on Ubuntu 18.04.

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 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 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 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 python3-flake8-docstrings using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-flake8-docstrings

How To Uninstall python3-flake8-docstrings on Ubuntu 18.04

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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-flake8-docstrings package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.