How To Install python3-pycodestyle on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pycodestyle on Debian 9. python3-pycodestyle is Python style guide checker (formerly called pep8) - Python 3.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pycodestyle on Debian 9.

What is python3-pycodestyle

python3-pycodestyle is:

Features a plugin architecture allowing for adding new checks is easily. Parseable output listing line numbers of the error location. Consists of just one Python file, and requires only stdlib.

This package contains the Python 3.x module.

There are three methods to install python3-pycodestyle on Debian 9. 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-pycodestyle 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-pycodestyle using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pycodestyle

Install python3-pycodestyle Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pycodestyle

Install python3-pycodestyle 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pycodestyle

How To Uninstall python3-pycodestyle on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pycodestyle

Uninstall python3-pycodestyle And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-pycodestyle and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pycodestyle

Remove python3-pycodestyle Configurations and Data

To remove python3-pycodestyle configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pycodestyle

Remove python3-pycodestyle configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pycodestyle

Dependencies

python3-pycodestyle have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pycodestyle package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.