How To Install python3-pyflakes on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyflakes on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-pyflakes
python3-pyflakes is:
Pyflakes is program to analyze Python programs and detect various errors. It works by parsing the source file, not importing it, so it is safe to use on modules with side effects. It’s also much faster.
Unlike PyLint, Pyflakes checks only for logical errors in programs; it does not perform any checks on style.
This is the Python 3 library version.
There are three methods to install python3-pyflakes 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-pyflakes 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-pyflakes using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pyflakes
Install python3-pyflakes Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pyflakes using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pyflakes
Install python3-pyflakes 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-pyflakes using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pyflakes
How To Uninstall python3-pyflakes on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-pyflakes package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pyflakes
Uninstall python3-pyflakes And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pyflakes and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pyflakes
Remove python3-pyflakes Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pyflakes configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pyflakes
Remove python3-pyflakes configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pyflakes configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pyflakes
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyflakes package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
