How To Install python36-pylint on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-pylint on CentOS 7.
What is python36-pylint
Pylint is a Python source code analyzer which looks for programming errors, helps enforcing a coding standard and sniffs for some code smells (as defined in Martin Fowler’s Refactoring book). Pylint can be seen as another PyChecker since nearly all tests you can do with PyChecker can also be done with Pylint. However, Pylint offers some more features, like checking length of lines of code, checking if variable names are well-formed according to your coding standard, or checking if declared interfaces are truly implemented, and much more. Additionally, it is possible to write plugins to add your own checks.
We can use yum or dnf to install python36-pylint on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python36-pylint.
Install python36-pylint on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install python36-pylint using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install python36-pylint
Install python36-pylint on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install python36-pylint using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install python36-pylint
How To Uninstall python36-pylint on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the python36-pylint package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove python36-pylint
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-pylint on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.