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pycodestyle — Check Python code against PEP 8 style conventions. More information: <https://pycodestyle.pycqa.org/

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Problem

How to use the pycodestyle command: Check Python code against PEP 8 style conventions. More information: <https://pycodestyle.pycqa.org/en/latest/intro.html#example-usage-and-output>.

Solution

pycodestyle — Check Python code against PEP 8 style conventions. More information: <https://pycodestyle.pycqa.org/en/latest/intro.html#example-usage-and-output>.

Check the style of a single file:

pycodestyle {{file.py}}

Check the style of multiple files:

pycodestyle {{file1.py file2.py ...}}

Show only the first occurrence of an error:

pycodestyle --first {{file.py}}

Show the source code for each error:

pycodestyle --show-source {{file.py}}

Show the specific PEP 8 text for each error:

pycodestyle --show-pep8 {{file.py}}

Code Snippets

Check the style of a single file

pycodestyle {{file.py}}

Check the style of multiple files

pycodestyle {{file1.py file2.py ...}}

Show only the first occurrence of an error

pycodestyle --first {{file.py}}

Show the source code for each error

pycodestyle --show-source {{file.py}}

Show the specific PEP 8 text for each error

pycodestyle --show-pep8 {{file.py}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/pycodestyle

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