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cpplint

github.com

pycodestyle

pycodestyle.pycqa.org

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Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
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WindowsYesYes
macOSYesYes
LinuxYesYes
Plans published11
Spec score · Linters7.9 (#12)7.5 (#26)
InstallationThe project recommends installing the cpplint package from PyPI and documents installation as a uv tool.The documentation gives pip install, upgrade, and uninstall commands for pycodestyle.
PurposeCpplint is a command-line tool that checks C/C++ files for style issues according to Google’s C++ style guide.pycodestyle checks Python code against some of the style conventions in PEP 8.

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