Flake8 vs PHP_CodeSniffer
Flake8
flake8.pycqa.orgPHP_CodeSniffer
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| Figure | Flake8 | PHP_CodeSniffer |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Linters | 8.8 (#2) | 7.3 (#29) |
| Installation | The official quickstart installs Flake8 with python -m pip install flake8 and recommends invoking the interpreter-specific module when multiple Python versions are installed. | The project documents installation through PHAR downloads, Composer, Phive, or a Git clone. |
| Purpose | Flake8 combines pycodestyle, pyflakes, McCabe, and third-party plugins to check Python code style and quality. | PHP_CodeSniffer tokenizes PHP files and detects violations of a defined coding standard. |
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PHP_CodeSniffer
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