Flake8 vs pycodestyle
Flake8
flake8.pycqa.orgpycodestyle
pycodestyle.pycqa.orgSide by side
| Figure | Flake8 | pycodestyle |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Linters | 8.8 (#2) | 7.5 (#26) |
| Configuration | Project configuration can be stored in setup.cfg, tox.ini, or .flake8 using INI format. | Users can configure pycodestyle at user and project levels, including through setup.cfg or tox.ini. |
| 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 documentation gives pip install, upgrade, and uninstall commands for pycodestyle. |
| Purpose | Flake8 combines pycodestyle, pyflakes, McCabe, and third-party plugins to check Python code style and quality. | pycodestyle checks Python code against some of the style conventions in PEP 8. |
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pycodestyle
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