156: Flake8: Python linting framework with Pyflakes, pycodestyle, McCabe, and more - Anthony Sottile
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Flake8 is a command-line tool for linting Python projects. By default, it includes lint checks provided Pyflakes, pycodestyle, and McCabe It's also a platform, and allows plugins to extend the checks. Flake8 will run third-party extensions if they are found and installed.

But what does all of that mean?

Anthony Sottile is a maintainer of flake8 and has kindly offered to explain it to us.

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• Flake8: Your Tool For Style Guide Enforcement)
• pyflakes)
• pycodestyle)
• mccabe)
• pyflakes/messages.py)
• flake8 Error / Violation Codes)
• wemake-python-styleguide)
• flake8-typing-imports)
• tox automation project)
• Nox)
• pre-commit)