Using Flake8ΒΆ

Flake8 can be used in many ways. A few:

  • invoked on the command-line
  • invoked via Python
  • called by Git or Mercurial on or around committing

This guide will cover all of these and the nuances for using Flake8.

Note

This portion of Flake8‘s documentation does not cover installation. See the Installation section for how to install Flake8.