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Install pycodestyle with Homebrew, apt

Simple Python style checker in one Python file. Version 2.14.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install pycodestyle.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install pycodestyle

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install pycodestyle

Debian stable package indexes · pycodestyle · source: deb.debian.org

overview

Package summary

Simple Python style checker in one Python file

Commands and aliases

  • pycodestyle

history

Project history and usage

pycodestyle is a compact Python style checker that reports selected violations of PEP 8 conventions. It is intentionally not an exhaustive style-policy engine.

Project history

The project traces its documentation copyright to 2006 and was formerly distributed under the name pep8. It later adopted the pycodestyle name while continuing to maintain its PEP 8-oriented checker and release history.

Adoption history

pycodestyle became part of the broader Python code-quality toolchain. The official documentation identifies Flake8 as a wrapper around pycodestyle and related tools.

How it is used

Run pycodestyle against files or directories to obtain file, line, column, and diagnostic-code reports. User settings can be stored in the documented per-user file, while projects can place a [pycodestyle] section in setup.cfg or tox.ini.

Why package nerds care

Package maintainers value pycodestyle as a small, dependency-free implementation of widely recognized PEP 8 checks. Its stable error-code vocabulary also makes it useful in editor, CI, and linting integrations.

Timeline

  • 2006: Earliest year represented in the official documentation copyright history
  • 2016: The project adopted the pycodestyle name in the 2.0 release line
  • 2025: Version 2.14.0 added Python 3.14 support

Related projects

  • PEP 8
  • Flake8
  • pep8-naming
  • pydocstyle

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

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local files

Configuration and credential file locations

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Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/pycodestyle~/.config/pycodestylesetup.cfgtox.ini
Windows
~\.pycodestyle

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
pycodestylecliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-09-19
manager version2.14.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected2.14.0

https://github.com/PyCQA/pycodestyle

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:pycodestyle
Version2.14.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pycodestyle
Homepagehttps://pycodestyle.pycqa.org/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/PyCQA/pycodestyle
Upstream docshttps://pycodestyle.pycqa.org/
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/PyCQA/pycodestyle/archive/refs/tags/2.14.0.tar.gz
Dependenciespython@3.14
Bottleavailable (on all)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namepycodestyle
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

pycodestyle 2.12.1-2

Python style guide checker (formerly called pep8)

https://github.com/PyCQA/pycodestyle

sudo apt install pycodestyle
  • Section: python
  • Architecture: all
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pycodestyle
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: pycodestyle from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

python3-pycodestyle 2.12.1-2

Python style guide checker (formerly called pep8) - Python 3.x

https://github.com/PyCQA/pycodestyle

sudo apt install python3-pycodestyle
  • Section: python
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: pycodestyle
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pycodestyle
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: python3-pycodestyle from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Ubuntu apt95%

pycodestyle 2.11.1-1

Python style guide checker (formerly called pep8)

https://github.com/PyCQA/pycodestyle

sudo apt install pycodestyle
  • Section: universe/python
  • Architecture: all
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pycodestyle
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pycodestyle from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

python3-pycodestyle 2.11.1-1

Python style guide checker (formerly called pep8) - Python 3.x

https://github.com/PyCQA/pycodestyle

sudo apt install python3-pycodestyle
  • Section: universe/python
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: pycodestyle
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pycodestyle
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: python3-pycodestyle from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

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