Flake8 is a Python linting utility that wraps PyFlakes, pycodestyle, and Mccabe to check your Python or Jupiter Notebook code for style and logical errors.

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Supported Files

Flake8 will run on files with the following extensions:
  • *.py
  • *.ipynb (using nbqa)

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Configuration

Flake8 supports the following config files:
  • .flake8
CodeRabbit will not run Flake8 if no config file is found.

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Features

Flake8 can detect many issues such as:
  • Style violations (PEP 8)
  • Logical errors and unused imports
  • Code complexity issues
  • Syntax errors
  • And many more