PYLAMA(1)

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version 8.4.1 · 5 versions
, in ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

✨ PYLAMA ✨

okay bestie, sit DOWN, because we're talking about pylama — the code audit tool for Python 💅 she reads your Python like a nosy bestie reading your texts, and honestly? she's right about everything.

This is the PYLAMA(1) manual page, and I'm about to make it make sense. no cap.

🌸 NAME 🌸

pylama — code audit tool for Python 🐍✨

🎀 SYNOPSYS 🎀

(yes the heading says SYNOPSYS, we don't gatekeep spelling around here, we keep it exactly as it is 💖)

pylama [-h] [--verbose] [--version] [--format {pep8, pylint}] [--select
SELECT] [--sort SORT] [--linters LINTERS] [--ignore IGNORE] [--skip
SKIP] [--report REPORT] [--hook] [--async] [--options OPTIONS] [--force]
[--abspath] [paths [paths ...]]

👑 OPTIONS 👑

every single flag, no skips, no cuts. let's get into it 🫶

  • -h, --help — shows you the help message and exits. like when you need the group chat to explain the situation 💬
  • -v, --verbose — verbose mode. she's telling you EVERYTHING, no detail too small ✨
  • --version — shows the program's version number and exits. vibe check the version real quick 🌈
  • -f {pep8, pylint}, --format {pep8, pylint} — choose the errors format (pep8 or pylint). pick your aesthetic 💅
  • -s SELECT, --select SELECT — select errors and warnings. comma-separated list, so stack 'em like accessories 🔥
  • --sort SORT — sort results by error types. Ex. E, W, D 📚
  • -l LINTERS, --linters LINTERS — select linters. comma-separated. the choices are pyflakes, pep8, pep257, mccabe — pick your squad 👑
  • -i IGNORE, --ignore IGNORE — ignore errors and warnings. comma-separated. the "not me reading that" button 🙈
  • --skip SKIP — skip files by masks. comma-separated, Ex. */messages.py — sometimes you gotta block, for your peace 🚫
  • -r REPORT, --report REPORT — send the report to file [REPORT] 📄
  • --hook — install a Git (Mercurial) hook. let her watch your commits fr fr 🪝
  • --async — enable async mode. useful for checking a LOT of files. ⚠️ unsupported with pylint — so don't try it, bestie, that combo does NOT slay 💀
  • -o FILE, --options FILE — specify a configuration file. she looks for pylama.ini, setup.cfg, tox.ini, or pytest.ini in the current directory 🔍
  • -F, --force — force code checking (if the linter doesn't allow it). no means try harder, apparently 💪
  • -a, --abspath — use absolute paths in the output. full addresses only, no vague locations 🗺️

🦋 AUTHOR 🦋

This manual page was written by ChangZhuo Chen <czchen@debian.org> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). iconic of him honestly, making documentation for the people 🫶

and that's the whole thing, bestie 💖 you ate this. go audit some code, you absolute main character 👑

PYLAMA(1) — dated 02/08/2026, running that version of the pylama manual, muah 💋🌸✨

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