# flake8

> Your Tool For Style Guide Enforcement

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/flake8
- **Category:** Code Quality Tools
- **Homepage:** https://flake8.pycqa.org/
- **Also known as:** flake8
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-03T22:35:52.614Z

## Vioscale score

**51.9 / 100**, confidence 33% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| capabilities | 28.9 | 16 | 462.5 | ✓ |
| github_stars | 67.6 | 5 | 337.8 | ✓ |
| integrations | 0 | 8 | 0 | - |
| github_activity | 9.5 | 18 | 170.6 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 0 | 10 | 0 | - |
| security_posture | 0 | 13 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 92.3 | 26 | 2401.1 | ✓ |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 12 | 0 | - |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-03, [verify at source](https://flake8.pycqa.org/). Independently observed._

Free

## About

A Python linting tool that enforces style guide compliance and code quality standards through configurable rules and plugins.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Code Quality Tools. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Core** | |
| Function | Linter |
| Language scope | Single-language |
| Implementation language | Python |
| **Capability** | |
| Autofix | - |
| **Config** | |
| Config model | Config file |
| **Extensibility** | |
| Custom rules | ✓ |
| **Deployment** | |
| Deployment | CLI-local |
| **Delivery** | |
| Editor integration | - |
| CI / VCS gating | - |
| **Insight** | |
| Code metrics | - |
| **Performance** | |
| Incremental / monorepo aware | - |
| **Licensing** | |
| Open-source | OSS |
| **Commercial** | |
| Pricing model | Free |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 1 | [link](https://github.com/PyCQA/flake8/pulse) | 2026-08-03 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 3,809 | [link](https://github.com/PyCQA/flake8) | 2026-08-03 | 90% (high) |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 12,881,071 | [link](https://pypistats.org/packages/flake8) | 2026-08-03 | 85% (high) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | Python | [link](https://github.com/PyCQA/flake8) | 2026-08-03 | 98% (high) |

### license

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| license.spdx | MIT | [link](https://pypi.org/pypi/flake8/json) | 2026-08-03 | 90% (high) |

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.model | free | [link](https://flake8.pycqa.org/) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | free | [link](https://flake8.pycqa.org/) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://flake8.pycqa.org/) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |

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