How can I integrate Flake8 with my CI pipeline?

How can I integrate Flake8 with my CI pipeline?

You can integrate Flake8 with your CI pipeline by adding it as a step in your CI configuration file. Which CI tool are you using?

I'm using GitHub Actions.

Great! You can add a job in your GitHub Actions workflow file like this:

jobs:
  flake8:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - name: Set up Python
        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
        with:
          python-version: '3.x'
      - name: Install dependencies
        run: |
          pip install flake8
      - name: Run Flake8
        run: |
          flake8 .

This will run Flake8 on your code every time you push changes.

What if I want to fail the build on Flake8 errors?

You can add the --exit-zero option to the Flake8 command to ensure it fails the build on errors. Just modify the run command to:

flake8 . --exit-zero

This way, if there are any Flake8 errors, the CI build will fail.