{"id":23733,"library":"flake8-colors","title":"Flake8 Colors","description":"A plugin for Flake8 that adds colorized output for error highlights. Version 0.1.9 is current; the package has had few updates and is in maintenance mode. It applies ANSI color codes to Flake8's default output format for better readability.","status":"maintenance","version":"0.1.9","language":"python","source_language":"en","source_url":"https://github.com/and3rson/flake8-colors","tags":["flake8","plugin","color","formatting","linting"],"install":[{"cmd":"pip install flake8-colors","lang":"bash","label":"Install from PyPI"}],"dependencies":[],"imports":[],"quickstart":{"code":"# No direct import needed. Just enable the plugin via Flake8 configuration:\n# Install: pip install flake8-colors\n# Run: flake8 --color always your_file.py\n# Or set in .flake8:\n# [flake8]\n# color = always\nprint(\"Run 'flake8 --color always' from the command line\")","lang":"python","description":"Install and run Flake8 with the --color flag to see colorized output."},"warnings":[{"fix":"No Python import or usage needed—just run 'flake8 --color always'.","message":"Plugin does not expose a Python API; it activates automatically when installed and Flake8 is run with color support.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":"all"},{"fix":"Use '--color always' to force colors, but ensure your terminal supports them.","message":"Output colors are only visible in terminals that support ANSI escape codes; may not work in IDEs or log files.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":"all"}],"env_vars":null,"last_verified":"2026-05-01T00:00:00.000Z","next_check":"2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z","problems":[{"fix":"This package is automatically discovered by Flake8; no Python import is needed. Just run 'pip install flake8-colors' and 'flake8 --color always'.","cause":"Users may try to import 'flake8_colors' directly, but it's a plugin, not an importable module.","error":"ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'flake8_colors'"},{"fix":"Ensure you have Flake8 >=3.0.0 installed and the plugin is installed with 'pip install flake8-colors'. The flag is '--color', not '--colour'.","cause":"Older version of Flake8 may not support the '--color' flag, or the plugin may not be installed.","error":"error: unrecognized arguments: --color"}],"ecosystem":"pypi","meta_description":null,"install_score":null,"install_tag":null,"quickstart_score":null,"quickstart_tag":null}