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.. _glossary:
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Glossary of Terms Used in Flake8 Documentation
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.. glossary::
:sorted:
formatter
A :term:`plugin` that augments the output of |Flake8| when passed
to :option:`flake8 --format`.
plugin
A package that is typically installed from PyPI to augment the
behaviour of |Flake8| either through adding one or more additional
:term:`check`\ s or providing additional :term:`formatter`\ s.
check
A piece of logic that corresponds to an error code. A check may
be a style check (e.g., check the length of a given line against
the user configured maximum) or a lint check (e.g., checking for
unused imports) or some other check as defined by a plugin.
error code
The symbol associated with a specific :term:`check`. For example,
pycodestyle implements :term:`check`\ s that look for whitespace
around binary operators and will either return an error code of
W503 or W504.