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flake8_cli_quickstart_linting_example_with_violations.py

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This example demonstrates how to use the Flake8 command-line interface to lint a

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flake8_cli_quickstart_linting_example_with_violations.py
1# Flake8 is primarily a command-line tool. 
2# To use it, you first install it via pip:
3# pip install flake8
4
5# To run it against a file (e.g., example.py), you use the following command in your terminal:
6# flake8 example.py
7
8# Below is a sample Python script that would trigger Flake8 violations 
9# (e.g., unused import and missing whitespace) to demonstrate the tool in action.
10
11import os  # Unused import (F401)
12
13def greet(name):
14    print("Hello, "+name) # Missing whitespace around operator (E225)
15
16greet("World")