flake8-html
Generate HTML reports of flake8 violations
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you need HTML-formatted flake8 reports and are comfortable with dormant maintenance. The package is stable, has no known vulnerabilities, and works with modern Python versions up to 3.9 as of its last release. However, verify compatibility with your specific flake8 version and Python 3.10+ if you use those, since no updates have shipped since 2022.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution.
- Maintenance is dormant—last release was 2022-12-06 and no commits since 2024-11-26—but the package remains functional and has no known vulnerabilities.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache Software License 2.0 (permissive) — Licensed under Apache Software License 2.0 (permissive), allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; suitable for most projects.
last release 2022-12-06 (1347 days) · last repo commit 2024-11-26 · 50 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 170,342 downloads/mo, #10,399 on PyPI
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pip install flake8-html
flake8 --format=html --htmldir=flake-report- Whether the package remains compatible with flake8 versions released after 2022-12-06
- Current test coverage and whether it works reliably with modern Python 3.10+ interpreters
What it is and what it does
flake8-html is a flake8 plugin that transforms linting violations into an interactive HTML report. Instead of reading console output, you run flake8 with the --format=html flag and specify an output directory; the plugin generates a multi-page report with an index page, per-file breakdowns grouped by error code, and syntax-highlighted source listings showing exactly where violations occur.
The package depends on jinja2 for templating, pygments for syntax highlighting, and flake8 itself as the linting engine. It's designed as a drop-in formatter for flake8's reporting pipeline, so once installed, you invoke it purely through flake8's command-line options. The low install friction and permissive license make it straightforward to add to a CI/CD pipeline or local development workflow.
Use it for
- Generate shareable HTML reports of code style violations for code review or team dashboards
- Create archived snapshots of linting results over time for quality trend tracking
- Provide developers with a visual, clickable interface to navigate and fix style issues in large codebases
- Integrate into CI/CD pipelines to produce human-readable linting artifacts alongside test results
- Display syntax-highlighted violations in a browser for easier identification of problem lines
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you need HTML-formatted flake8 reports and are comfortable with dormant maintenance.
The package is stable, has no known vulnerabilities, and works with modern Python versions up to 3.9 as of its last release. However, verify compatibility with your specific flake8 version and Python 3.10+ if you use those, since no updates have shipped since 2022.
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flake8-html on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution. Maintenance is dormant—last release was 2022-12-06 and no commits since 2024-11-26—but the package remains functional and has no known vulnerabilities.
License in practice
Licensed under Apache Software License 2.0 (permissive), allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; suitable for most projects.
Quickstart
pip install flake8-html
flake8 --format=html --htmldir=flake-reportVerify before relying
- Whether the package remains compatible with flake8 versions released after 2022-12-06
- Current test coverage and whether it works reliably with modern Python 3.10+ interpreters
Package facts
| License | Apache Software License 2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 4 packagesjinja2pygmentsflake8importlib-metadata |
| Maintenance | Dormant 1,347 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 170,342 / month, #10,399 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 4 - BetaFramework :: Flake8Intended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseNatural Language :: EnglishProgramming Language :: Python :: 2Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9 |
Evidence: flake8_html-0.4.3-py2.py3-none-any.whl
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