flake8-print
print statement checker plugin for flake8
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are already using flake8 and want automated detection of print statements in your codebase. The plugin has low install friction and no known vulnerabilities. However, the package is abandoned (last release 2022-04-30, no maintenance since), so compatibility with newer flake8 versions is not guaranteed. Install only if your flake8 setup is stable and you accept the risk of no future updates.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires flake8 to be installed; plugin only works as a flake8 extension, not standalone.
- Low install friction with only two runtime dependencies (flake8 and pycodestyle).
- However, the package is marked abandoned with no releases since 2022-04-30 and last commit on 2023-07-16, so maintenance support is not available.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license is permissive, allowing use in both open-source and proprietary projects with minimal restrictions.
last release 2022-04-30 (1567 days) · last repo commit 2023-07-16 · 121 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 1,341,218 downloads/mo, #4,029 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install flake8-print
Then run flake8 normally; the plugin integrates automatically:
$ flake8 your_file.py
Disable checks per-file in setup.cfg or .flake8:
[flake8]
per-file-ignores =
scripts/*: T201,T203,T204- Whether the plugin remains compatible with flake8 versions released after 2022-04-30.
- Whether error code namespace change in 5.0.0 (T0* to T2*) affects existing flake8 configurations.
What it is and what it does
flake8-print is a flake8 plugin that automatically detects print statements and pprint calls in your Python code during linting. It integrates directly into flake8's workflow and assigns specific error codes (T201 for print, T203 for pprint calls, T204 for pprint declarations) so you can enforce a policy against debug print statements in production code. The plugin uses AST-based analysis to avoid false positives from print appearing in strings or comments.
The package depends on flake8 and pycodestyle, so it works only as part of a flake8 setup. You install it alongside flake8, and it becomes available automatically when you run flake8. You can selectively disable the checks per file or folder using flake8's standard per-file-ignores configuration.
Use it for
- Enforce a no-debug-prints policy in production codebases by catching print() calls during CI/CD linting.
- Detect accidental pprint imports or calls left behind during development before merging to main.
- Selectively allow print statements in scripts or CLI modules while blocking them in library code using per-file-ignores.
- Migrate legacy Python 2 print statements to Python 3 by identifying all print usage in a codebase.
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you are already using flake8 and want automated detection of print statements in your codebase.
The plugin has low install friction and no known vulnerabilities. However, the package is abandoned (last release 2022-04-30, no maintenance since), so compatibility with newer flake8 versions is not guaranteed. Install only if your flake8 setup is stable and you accept the risk of no future updates.
Install
flake8-print on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with only two runtime dependencies (flake8 and pycodestyle). However, the package is marked abandoned with no releases since 2022-04-30 and last commit on 2023-07-16, so maintenance support is not available.
Requires flake8 to be installed; plugin only works as a flake8 extension, not standalone.
License in practice
MIT license is permissive, allowing use in both open-source and proprietary projects with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install flake8-print
Then run flake8 normally; the plugin integrates automatically:
$ flake8 your_file.py
Disable checks per-file in setup.cfg or .flake8:
[flake8]
per-file-ignores =
scripts/*: T201,T203,T204Verify before relying
- Whether the plugin remains compatible with flake8 versions released after 2022-04-30.
- Whether error code namespace change in 5.0.0 (T0* to T2*) affects existing flake8 configurations.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.7 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 2 packagesflake8pycodestyle |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 1,567 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 1,341,218 / month, #4,029 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 3 - AlphaEnvironment :: ConsoleFramework :: Flake8Intended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 2Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python ModulesTopic :: Software Development :: Quality Assurance |
Evidence: flake8_print-5.0.0-py3-none-any.whl
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