Function main

src/flake8/main/cli.py:10–24

Execute the main bit of the application. This handles the creation of an instance of :class:`Application`, runs it, and then exits the application. :param argv: The arguments to be passed to the application for parsing.

(argv: Sequence[str] | None = None)

def main(argv: Sequence[str] | None = None) -> int:
    """Execute the main bit of the application.

    This handles the creation of an instance of :class:`Application`, runs it,
    and then exits the application.

    :param argv:
        The arguments to be passed to the application for parsing.
    """
    if argv is None:
        argv = sys.argv[1:]

    app = application.Application()
    app.run(argv)
    return app.exit_code()