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CLI Usage

To use pylocc, run the following command:

pylocc [OPTIONS] <file_or_directory>

or from sources using uv:

uv run pylocc --help
Usage: pylocc [OPTIONS] FILE

  Run pylocc on the specified file or directory.

Options:
  --by-file      Generate report by file.
  --output FILE  Stores the output report in csv format to the given path
  --help         Show this message and exit.

Options

--by-file: Generate a report for each file individually.
--output <path>: Save the report to a csv file.

Examples

Count lines of code in a single file:
```
pylocc my_file.py
```
Count lines of code in a directory and all its subdirectories:
```
pylocc my_project/
```
Generate a per-file report:
```
pylocc --by-file my_project/
```
Save the report to a file:
```
pylocc --output report.csv my_project/
```

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Examples