# pydocstyle > Statically check Python scripts for compliance with Python docstring conventions. > More information: . - Analyze a Python script or all the Python scripts in a specific directory: `pydocstyle {{file.py|path/to/directory}}` - Show an [e]xplanation of each error: `pydocstyle {{-e|--explain}} {{file.py|path/to/directory}}` - Show [d]ebug information: `pydocstyle {{-d|--debug}} {{file.py|path/to/directory}}` - Display the total number of errors: `pydocstyle --count {{file.py|path/to/directory}}` - Use a specific configuration file: `pydocstyle --config {{path/to/config_file}} {{file.py|path/to/directory}}` - Ignore one or more errors: `pydocstyle --ignore {{D101,D2,D107,...}} {{file.py|path/to/directory}}` - Check for errors from a specific convention: `pydocstyle --convention {{pep257|numpy|google}} {{file.py|path/to/directory}}`