# Editor integration ## Emacs Options include the following: - [wbolster/emacs-python-black](https://github.com/wbolster/emacs-python-black) - [proofit404/blacken](https://github.com/pythonic-emacs/blacken) - [Elpy](https://github.com/jorgenschaefer/elpy). ## PyCharm/IntelliJ IDEA 1. Install `black`. ```console $ pip install black ``` 1. Locate your `black` installation folder. On macOS / Linux / BSD: ```console $ which black /usr/local/bin/black # possible location ``` On Windows: ```console $ where black %LocalAppData%\Programs\Python\Python36-32\Scripts\black.exe # possible location ``` Note that if you are using a virtual environment detected by PyCharm, this is an unneeded step. In this case the path to `black` is `$PyInterpreterDirectory$/black`. 1. Open External tools in PyCharm/IntelliJ IDEA On macOS: `PyCharm -> Preferences -> Tools -> External Tools` On Windows / Linux / BSD: `File -> Settings -> Tools -> External Tools` 1. Click the + icon to add a new external tool with the following values: - Name: Black - Description: Black is the uncompromising Python code formatter. - Program: \ - Arguments: `"$FilePath$"` 1. Format the currently opened file by selecting `Tools -> External Tools -> black`. - Alternatively, you can set a keyboard shortcut by navigating to `Preferences or Settings -> Keymap -> External Tools -> External Tools - Black`. 1. Optionally, run _Black_ on every file save: 1. Make sure you have the [File Watchers](https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/7177-file-watchers) plugin installed. 1. Go to `Preferences or Settings -> Tools -> File Watchers` and click `+` to add a new watcher: - Name: Black - File type: Python - Scope: Project Files - Program: \ - Arguments: `$FilePath$` - Output paths to refresh: `$FilePath$` - Working directory: `$ProjectFileDir$` - In Advanced Options - Uncheck "Auto-save edited files to trigger the watcher" - Uncheck "Trigger the watcher on external changes" ## Wing IDE Wing supports black via the OS Commands tool, as explained in the Wing documentation on [pep8 formatting](https://wingware.com/doc/edit/pep8). The detailed procedure is: 1. Install `black`. ```console $ pip install black ``` 1. Make sure it runs from the command line, e.g. ```console $ black --help ``` 1. In Wing IDE, activate the **OS Commands** panel and define the command **black** to execute black on the currently selected file: - Use the Tools -> OS Commands menu selection - click on **+** in **OS Commands** -> New: Command line.. - Title: black - Command Line: black %s - I/O Encoding: Use Default - Key Binding: F1 - [x] Raise OS Commands when executed - [x] Auto-save files before execution - [x] Line mode 1. Select a file in the editor and press **F1** , or whatever key binding you selected in step 3, to reformat the file. ## Vim ### Official plugin Commands and shortcuts: - `:Black` to format the entire file (ranges not supported); - `:BlackUpgrade` to upgrade _Black_ inside the virtualenv; - `:BlackVersion` to get the current version of _Black_ inside the virtualenv. Configuration: - `g:black_fast` (defaults to `0`) - `g:black_linelength` (defaults to `88`) - `g:black_skip_string_normalization` (defaults to `0`) - `g:black_virtualenv` (defaults to `~/.vim/black` or `~/.local/share/nvim/black`) - `g:black_quiet` (defaults to `0`) To install with [vim-plug](https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug): ``` Plug 'psf/black', { 'branch': 'stable' } ``` or with [Vundle](https://github.com/VundleVim/Vundle.vim): ``` Plugin 'psf/black' ``` and execute the following in a terminal: ```console $ cd ~/.vim/bundle/black $ git checkout origin/stable -b stable ``` or you can copy the plugin from [plugin/black.vim](https://github.com/psf/black/blob/stable/plugin/black.vim). ``` mkdir -p ~/.vim/pack/python/start/black/plugin curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/psf/black/stable/plugin/black.vim -o ~/.vim/pack/python/start/black/plugin/black.vim ``` Let me know if this requires any changes to work with Vim 8's builtin `packadd`, or Pathogen, and so on. This plugin **requires Vim 7.0+ built with Python 3.6+ support**. It needs Python 3.6 to be able to run _Black_ inside the Vim process which is much faster than calling an external command. On first run, the plugin creates its own virtualenv using the right Python version and automatically installs _Black_. You can upgrade it later by calling `:BlackUpgrade` and restarting Vim. If you need to do anything special to make your virtualenv work and install _Black_ (for example you want to run a version from main), create a virtualenv manually and point `g:black_virtualenv` to it. The plugin will use it. To run _Black_ on save, add the following line to `.vimrc` or `init.vim`: ``` autocmd BufWritePre *.py execute ':Black' ``` To run _Black_ on a key press (e.g. F9 below), add this: ``` nnoremap :Black ``` **How to get Vim with Python 3.6?** On Ubuntu 17.10 Vim comes with Python 3.6 by default. On macOS with Homebrew run: `brew install vim`. When building Vim from source, use: `./configure --enable-python3interp=yes`. There's many guides online how to do this. **I get an import error when using _Black_ from a virtual environment**: If you get an error message like this: ```text Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 63, in File "/home/gui/.vim/black/lib/python3.7/site-packages/black.py", line 45, in from typed_ast import ast3, ast27 File "/home/gui/.vim/black/lib/python3.7/site-packages/typed_ast/ast3.py", line 40, in from typed_ast import _ast3 ImportError: /home/gui/.vim/black/lib/python3.7/site-packages/typed_ast/_ast3.cpython-37m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so: undefined symbool: PyExc_KeyboardInterrupt ``` Then you need to install `typed_ast` and `regex` directly from the source code. The error happens because `pip` will download [Python wheels](https://pythonwheels.com/) if they are available. Python wheels are a new standard of distributing Python packages and packages that have Cython and extensions written in C are already compiled, so the installation is much more faster. The problem here is that somehow the Python environment inside Vim does not match with those already compiled C extensions and these kind of errors are the result. Luckily there is an easy fix: installing the packages from the source code. The two packages that cause the problem are: - [regex](https://pypi.org/project/regex/) - [typed-ast](https://pypi.org/project/typed-ast/) Now remove those two packages: ```console $ pip uninstall regex typed-ast -y ``` And now you can install them with: ```console $ pip install --no-binary :all: regex typed-ast ``` The C extensions will be compiled and now Vim's Python environment will match. Note that you need to have the GCC compiler and the Python development files installed (on Ubuntu/Debian do `sudo apt-get install build-essential python3-dev`). If you later want to update _Black_, you should do it like this: ```console $ pip install -U black --no-binary regex,typed-ast ``` ### With ALE 1. Install [`ale`](https://github.com/dense-analysis/ale) 1. Install `black` 1. Add this to your vimrc: ```vim let g:ale_fixers = {} let g:ale_fixers.python = ['black'] ``` ## Gedit gedit is the default text editor of the GNOME, Unix like Operating Systems. Open gedit as ```console $ gedit ``` 1. `Go to edit > preferences > plugins` 1. Search for `external tools` and activate it. 1. In `Tools menu -> Manage external tools` 1. Add a new tool using `+` button. 1. Copy the below content to the code window. ```console #!/bin/bash Name=$GEDIT_CURRENT_DOCUMENT_NAME black $Name ``` - Set a keyboard shortcut if you like, Ex. `ctrl-B` - Save: `Nothing` - Input: `Nothing` - Output: `Display in bottom pane` if you like. - Change the name of the tool if you like. Use your keyboard shortcut or `Tools -> External Tools` to use your new tool. When you close and reopen your File, _Black_ will be done with its job. ## Visual Studio Code Use the [Python extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-python.python) ([instructions](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/python/editing#_formatting)). ## SublimeText 3 Use [sublack plugin](https://github.com/jgirardet/sublack). ## Jupyter Notebook Magic Use [blackcellmagic](https://github.com/csurfer/blackcellmagic). ## Python Language Server If your editor supports the [Language Server Protocol](https://langserver.org/) (Atom, Sublime Text, Visual Studio Code and many more), you can use the [Python Language Server](https://github.com/palantir/python-language-server) with the [pyls-black](https://github.com/rupert/pyls-black) plugin. ## Atom/Nuclide Use [python-black](https://atom.io/packages/python-black) or [formatters-python](https://atom.io/packages/formatters-python). ## Gradle (the build tool) Use the [Spotless](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/tree/main/plugin-gradle) plugin. ## Kakoune Add the following hook to your kakrc, then run _Black_ with `:format`. ``` hook global WinSetOption filetype=python %{ set-option window formatcmd 'black -q -' } ``` ## Thonny Use [Thonny-black-code-format](https://github.com/Franccisco/thonny-black-code-format).