* it will read from standard input and write to standard output if `-`
is used as the filename;
* it only outputs messages to users on standard error;
-* exits with code 0 unless an internal error occured (or `--check` was
+* exits with code 0 unless an internal error occurred (or `--check` was
used).
and `'''`). It will replace the latter with the former as long as it
does not result in more backslash escapes than before.
+*Black* also standardizes string prefixes, making them always lowercase.
+On top of that, if your code is already Python 3.6+ only or it's using
+the `unicode_literals` future import, *Black* will remove `u` from the
+string prefix as it is meaningless in those scenarios.
+
The main reason to standardize on a single form of quotes is aesthetics.
Having one kind of quotes everywhere reduces reader distraction.
It will also enable a future version of *Black* to merge consecutive
* empty parentheses in a class definition are now removed (#145, #180)
+* string prefixes are now standardized to lowercase and `u` is removed
+ on Python 3.6+ only code and Python 2.7+ code with the `unicode_literals`
+ future import (#188, #198, #199)
+
+* fixed trailers (content with brackets) being unnecessarily exploded
+ into their own lines after a dedented closing bracket
+
* fixed an invalid trailing comma sometimes left in imports (#185)
* fixed non-deterministic formatting when multiple pairs of removable parentheses
where used both in function signatures with stars and function calls
with stars but the former would be reformatted to a single line.
+* fixed crash when dead symlinks where encountered
+
### 18.4a4
* [Eli Treuherz](mailto:eli.treuherz@cgi.com)
* Hugo van Kemenade
* [Ivan Katanić](mailto:ivan.katanic@gmail.com)
+* [Jelle Zijlstra](mailto:jelle.zijlstra@gmail.com)
* [Jonas Obrist](mailto:ojiidotch@gmail.com)
+* [Miguel Gaiowski](mailto:miggaiowski@gmail.com)
* [Osaetin Daniel](mailto:osaetindaniel@gmail.com)
* [Sunil Kapil](mailto:snlkapil@gmail.com)
* [Vishwas B Sharma](mailto:sharma.vishwas88@gmail.com)