*Black* is the uncompromising Python code formatter. By using it, you
-agree to cease control over minutiae of hand-formatting. In return,
+agree to cede control over minutiae of hand-formatting. In return,
*Black* gives you speed, determinism, and freedom from `pycodestyle`
nagging about formatting. You will save time and mental energy for
more important matters.
indentation level (like the arguments list and the docstring in the
example above).
+If a line of "from" imports cannot fit in the allotted length, it's always split
+into one per line. Imports tend to change often and this minimizes diffs, as well
+as enables readers of code to easily find which commit introduced a particular
+import. This exception also makes *Black* compatible with
+[isort](https://pypi.org/p/isort/). Use `multi_line_output=3`,
+`include_trailing_comma=True`, `force_grid_wrap=0`, and `line_length=88` in your
+isort config.
+
### Line length
*Black* avoids spurious vertical whitespace. This is in the spirit of
PEP 8 which says that in-function vertical whitespace should only be
-used sparingly. One exception is control flow statements: *Black* will
-always emit an extra empty line after ``return``, ``raise``, ``break``,
-``continue``, and ``yield``. This is to make changes in control flow
-more prominent to readers of your code.
+used sparingly.
*Black* will allow single empty lines inside functions, and single and
double empty lines on module level left by the original editors, except
It will also insert proper spacing before and after function definitions.
It's one line before and after inner functions and two lines before and
-after module-level functions. *Black* will put those empty lines also
-between the function definition and any standalone comments that
-immediately precede the given function. If you want to comment on the
-entire function, use a docstring or put a leading comment in the function
-body.
+after module-level functions. *Black* will not put empty lines between
+function/class definitions and standalone comments that immediately precede
+the given function/class.
### Trailing commas
style guide enforcement tools like Flake8. Since ``W503`` is not PEP 8 compliant,
you should tell Flake8 to ignore these warnings.
+### Slices
+
+PEP 8 [recommends](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/#whitespace-in-expressions-and-statements)
+to treat ``:`` in slices as a binary operator with the lowest priority, and to
+leave an equal amount of space on either side, except if a parameter is omitted
+(e.g. ``ham[1 + 1 :]``). It also states that for extended slices, both ``:``
+operators have to have the same amount of spacing, except if a parameter is
+omitted (``ham[1 + 1 ::]``). *Black* enforces these rules consistently.
+
+This behaviour may raise ``E203 whitespace before ':'`` warnings in style guide
+enforcement tools like Flake8. Since ``E203`` is not PEP 8 compliant, you should
+tell Flake8 to ignore these warnings.
+
+### Parentheses
+
+Some parentheses are optional in the Python grammar. Any expression can
+be wrapped in a pair of parentheses to form an atom. There are a few
+interesting cases:
+
+- `if (...):`
+- `while (...):`
+- `for (...) in (...):`
+- `assert (...), (...)`
+- `from X import (...)`
+
+In those cases, parentheses are removed when the entire statement fits
+in one line, or if the inner expression doesn't have any delimiters to
+further split on. Otherwise, the parentheses are always added.
+
## Editor integration
2. Locate your `black` installation folder.
- $ which black # MacOS/Linux
+ On MacOS / Linux / BSD:
+
+ $ which black
/usr/local/bin/black # possible location
- <!-->
+ On Windows:
- $ where black # Windows
+ $ where black
%LocalAppData%\Programs\Python\Python36-32\Scripts\black.exe # possible location
-
+
3. Open External tools in PyCharm with `File -> Settings -> Tools -> External Tools`.
4. Click the + icon to add a new external tool with the following values:
* `g:black_linelength` (defaults to `88`)
* `g:black_virtualenv` (defaults to `~/.vim/black`)
-To install, copy the plugin from [vim/plugin/black.vim](https://github.com/ambv/black/tree/master/vim/plugin/black.vim).
+To install with [vim-plug](https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug):
+
+```
+Plug 'ambv/black',
+```
+
+or with [Vundle](https://github.com/VundleVim/Vundle.vim):
+
+```
+Plugin 'ambv/black'
+```
+
+or you can copy the plugin from [plugin/black.vim](https://github.com/ambv/black/tree/master/plugin/black.vim).
Let me know if this requires any changes to work with Vim 8's builtin
-`packadd`, or Pathogen, or Vundle, and so on.
+`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
Use [joslarson.black-vscode](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=joslarson.black-vscode).
+### SublimeText 3
+
+Use [sublack plugin](https://github.com/jgirardet/sublack).
### Other editors
that is pinned to the latest release on PyPI. If you'd rather run on
master, this is also an option.
+
+## Ignoring non-modified files
+
+*Black* remembers files it already formatted, unless the `--diff` flag is used or
+code is passed via standard input. This information is stored per-user. The exact
+location of the file depends on the black version and the system on which black
+is run. The file is non-portable. The standard location on common operating systems
+is:
+
+* Windows: `C:\\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\black\black\Cache\<version>\cache.<line-length>.pickle`
+* macOS: `/Users/<username>/Library/Caches/black/<version>/cache.<line-length>.pickle`
+* Linux: `/home/<username>/.cache/black/<version>/cache.<line-length>.pickle`
+
+
## Testimonials
**Dusty Phillips**, [writer](https://smile.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=dusty+phillips):
## Contributing to Black
-In terms of inspiration, *Black* is about as configurable as *gofmt* and
-*rustfmt* are. This is deliberate.
+In terms of inspiration, *Black* is about as configurable as *gofmt*.
+This is deliberate.
Bug reports and fixes are always welcome! However, before you suggest a
new feature or configuration knob, ask yourself why you want it. If it
## Change Log
+### 18.5a0 (unreleased)
+
+* slices are now formatted according to PEP 8 (#178)
+
+* empty parentheses in a class definition are now removed (#145, #180)
+
+* fixed an invalid trailing comma sometimes left in imports (#185)
+
+* fixed non-deterministic formatting when multiple pairs of removable parentheses
+ were used (#183)
+
+* fixed not splitting long from-imports with only a single name
+
+
+### 18.4a4
+
+* don't populate the cache on `--check` (#175)
+
+
+### 18.4a3
+
+* added a "cache"; files already reformatted that haven't changed on disk
+ won't be reformatted again (#109)
+
+* `--check` and `--diff` are no longer mutually exclusive (#149)
+
+* generalized star expression handling, including double stars; this
+ fixes multiplication making expressions "unsafe" for trailing commas (#132)
+
+* Black no longer enforces putting empty lines behind control flow statements
+ (#90)
+
+* Black now splits imports like "Mode 3 + trailing comma" of isort (#127)
+
+* fixed comment indentation when a standalone comment closes a block (#16, #32)
+
+* fixed standalone comments receiving extra empty lines if immediately preceding
+ a class, def, or decorator (#56, #154)
+
+* fixed `--diff` not showing entire path (#130)
+
+* fixed parsing of complex expressions after star and double stars in
+ function calls (#2)
+
+* fixed invalid splitting on comma in lambda arguments (#133)
+
+* fixed missing splits of ternary expressions (#141)
+
+
+### 18.4a2
+
+* fixed parsing of unaligned standalone comments (#99, #112)
+
+* fixed placement of dictionary unpacking inside dictionary literals (#111)
+
+* Vim plugin now works on Windows, too
+
+* fixed unstable formatting when encountering unnecessarily escaped quotes
+ in a string (#120)
+
+
### 18.4a1
* added `--quiet` (#78)
+* added automatic parentheses management (#4)
+
* added [pre-commit](https://pre-commit.com) integration (#103, #104)
* fixed reporting on `--check` with multiple files (#101, #102)
* fixed removing backslash escapes from raw strings (#100, #105)
+
### 18.4a0
* added `--diff` (#87)
Glued together by [Łukasz Langa](mailto:lukasz@langa.pl).
Maintained with [Carol Willing](mailto:carolcode@willingconsulting.com),
-[Carl Meyer](mailto:carl@oddbird.net), and
-[Mika Naylor](mailto:mail@autophagy.io).
+[Carl Meyer](mailto:carl@oddbird.net),
+[Mika Naylor](mailto:mail@autophagy.io), and
+[Zsolt Dollenstein](mailto:zsol.zsol@gmail.com).
Multiple contributions by:
* [Anthony Sottile](mailto:asottile@umich.edu)
* [Artem Malyshev](mailto:proofit404@gmail.com)
+* [Christian Heimes](mailto:christian@python.org)
* [Daniel M. Capella](mailto:polycitizen@gmail.com)
* [Eli Treuherz](mailto:eli.treuherz@cgi.com)
* Hugo van Kemenade
* [Ivan Katanić](mailto:ivan.katanic@gmail.com)
+* [Jonas Obrist](mailto:ojiidotch@gmail.com)
* [Osaetin Daniel](mailto:osaetindaniel@gmail.com)
-* [Zsolt Dollenstein](mailto:zsol.zsol@gmail.com)
+* [Sunil Kapil](mailto:snlkapil@gmail.com)
+* [Vishwas B Sharma](mailto:sharma.vishwas88@gmail.com)