X-Git-Url: https://git.madduck.net/etc/vim.git/blobdiff_plain/25d886f52c2bbbb58386ac8050f4e67952507bc7..4a063a9f8d7069ea82186ac9aff5a2cd1c2618d7:/docs/the_black_code_style/future_style.md diff --git a/docs/the_black_code_style/future_style.md b/docs/the_black_code_style/future_style.md index b2cdca2..96abc99 100644 --- a/docs/the_black_code_style/future_style.md +++ b/docs/the_black_code_style/future_style.md @@ -111,3 +111,51 @@ my_dict = { "another key": short_value, } ``` + +### Improved multiline string handling + +_Black_ is smarter when formatting multiline strings, especially in function arguments, +to avoid introducing extra line breaks. Previously, it would always consider multiline +strings as not fitting on a single line. With this new feature, _Black_ looks at the +context around the multiline string to decide if it should be inlined or split to a +separate line. For example, when a multiline string is passed to a function, _Black_ +will only split the multiline string if a line is too long or if multiple arguments are +being passed. + +For example, _Black_ will reformat + +```python +textwrap.dedent( + """\ + This is a + multiline string +""" +) +``` + +to: + +```python +textwrap.dedent("""\ + This is a + multiline string +""") +``` + +And: + +```python +MULTILINE = """ +foobar +""".replace( + "\n", "" +) +``` + +to: + +```python +MULTILINE = """ +foobar +""".replace("\n", "") +```