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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ *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. @@ -53,13 +53,18 @@ black [OPTIONS] [SRC]... Options: -l, --line-length INTEGER Where to wrap around. [default: 88] - --check Don't write back the files, just return the + --check Don't write the files back, just return the status. Return code 0 means nothing would change. Return code 1 means some files would be reformatted. Return code 123 means there was an internal error. + --diff Don't write the files back, just output a diff + for each file on stdout. --fast / --safe If --fast given, skip temporary sanity checks. [default: --safe] + -q, --quiet Don't emit non-error messages to stderr. Errors + are still emitted, silence those with + 2>/dev/null. --version Show the version and exit. --help Show this message and exit. ``` @@ -69,7 +74,7 @@ Options: * 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). @@ -101,9 +106,9 @@ the same effect, as a courtesy for straddling code. *Black* ignores previous formatting and applies uniform horizontal and vertical whitespace to your code. The rules for horizontal -whitespace are pretty obvious and can be summarized as: do whatever -makes `pycodestyle` happy. The coding style used by *Black* can be -viewed as a strict subset of PEP 8. +whitespace can be summarized as: do whatever makes `pycodestyle` happy. +The coding style used by *Black* can be viewed as a strict subset of +PEP 8. As for vertical whitespace, *Black* tries to render one full expression or simple statement per line. If this fits the allotted line length, @@ -159,7 +164,7 @@ def very_important_function( debug: bool = False, ): """Applies `variables` to the `template` and writes to `file`.""" - with open(file, 'w') as f: + with open(file, "w") as f: ... ``` @@ -171,6 +176,14 @@ between two distinct sections of the code that otherwise share the same 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 @@ -213,10 +226,7 @@ bother you if you overdo it by a few km/h". *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 @@ -225,11 +235,9 @@ are always reformatted to fit minimal space, this whitespace is lost. 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 @@ -260,6 +268,80 @@ if you'd like a trailing comma in this situation and *Black* didn't recognize it was safe to do so, put it there manually and *Black* will keep it. +### Strings + +*Black* prefers double quotes (`"` and `"""`) over single quotes (`'` +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 +string literals that ended up on the same line (see +[#26](https://github.com/ambv/black/issues/26) for details). + +Why settle on double quotes? They anticipate apostrophes in English +text. They match the docstring standard described in PEP 257. An +empty string in double quotes (`""`) is impossible to confuse with +a one double-quote regardless of fonts and syntax highlighting used. +On top of this, double quotes for strings are consistent with C which +Python interacts a lot with. + +On certain keyboard layouts like US English, typing single quotes is +a bit easier than double quotes. The latter requires use of the Shift +key. My recommendation here is to keep using whatever is faster to type +and let *Black* handle the transformation. + +### Line Breaks & Binary Operators + +*Black* will break a line before a binary operator when splitting a block +of code over multiple lines. This is so that *Black* is compliant with the +recent changes in the [PEP 8](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/#should-a-line-break-before-or-after-a-binary-operator) +style guide, which emphasizes that this approach improves readability. + +This behaviour may raise ``W503 line break before binary operator`` warnings in +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 (...)` +- assignments like: + - `target = (...)` + - `target: type = (...)` + - `some, *un, packing = (...)` + - `augmented += (...)` + +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 @@ -268,6 +350,36 @@ keep it. Use [proofit404/blacken](https://github.com/proofit404/blacken). +### PyCharm + +1. Install `black`. + + $ pip install black + +2. Locate your `black` installation folder. + + On MacOS / Linux / BSD: + + $ which black + /usr/local/bin/black # possible location + + On 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: + - Name: Black + - Description: Black is the uncompromising Python code formatter. + - Program: