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Use Flake8 to Lint Python Scripts

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Configration

It is suggested that you put the configuration into a file named .flake8 in the root directory of your project. When flake8 supports pyproject.toml later, it is best to …

Tips on Darglint

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Tips and Traps

  1. It is suggested that you avoid using darglint directly, but instead you can use flake8 which will automatically call darglint if it exists.

  2. Improperly escaped \n causes darglint …

Sort Python Imports Using isort

Installation

isort can be installed with the following command.

pip3 install isort

Configuration

There are 2 recommened ways to configure isort. The first recommended way is to place a file named .isort.cfg at the root of your project. For example,

[settings]
line_length=120
force_to_top=file1.py,file2.py
skip=file3.py,file4.py
known_future_library=future,pies
known_standard_library=std,std2
known_third_party=randomthirdparty
known_first_party=mylib1,mylib2
indent='    '
multi_line_output=3
length_sort=1
forced_separate=django.contrib,django.utils
default_section=FIRSTPARTY
no_lines_before=LOCALFOLDER

The second way is to add your desired settings under a [tool.isort] section in the pyproject.toml