autopep8-on-pycharm

The rules governing Python code formatting are codified in a document named PEP 8. If you want to apply those rules to a given codebase, Tool autopep8 can automate that job. It neatens up Python code to match PEP 8, and returns warnings about specific lines that need developer attention.

Let me show you how to set up autopep8 on pycharm to make your python life much easier.

Install autopep8 package

Open your terminal / cmd run the following command:

pip install autopep8

Open Pycharm

1. Open external tool: Preference → Tools → External Tools → +
   
2. Configuration

• Name：Autopep8 (Whatever name)
• Tools settings:

```
Programs：autopep8 （Make sure you have installed）
Parameters: --in-place --aggressive --aggressive $FilePath$
Working directory: $ProjectFileDir$
```

• Click Output Files → +，Regular expression to match output：$FILE_PATH$\:$LINE$\:$COLUMN$\:.*

usage

External Tools → Autopep8

Name: AutoPep8
Description: autopep8 your code
Program: autopep8
Arguments: --in-place --aggressive --aggressive $FilePath$
Working directory: $ProjectFileDir$
Output filters: $FILE_PATH$\:$LINE$\:$COLUMN$\:.*