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Description:
Formatter for python code

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: python formatter linter code-quality pep8

Install: brew install yapf

About:
YAPF (Yet Another Python Formatter) is a Python code formatter that enforces consistent styling according to PEP 8 and other configurable standards. It automatically reformats code to maximize readability and minimize diffs, ensuring a uniform codebase across teams. It is highly customizable, allowing teams to define their own style guides or adopt existing ones like Google or Facebook styles.

Key Features:

Enforces PEP 8 and custom style guides
Minimizes diffs during code reformatting
Highly configurable style settings
Supports Google, Facebook, and PEP 8 styles
Command-line interface for easy integration

Use Cases:

Standardizing code style across a development team
Automating code formatting in CI/CD pipelines
Refactoring legacy Python code to meet modern style standards

Alternatives:

Black – Opinionated formatter with fewer configuration options, focusing on 'uncompromising' style.
autopep8 – Automatically formats Python code to conform to the PEP 8 style guide with minimal configuration.
Ruff – Extremely fast linter and formatter written in Rust, offering broader functionality beyond formatting.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Nov 13, 2024 9:19pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	e23d8562