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autopep8:tldr:59168
autopep8: Recursively format all files in a directory in-place and save changes.
$ autopep8 --in-place --recursive ${path-to-directory}
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The command "autopep8 --in-place --recursive ${path-to-directory}" is used to automatically format Python code according to the PEP 8 style guide. Here's a breakdown of what each part of the command does:
- "autopep8" is the name of the command-line tool that performs automatic code formatting. It is installed as a separate package in Python.
- "--in-place" is an option that tells autopep8 to overwrite the files with the formatted code instead of just showing the changes.
- "--recursive" is another option that makes autopep8 search for Python files in the specified directory and its subdirectories.
- "${path-to-directory}" is a placeholder that should be replaced with the actual path to the directory containing the Python files you want to format.
When you run this command, autopep8 will go through all the Python files in the specified directory and its subdirectories, automatically applying formatting changes to make the code adhere to the PEP 8 guidelines. The original files will be replaced with the formatted versions.
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