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		darepublic on May 17, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Black – Uncompromising Python code formatter the outputted code should at least be decently readable and predictable, otherwise I don't see the point of having a formatter at all.

mlevental on May 17, 2019 [–]

>the outputted code should at least be decently readable

black isn't an uglifier/minifier. it's undoubtedly readable.

>predictable

why?

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