macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
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Automatically formats Python code to conform to the PEP 8 style guide. Version 2.3.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install python3-autopep8Debian stable package indexes · python3-autopep8 · source: deb.debian.org
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S autopep8Arch Linux sync databases · autopep8 · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
overview
Package summary
Automatically formats Python code to conform to the PEP 8 style guide
Project links
Commands and aliases
- autopep8
history
Project history and usage
autopep8 is a Python formatter that uses pycodestyle diagnostics to rewrite code toward PEP 8. It predates the Black era of Python formatting and represents the earlier style of configurable, error-code-driven automatic cleanup.
Project history
The official GitHub repository was created in December 2010. The README describes autopep8 as a tool that automatically formats Python code to conform to PEP 8, using pycodestyle to determine which parts need formatting.
The project grew around pycodestyle error codes: the README lists many E and W codes autopep8 can fix, plus conservative defaults and more aggressive modes for changes that may affect semantics.
Adoption history
autopep8 spread through Python packaging and editor integrations as a command-line formatter. The batch input lists Homebrew plus Debian/Ubuntu and Arch packages, while the official README points users to pip, PyPI, GitHub, and pre-commit hook usage.
Its GitHub metadata shows thousands of stars and hundreds of forks, consistent with long-running use in Python developer workflows even as opinionated formatters became more prominent later.
How it is used
Common usage is autopep8 --in-place with one or more --aggressive flags, or --diff for review. The README also documents module use through fix_code(), recursive operation, parallel jobs, line ranges, pre-commit integration, and pyproject.toml support.
Configuration can come from a global pycodestyle file, project files such as setup.cfg, tox.ini, .pep8, and .flake8, or pyproject.toml under [tool.autopep8], which takes precedence over other configuration files.
Why package nerds care
autopep8 is useful to package nerds because it bridges Python packaging, linter configuration, editor formatting, and pre-commit automation without imposing a single style regime. Its behavior is legible in terms of pycodestyle codes, which makes distro and CI behavior easier to explain than opaque formatter output.
Timeline
- 2010: hhatto/autopep8 GitHub repository created.
- 2010s: autopep8 becomes a common PEP 8 cleanup command distributed through PyPI and OS package managers.
- 2020s: autopep8 continues supporting pyproject.toml, pre-commit, modern Python versions, and pycodestyle-based fixes.
Related projects
- pycodestyle supplies the style diagnostics autopep8 uses.
- flake8 and pep8-style configuration files influence autopep8 configuration discovery.
- Black, yapf, docformatter, and eradicate are adjacent Python formatting or cleanup tools.
Sources
- https://api.github.com/repos/hhatto/autopep8
- https://github.com/hhatto/autopep8#readme
- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.config/pycodestylesetup.cfgtox.ini.pep8.flake8pyproject.toml- Windows
~\.pycodestylesetup.cfgtox.ini.pep8.flake8pyproject.toml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
autopep8 | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version2.3.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/hhatto/autopep8
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/hhatto/autopep8none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:autopep8 |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.3.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/autopep8 |
| Homepage | https://github.com/hhatto/autopep8 |
| Repository | https://github.com/hhatto/autopep8 |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/hhatto/autopep8#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/50/d8/30873d2b7b57dee9263e53d142da044c4600a46f2d28374b3e38b023df16/autopep8-2.3.2.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | python@3.14 |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | autopep8 |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
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Debian apt95%
python3-autopep8 2.3.2-1
tool that automatically formats Python code to conform to PEP 8
https://github.com/hhatto/autopep8
sudo apt install python3-autopep8- Section: python
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: autopep8
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Autopep8
Ubuntu apt95%
python3-autopep8 2.0.4-2
tool that automatically formats Python code to conform to PEP 8
https://github.com/hhatto/autopep8
sudo apt install python3-autopep8- Section: universe/python
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: autopep8
- 7 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Autopep8
pacman95%
autopep8 1:2.3.2-2
A tool that automatically formats Python code to conform to the PEP 8 style guide
https://github.com/hhatto/autopep8
sudo pacman -S autopep8- License: MIT
- Architecture: any
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Autopep8
source trail
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- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment