5 alternatives to black
psf/black — The uncompromising Python code formatter (42,121 stars, MIT, integration).
These are the closest projects in the JustClaw-It index that we serve licence-cleared code from, ranked by relevance and by our code-quality score (1–10, the mean over each repo's graded components: completeness, code quality, deployability, reusability, strategic value). JustClaw-It also serves 44 licence-cleared components from psf/black itself.
| # | Repo | Score | Licence | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pycqa/isort | 7.3 | MIT | 6,965 |
| 2 | kamadorueda/alejandra | 6.7 | Unlicense | 1,415 |
| 3 | hukkin/mdformat | 4.7 | MIT | 829 |
| 4 | cpisciotta/xcbeautify | 6.2 | MIT | 1,555 |
| 5 | tombi-toml/tombi | 5.9 | MIT | 1,200 |
The alternatives in detail
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A Python utility / library to sort imports.score 7.3/10 · MIT permissive · 6,965 stars · 25 components · search them
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The Uncompromising Nix Code Formatterscore 6.7/10 · Unlicense permissive · 1,415 stars · 30 components · search them
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CommonMark compliant Markdown formatterscore 4.7/10 · MIT permissive · 829 stars · 12 components · search them
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An xcodebuild formatterscore 6.2/10 · MIT permissive · 1,555 stars · 18 components · search them
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TOML Formatter / Linter / Language Serverscore 5.9/10 · MIT permissive · 1,200 stars · 628 components · search them
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