# google/yapf · GitHub

<https://github.com/google/yapf>

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- Saved: March 28, 2015 (2015-03-28T10:20:57Z)
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- JSON: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/191b9f66524e.json

## From the page (probably an excerpt, not Jamie's words)

YAPF takes a different approach. It's based off of 'clang-format', developed by Daniel Jasper. In essence, the algorithm takes the code and reformats it to the best formatting that conforms to the style guide, even if the original code didn't violate the style guide. The idea is also similar to the 'gofmt' tool for the Go programming language: end all holy wars about formatting - if the whole code base of a project is simply piped through YAPF whenever modifications are made, the style remains consistent throughout the project and there's no point arguing about style in every code review.

## Facts

- Kind: [Repository](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/kinds/repository/)
- Repository: google/yapf: A formatter for Python files
- About the repository: Python, 13,989 stars, Apache-2.0, last push October 23, 2026

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