This skill automates the application of official PEP 8 Python style standards for code generation, refactoring, and technical reviews.
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What is Python PEP 8 Style Guide?
The Python PEP 8 Style Guide skill provides a comprehensive implementation of the official Python style standards. It ensures that every line of code generated or reviewed by the agent adheres to professional layout, whitespace, and naming conventions. By leveraging these Openclaw Skills, developers can maintain a high-quality codebase that is consistent with the Python standard library, making it easier for teams to collaborate and maintain large-scale applications.
Python PEP 8 Style Guide Use Cases
- Refactoring legacy codebases to comply with modern Python formatting standards.
- Automating the organization of import statements into the three required PEP 8 categories.
- Ensuring consistent naming conventions across classes, functions, and variables in new projects.
- Checking for proper indentation and continuation line alignment in complex logic.
- Improving code readability by enforcing maximum line lengths and proper blank line usage.
How Python PEP 8 Style Guide Works
- The agent identifies the context of the Python code, whether it is being written from scratch or refactored.
- It applies core layout rules including 4-space indentation and 79-character line limits.
- The skill scans for naming convention compliance, converting identifiers to snake_case or CapWords as appropriate.
- It restructures the module header, placing dunders, imports, and docstrings in the correct sequence.
- Finally, it cleans up whitespace and ensures that singleton comparisons and exception handling follow best practices.
Python PEP 8 Style Guide Setup
To activate this functionality, include the skill in your agent definition. No additional binary installation is required as it works via the logic defined in the Openclaw Skills framework.
# Add to your skill configuration
openclaw add skill python-pep8-style
Python PEP 8 Style Guide Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes Python source code according to the following metadata and structural taxonomy:
| Feature | Standard Requirement |
|---|---|
| Indentation | 4 spaces (no tabs allowed) |
| Max Line Length | 79 characters for code |
| Docstrings | 72 characters and PEP 257 compliant |
| Imports | Grouped by source (Stdlib, 3rd-party, Local) |
| Class Names | CapWords convention |
| Function Names | lower_case_with_underscores |
Python PEP 8 Style Guide Advanced Features
- Support for PEP 484 and PEP 526 type and variable annotations with correct spacing.
- Intelligent handling of binary operator line breaks, preferring breaks before the operator.
- Automatic name mangling for non-public attributes in classes designed for inheritance.
- Strict enforcement of singleton comparisons using is and is not.
- Detection and removal of extraneous whitespace in slices, indices, and argument lists.
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