microsoft/vscode-black-formatter

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Formatting support for Python using the Black formatter

Stars: 196
Forks: 49
Open beginner issues: 0
Indexed issues: 28
Avg merge: 1d 5h
Merged PRs (30d): 7

Dominant language: Python
License: MIT
Last GitHub push: Sep 16, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 19, 2026
Contributing guide: Contributing guide
Code of conduct: Code of conduct
Beginner labels: good first issue help wanted

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28 open issues indexed

Update vulnerable npm dependencies Open

triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-black-formatter#807 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · 2 assignees · Opened Sep 14, 2026
Fails to launch when running black with Python 3.15 on NixOS Open

bug triage-needed

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

microsoft/vscode-black-formatter#798 · Opened Sep 3, 2026
not working on ipynb file Open

bug triage-needed

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 15/100

microsoft/vscode-black-formatter#788 · Opened Aug 19, 2026
[aw] Extension Template Sync failed Open

agentic-workflows

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-black-formatter#780 · 4 comments · Opened Jul 12, 2026
Black permission errors Open

bug triage-needed

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

microsoft/vscode-black-formatter#737 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened May 6, 2026
OSError: [Errno 36] File name too long Open

triage-needed

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

microsoft/vscode-black-formatter#735 · 8 comments · Opened May 1, 2026
ImportError: cannot import name 'NothingType' from 'attrs' Open

bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

microsoft/vscode-black-formatter#729 · 6 comments · 4 reactions · Opened Apr 30, 2026
[aw] Issue Triage failed Open

agentic-workflows

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-black-formatter#724 · 58 comments · Opened Apr 22, 2026
Template Sync: Bump picomatch Open

Difficulty 1/5 Under an hour Newbie friendliness 85/100

microsoft/vscode-black-formatter#688 · Opened Mar 27, 2026
No such file or directory: '/usr/local/bin/pyink' Open

triage-needed

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

microsoft/vscode-black-formatter#681 · 1 comment · Opened Mar 22, 2026
[aw] No-Op Runs Open

agentic-workflows

Difficulty 1/5 Under an hour Newbie friendliness 5/100

microsoft/vscode-black-formatter#660 · 85 comments · Opened Mar 9, 2026
Saving changes to Python files with 'Format On Save' occasionally leads to duplicating the last few lines or symbols (using Black Formatter) Open

triage-needed

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

microsoft/vscode-black-formatter#604 · 5 comments · 4 reactions · Opened Jan 6, 2026
black is using cached pyproject.toml instead of the actual one Open

bug good first issue help wanted needs PR

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-black-formatter#569 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Apr 18, 2025
Feature request: Support for extrapaths field Open

feature-request needs community feedback

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

microsoft/vscode-black-formatter#553 · Opened Jan 29, 2025
Project Specific settings for black -formatter Open

triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-black-formatter#549 · 3 reactions · 1 assignee · Opened Oct 17, 2024
invalid value for '--target-version' because of not supporting py313 in black 24.8.0 Open

bug triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-black-formatter#543 · 4 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Oct 9, 2024
Extension does not seem to use the local `pyproject.toml` Open

bug triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-black-formatter#519 · 8 comments · 5 reactions · 1 assignee · Opened Jun 17, 2024
black produces unnecessary line breaks in a cell of jupyter notebook if there are one or more import statements Open

bug info-needed triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-black-formatter#516 · 5 comments · 5 reactions · 1 assignee · Opened Jun 2, 2024
Do not show commands when extension is not activated Open

bug good first issue

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

microsoft/vscode-black-formatter#514 · 2 comments · Opened May 23, 2024
Add command to format whole workspace Open

feature-request needs community feedback

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/vscode-black-formatter#497 · 4 reactions · Opened Mar 29, 2024
Support for format on type Open

feature-request

microsoft/vscode-black-formatter#489 · 6 comments · 2 assignees · Opened Mar 20, 2024
Multi-root workspaces require all folders to a valid python interpreter Open

bug needs investigation

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

microsoft/vscode-black-formatter#484 · 2 comments · 4 reactions · Opened Mar 13, 2024
bundled/tool/*.py incompatibilities with packages in venv with importStrategy=fromEnvironment Open

triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-black-formatter#369 · 7 comments · 7 reactions · 1 assignee · Opened Nov 7, 2023
Black Formatter are hanging when trying to format on save Open

bug info-needed triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-black-formatter#317 · 27 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 20, 2023
Support for `--check` and report as problem if a file needs formatting Open

feature-request needs PR

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-black-formatter#164 · 3 comments · 4 reactions · Opened Dec 28, 2022
Support remote blackd server Open

feature-request needs community feedback

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-black-formatter#160 · 4 comments · 9 reactions · Opened Dec 5, 2022
[Feature Request] Support for black in Jupyter Notebooks Open

feature-request needs community feedback

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-black-formatter#87 · 6 comments · 21 reactions · Opened Jun 30, 2022
Add progress or busy indication when extension is formatting. Open

feature-request needs PR

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-black-formatter#56 · 2 comments · Opened May 21, 2022

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