Andrew Barnert via Python-Dev <python-dev@python.org> writes:
[…] it can be helpful to have both suggested editor plugins that do the auto formatting on the dev's computer, and VCS-triggered checkers that ensure the formatting was correct.
Right, I was not intending the different stages to be exclusive. I was seeking clarification from the OP on the intended stages proposed to be automated. It's also worth noting that neither of the above approaches you mention would qualify IMO to be termed a “bot”, since they still leave it to the human operator to deal with formatting violations before the edits reach the VCS. But that's another clarification I'm seeking from the OP: what “bot” is being proposed? -- \ “Nothing is more sacred than the facts.” —Sam Harris, _The End | `\ of Faith_, 2004 | _o__) | Ben Finney