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What both publish
| Fact | Black | gofmt |
|---|---|---|
| Editor integrations | The documentation describes integrations for editors including PyCharm, Vim, Neovim, Visual Studio Code, and Sublime Text. | The Go project documents gofmt integrations for Vim, Emacs, Eclipse, Sublime Text, Git pre-commit hooks, and Mercurial. |
| License | Black is licensed under the MIT license. | Go is an open source project distributed under a BSD-style license. |
| Purpose | Black is an opinionated formatter for Python code that follows PEP 8. | Gofmt automatically formats Go programs using tabs for indentation and blanks for alignment. |
Black plans
- BlackFree
gofmt plans
- gofmtFree
Pick Black if…
Black suits Python developers who want consistent formatting with few style decisions. It can also suit teams using documented editor integrations or GitHub Actions.
Pick gofmt if…
gofmt suits Go developers who want consistent formatting from the command line or an editor integration. It can also fit workflows that use Git pre-commit hooks or Mercurial.