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What both publish
| Fact | Black | rustfmt |
|---|---|---|
| Editor integrations | The documentation describes integrations for editors including PyCharm, Vim, Neovim, Visual Studio Code, and Sublime Text. | The README lists integrations or usage instructions for Vim, Emacs, Sublime Text 3, Atom, Visual Studio Code, and IntelliJ or CLion. |
| License | Black is licensed under the MIT license. | rustfmt is distributed under both the MIT License and Apache License 2.0. |
| Purpose | Black is an opinionated formatter for Python code that follows PEP 8. | rustfmt formats Rust code according to style guidelines. |
| Style stability | For stable releases, code formatted with a release remains unchanged under other releases in the same calendar year when using the same options. | The Rust Edition Guide describes a formatting stability guarantee intended to avoid noisy formatting changes when updating the Rust toolchain. |
Black plans
- BlackFree
rustfmt plans
- rustfmtFree
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 rustfmt if…
rustfmt suits Rust developers who want consistent formatting through Cargo, an editor, or CI. It is also relevant to developers who need configurable formatting behavior.