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# ruff format

> An extremely fast Python code formatter.
> If no files or directories are specified, the current working directory is used by default.
> More information: <https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/formatter>.

- Format given files or directories in-place:

`ruff format {{path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...}}`

- Print which files would have been modified and return a non-zero exit code if there are files to reformat, and zero otherwise:

`ruff format --check`

- Print what changes would be made without modifying the files:

`ruff format --diff`
