codespell
A command-line checker that finds and fixes common misspellings in source code and text files.
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About codespell
codespell checks source code and other text files for a set of common misspellings. It is designed to catch errors such as “adn” without treating every unfamiliar or niche term as a mistake.
Run it on a directory, specific files, or patterns. It can report suggested corrections or apply changes with its write option, and can be installed with pip.
Strengths
- Checks source code and other text files
- Can apply suggested spelling fixes
- Supports specific paths and file patterns
Limitations
- Checks for common misspellings rather than all dictionary words
- Requires Python 3.9 or above
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source under the GPL-2.0 license.
- License
- GPL-2.0-only
- Developer
- The codespell contributors
- Platforms
- Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Developers checking source trees and text files for common typos
- Categories
- CLI tools, Developer tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the Homebrew formula