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YAPF vs Black: catalog facts
YAPF	Black
Free Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Formats Python files to a configured style Can be integrated with editor plugins	Deterministic output with minimal configuration Produces small diffs that ease code review
The project describes its release as beta It formats Python only	Deliberately few options, so the style cannot be tuned much Python only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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