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The Autoflake Python code formatter (https://github.com/myint/autoflake).

Backend: <span style="color: purple"><code>pants.backend.experimental.python.lint.autoflake</code></span> Config section: <span style="color: purple"><code>[autoflake]</code></span>

## Basic options

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### `skip`

<code>--[no-]autoflake-skip</code><br> <code>PANTS_AUTOFLAKE_SKIP</code><br>

</div> <div style="padding-left: 2em;"> <span style="color: green">default: <code>False</code></span>

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If true, don't use Autoflake when running `./pants fmt` and `./pants lint`.

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### `args`

<code>--autoflake-args="[&lt;shell_str&gt;, &lt;shell_str&gt;, ...]"</code><br> <code>PANTS_AUTOFLAKE_ARGS</code><br>

</div> <div style="padding-left: 2em;"> <span style="color: green">default: <pre>[ "--remove-all-unused-imports" ]</pre></span>

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Arguments to pass directly to Autoflake, e.g. `--autoflake-args='--remove-all-unused-imports --target-version=py37 --quiet'`.

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### `export`

<code>--[no-]autoflake-export</code><br> <code>PANTS_AUTOFLAKE_EXPORT</code><br>

</div> <div style="padding-left: 2em;"> <span style="color: green">default: <code>True</code></span>

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If true, export a virtual environment with Autoflake when running `./pants export`.

This can be useful, for example, with IDE integrations to point your editor to the tool's binary.

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## Advanced options

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### `version`

<code>--autoflake-version=<str></code><br> <code>PANTS_AUTOFLAKE_VERSION</code><br>

</div> <div style="padding-left: 2em;"> <span style="color: green">default: <code>autoflake==1.4</code></span>

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Requirement string for the tool.

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### `extra_requirements`

<code>--autoflake-extra-requirements="['&lt;str&gt;', '&lt;str&gt;', ...]"</code><br> <code>PANTS_AUTOFLAKE_EXTRA_REQUIREMENTS</code><br>

</div> <div style="padding-left: 2em;"> <span style="color: green">default: <code>[]</code></span>

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Any additional requirement strings to use with the tool. This is useful if the tool allows you to install plugins or if you need to constrain a dependency to a certain version.

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### `interpreter_constraints`

<code>--autoflake-interpreter-constraints="['&lt;str&gt;', '&lt;str&gt;', ...]"</code><br> <code>PANTS_AUTOFLAKE_INTERPRETER_CONSTRAINTS</code><br>

</div> <div style="padding-left: 2em;"> <span style="color: green">default: <pre>[ "CPython&gt;=3.7,&lt;4" ]</pre></span>

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Python interpreter constraints for this tool.

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### `lockfile`

<code>--autoflake-lockfile=<str></code><br> <code>PANTS_AUTOFLAKE_LOCKFILE</code><br>

</div> <div style="padding-left: 2em;"> <span style="color: green">default: <code>&lt;default&gt;</code></span>

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Path to a lockfile used for installing the tool.

Set to the string `<default>` to use a lockfile provided by Pants, so long as you have not changed the `--version` and `--extra-requirements` options, and the tool's interpreter constraints are compatible with the default. Pants will error or warn if the lockfile is not compatible (controlled by `[python].invalid_lockfile_behavior`). See https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/blob/release_2.14.2rc2/src/python/pants/backend/python/lint/autoflake/autoflake.lock for the default lockfile contents.

Set to the string `<none>` to opt out of using a lockfile. We do not recommend this, though, as lockfiles are essential for reproducible builds and supply-chain security.

To use a custom lockfile, set this option to a file path relative to the build root, then run `./pants generate-lockfiles --resolve=autoflake`.

Alternatively, you can set this option to the path to a custom lockfile using pip's requirements.txt-style, ideally with `--hash`. Set `[python].invalid_lockfile_behavior = 'ignore'` so that Pants does not complain about missing lockfile headers.

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### `console_script`

<code>--autoflake-console-script=<str></code><br> <code>PANTS_AUTOFLAKE_CONSOLE_SCRIPT</code><br>

</div> <div style="padding-left: 2em;"> <span style="color: green">default: <code>autoflake</code></span>

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The console script for the tool. Using this option is generally preferable to (and mutually exclusive with) specifying an --entry-point since console script names have a higher expectation of staying stable across releases of the tool. Usually, you will not want to change this from the default.

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### `entry_point`

<code>--autoflake-entry-point=<str></code><br> <code>PANTS_AUTOFLAKE_ENTRY_POINT</code><br>

</div> <div style="padding-left: 2em;"> <span style="color: green">default: <code>None</code></span>

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The entry point for the tool. Generally you only want to use this option if the tool does not offer a --console-script (which this option is mutually exclusive with). Usually, you will not want to change this from the default.

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## Deprecated options

None