
This extension now supports custom templates.
autoDocstring.quoteStyle: The style of quotes for docstrings.
autoDocstring.guessTypes: Infer types from type hints, default values and variable names. autoDocstring.startOnNewLine: New line before summary placeholder. autoDocstring.includeName: Include function name at the start of docstring. autoDocstring.includeExtendedSummary: Include extended summary section in docstring. autoDocstring.generateDocstringOnEnter: Generate the docstring on pressing enter after opening docstring. autoDocstring.customTemplatePath: Path to a custom docstring template (absolute or relative to the project root). autoDocstring.docstringFormat: Switch between different docstring formats. This extension contributes the following settings: Can be changed in Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts -> extension.generateDocstring. Keyboard shortcut: ctrl+shift+2 or cmd+shift+2 for mac. Press enter after opening docstring with triple quotes (configurable """ or '''). The docBlockr format is a typed version of PEP0257.Ĭursor must be on the line directly below the definition to generate full auto-populated docstring To turn off type generation in docstrings use the -notypes template of the desired format. Support for args, kwargs, decorators, errors, and parameter types. Infers parameter types through pep484 type hints, default values, and var names. Choose between several different types of docstring formats. Quickly generate a docstring snippet that can be tabbed through.
Visual Studio Code extension to quickly generate docstrings for python functions.
If you want to set them up globally and don’t want to worry about formatting ever again, you have set up their global paths.AutoDocstring: VSCode Python Docstring Generator You have to install flake8 and black in your environment via pip install flake8 and pip install black respectively. Search for black and select black from the dropdown called Python>Formatting:Providerĭoing the above will set flake8 and black to lint and format your script on a project basis.
Press ctrl+, to fire up the settings panelĮnable the option Python>Linting:Flake8 Enabled Luckily VS Code comes with both flake8 and black formatter lurking in the settings.