Contra the complaints in the article it is not about black ignoring pep8, it is that pep8 has always had some grey areas and some parts that are simply wrong fo

Contra the complaints in the article it is not about black ignoring pep8, it is that pep8 has always had some grey areas and some parts that are simply wrong for modern python code. Black has become the defacto gofmt in the python world by just getting the job done. It is strongly opinionated, but most of the areas of contention were either open-ended before or not worth arguing about; at this point most people are willing to relent on the annoyances or minor non-standard bits for the sake of the benefits black brings to a project.