no-space-after-block-comment (E265)#
Derived from the pycodestyle linter.
Fix is always available.
This rule is unstable and in preview. The --preview flag is required for use.
What it does#
Checks for block comments that lack a single space after the leading # character.
Why is this bad?#
Per PEP 8, "Block comments generally consist of one or more paragraphs built out of complete sentences, with each sentence ending in a period."
Block comments should start with a # followed by a single space.
Shebangs (lines starting with #!, at the top of a file) are exempt from this
rule.
Example#
Use instead: