IDLEAlign

Python IDLE extension to align code by a regular expression

What does this extension do?

This IDLE extension allows you to align a block of code by a regular expression selecting the text you would like to have aligned and then running Format -> Align Selection or Alt+a on default. If space wrap is enabled in the dialog that appears, regular expression match in selected text will have a single space added on both sides. If disabled, this will not happen. This is very helpful for making large blocks of assignment statements pretty or for making comments for your ruff rules in pyproject.toml all match up.

Installation (Without root permissions)

1. Go to terminal and install with pip install idlealign[user].
2. Run command idleuserextend; idlealign. You should see the following output: Config should be good! Config should be good!.
3. Open IDLE, go to Options -> Configure IDLE -> Extensions. If everything went well, alongside ZzDummy there should be and option called idlealign. This is where you can configure if idlealign is enabled or not.

Installation (Legacy, needs root permission)

1. Go to terminal and install with pip install idlealign.
2. Run command idlealign. You will likely see a message saying idlealign not in system registered extensions!. Run the command given to add lintcheck to your system's IDLE extension config file.
3. Again run command idlealign. This time, you should see the following output: Config should be good!.
4. Open IDLE, go to Options -> Configure IDLE -> Extensions. If everything went well, alongside ZzDummy there should be and option called idlealign. This is where you can configure if idlealign is enabled or not.