Level 1: Formatting defaults for all your projects ================================================== Install the required tools in your Python or Conda environment. Note that ``isort`` and ``black`` have minimal dependencies and should not break your setup. :: pip install isort pip install black In the user ``settings.json`` (see :ref:`settings`), add:: "editor.rulers": [99], "editor.formatOnSave": true, "python.formatting.provider": "black", "python.formatting.blackArgs": ["--line-length=99"], "python.sortImports.args": [ "--profile", "black", "--line-length", "99" ], "[python]": { "editor.codeActionsOnSave": { "source.organizeImports": true } }, This will provide defaults for all the Python projects you edit. Replace ``99`` by your prefered line length. Skip the ``editor.rulers`` setting if you do not want an indication of the line length in the editor.