Why does VS-Code Autopep8 format 2 white lines?

print("Hello")

def world():
    print("Hello")

world()

Gets corrected to:

print("Hello")


def world():
    print("Hello")


world()

I have tried to:

• Reinstall Virtual Studio Code
• Reinstall Python 3.8
• Computer Reboot
• Using other formatters like Black and yapf but got the same result

Answer

Because autopep8 follows PEP8 which suggests 2 blank lines around top-level functions.

Surround top-level function and class definitions with two blank lines.