css-tidy 0.1.4

A Python tool to tidy and format CSS files

CSS Tidy

A Python tool to tidy and format CSS files.

Features

• CSS Formatting: Automatically format CSS code to make it more readable
• Syntax Validation: Check CSS syntax errors
• Batch Processing: Support batch processing of multiple CSS files
• Custom Options: Customize indentation, line breaks, and other formatting options
• Selector Grouping: Automatically group related CSS selectors by prefix
• Command Line Tool: Provide simple and easy-to-use command line interface

Installation

pip install css-tidy

Usage

css-tidy [css-file-path] [options]

Command Line Usage

# Format a single CSS file
css-tidy style.css

# Format and output to a new file
css-tidy input.css -o output.css

# Batch process all CSS files in a directory
css-tidy *.css

# Use custom indentation
css-tidy style.css --indent 4

# Minify CSS
css-tidy style.css --minify

# Group selectors
css-tidy style.css --group

Command Line Options

Option	Description
[Output Control]
-o, --output TEXT	Output file path
-m, --minify	Minify CSS output
[Formatting Options]
-i, --indent INTEGER	Indentation size (default: 2)
-s, --sort	Sort CSS properties
[Content Processing]
-c, --remove-comments	Remove CSS comments
-g, --group	Group CSS selectors by prefix
-d, --remove-duplicates	Remove duplicate CSS rules
--duplicate-report	Generate JSON report of duplicate rules
[Validation & Info]
--validate-only	Only validate CSS, do not format
-v, --verbose	Enable verbose output
--version	Show version and exit
--help	Show this message and exit

Python API Usage

from css_tidy import CSSFormatter

# Create formatter
formatter = CSSFormatter()

# Format CSS string
css_code = """
body{margin:0;padding:0}div{color:red}
"""
formatted_css = formatter.format(css_code)
print(formatted_css)

# Format file
formatter.format_file('input.css', 'output.css')

# Use custom options
formatter = CSSFormatter(indent_size=4, max_line_length=80)
formatted_css = formatter.format(css_code)

# Group selectors
formatter = CSSFormatter(group_selectors=True)
formatted_css = formatter.format(css_code)

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

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Support

If you have questions or need help, please open an issue on GitHub.

Thank you to all contributors and the open-source community for your support.