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BetterPy

Less ceremony.
More Python.

Practical intentions, inspections, refactorings, and pytest tooling for the work PyCharm users do every day.

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64: production-ready features
2026.1+: PyCharm compatibility
Per-feature: settings control

A sharper daily workflow

Keep momentum inside the editor.

01

Refactor with context

Reshape parameters, annotations, imports, and types through native PyCharm actions.

02

Make pytest first-class

Navigate fixtures, maintain parametrized tests, and catch test-suite mistakes earlier.

03

Control the experience

Enable only the tools that fit your project from Settings → Tools → BetterPy.

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Small improvements that add up.

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Pytest Power Tools¶

29 features. Assistance for writing, navigating, running, and maintaining pytest suites.

Highlights: @pytest.mark.usefixtures on fixture is a no-op inspection, Convert pytest.param, Copy pytest node ID from editor, Copy pytest node IDs.

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Type Safety¶

5 features. Type-hint tooling for annotations, references, and safer Python typing workflows.

Highlights: Copy method annotations from parent, Missing |None annotation inspection, NewType/TypeVar/ParamSpec reference & rename, Overridden method missing type annotations inspection.

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Refactoring¶

8 features. Code transformations for reshaping signatures, classes, symbols, and related call sites.

Highlights: Change visibility, Dict access conversion, Make parameter mandatory, Make parameter optional.

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Productivity¶

5 features. Actions that reduce repetitive editor, documentation, and project maintenance work.

Highlights: Attribute Docstring in Quick Documentation, Copy with imports, Docstring Example Rendering, Generate class actions.

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Code Quality¶

5 features. Inspections and filters for cleaner, safer Python code.

Highlights: Constant should be Final inspection, Private module import inspection, Shadowing stdlib module inspection, Suppress missing docstrings on overloads.

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