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Visual Studio Code – Auto indentation of pasted python code in VS Code

A problem to which many threads exist, but I still could not figure out how to get it working.

When I paste code (e.g. a whole method I got returned from ChatGPT) and paste it into my code, the indentation must be corrected:

    def message(self, message, filler="-", newline=True):
        """
Display a message in the console, formatted to fit within the width.
:param message: The message to display.
:param filler: The filler character to use for padding.
:param newline: Whether to print a newline after the message.
"""

        max_messagelen = self.width-4
        if len(message) > max_messagelen:
            message_words = message.split()

In this example, I had dcostrings generated form ChatGPT and wanted to paste them into my function.

I would like my input code to be adjusted to the indentation of the line where I am pasting it.
So every following line of the pasted code should get the same amount of indentation, a pretty straightforward problem.

I would like to bring this to a custom shortcut, so I still have normal pasting and correct-indent-pasting.

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  1. 0

    You can right-click in the file then choose Format Document With…

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    In the list, choose Python will format your codes.

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    You can change your default Formatter to Python, or add the following codes to your settings.json:

      "[python]": {
    "editor.defaultFormatter": "ms-python.python"
  },
  "editor.formatOnSave": true,

    In this way, when you use shortcuts Ctrl+S, file will be formatted as you want.

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  2. 0

    If you have Visual Studio Code:

    Go to the Extension bar and install Python Paste And Indent.

    Also the only thing to do for one your showing is to delete an indent.

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