reorder-python-imports
Tool for reordering python imports
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. Low install friction, permissive MIT license, active maintenance, no known vulnerabilities, and a focused tool that solves a real problem (merge conflicts from import changes). Use it if your team wants deterministic import ordering enforced automatically, especially via pre-commit hooks.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10 or later.
- Low friction: pure Python wheel with a single runtime dependency (classify-imports).
- Active maintenance with a release 35 days ago and 784 repository stars.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license permits unrestricted use, modification, and distribution in both open and closed projects with minimal obligations.
last release 2026-07-10 (35 days) · last repo commit 2026-07-15 · 784 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 147,672 downloads/mo, #11,053 on PyPI
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pip install reorder-python-imports
reorder-python-imports myfile.py
# Or add to .pre-commit-config.yaml:
# - repo: https://github.com/asottile/reorder-python-imports
# rev: v3.17.0
# hooks:
# - id: reorder-python-imports- Performance characteristics when processing large codebases or files with many imports.
- How the static analysis approach differs in practice from similar tools on real-world projects.
- Support for type-checking-only imports and conditional import blocks.
What it is and what it does
reorder-python-imports is a command-line tool that automatically reformats Python import statements according to a consistent style designed to minimize merge conflicts. It separates imports into three sections (standard library, third-party, first-party), places import statements before from imports, splits multi-item from imports into individual lines, and removes duplicates. The tool uses static analysis to understand import classification.
It integrates as a pre-commit hook or standalone CLI tool and supports options for Python version targeting (e.g., --py3-plus to remove obsolete __future__ imports), adding or removing specific imports, replacing imports with alternatives, and handling application-specific module paths. The single-import-per-line style allows multiple developers to modify imports without creating merge conflicts, even when editing the same module.
Use it for
- Enforce consistent import ordering across a team codebase via pre-commit hooks.
- Automatically remove obsolete __future__ imports when upgrading to newer Python versions.
- Replace compatibility library imports with modern equivalents automatically.
- Reduce merge conflicts when multiple contributors add imports to the same file.
- Rewrite mock and typing imports for newer Python versions automatically.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
Low install friction, permissive MIT license, active maintenance, no known vulnerabilities, and a focused tool that solves a real problem (merge conflicts from import changes). Use it if your team wants deterministic import ordering enforced automatically, especially via pre-commit hooks.
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reorder-python-imports on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction: pure Python wheel with a single runtime dependency (classify-imports). Active maintenance with a release 35 days ago and 784 repository stars.
Requires Python 3.10 or later.
License in practice
MIT license permits unrestricted use, modification, and distribution in both open and closed projects with minimal obligations.
Quickstart
pip install reorder-python-imports
reorder-python-imports myfile.py
# Or add to .pre-commit-config.yaml:
# - repo: https://github.com/asottile/reorder-python-imports
# rev: v3.17.0
# hooks:
# - id: reorder-python-importsVerify before relying
- Performance characteristics when processing large codebases or files with many imports.
- How the static analysis approach differs in practice from similar tools on real-world projects.
- Support for type-checking-only imports and conditional import blocks.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packageclassify-imports |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 35 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 147,672 / month, #11,053 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyProgramming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPythonProgramming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy |
Evidence: reorder_python_imports-3.17.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl
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