PyCharm: Automatically align in-line comments

Question

I use PyCharm 2016.2 to write my Python programs. Some of my in-line comments look a little messe:

code    # comment
code  # comment
more code  # comment

Is there a way to have PyCharm automatically align all in-line comments in a section or file on a vertical line. So it looks like this:

code       # comment
code       # comment
more code  # comment

Related to that: I tried doing it manually, but PyCharm sometimes messes up my indentation of comments, e.g., when copying code. How can I change that?

Ferminafermion

How did you align them in the first place? Regardless of that you should try to avoid inline comments. It is better to use a comment above multiple lines of code explaining what they do as a whole. Look up PEP8. – Kathrynekathy

I insert additional tabs to manually align the comments. Ok, I will keep that in mind and try to use fewer inline comments. In my opinion, there sometimes still helpful, though. – Ferminafermion

How to add such inline comments in Pycharm ? Everytime I do Shift+3, it changes the whole line of code into a line comment – Biddie

this answer might help you – Orianna

Answer 1

There is no way to do this in PyCharm. There is an open issue that you can vote for: https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/PY-71097/Annoying-removal-of-spaces-before-aligned-inline-comments

Vassily

Answer 2

In Pycharm, do this while your script is open: Click on Code, then click on Reformat Code (or use the shortcut). I tried it on your example and it worked.

Note: If you only want to reformat part of your script, first run your mouse over the desired portion of the script to select it. Then follow above procedure.

Mickey

This is exactly what doesnt work; Atleast on the default settings. – Omnivore