autoflake

Remove unused imports from file

$ autoflake --in-place --remove-unused-variables [file.py]

$ autoflake --in-place --remove-all-unused-imports -r [.]

$ autoflake --check [file.py]

$ autoflake --in-place --remove-unused-variables --remove-all-unused-imports [file.py]

autoflake [--in-place] [--remove-unused-variables] [options] files

autoflake removes unused imports and variables from Python code. It helps keep code clean by eliminating dead code automatically.
The tool uses static analysis to identify unused elements and can modify files in place or report issues.

--in-place

Modify files directly

Remove unused variables

Remove all unused imports

Remove duplicate dictionary keys

Return error if changes needed (CI mode)

Process directories recursively

Exclude files matching pattern

Additional modules to remove

May incorrectly identify imports used only in type hints. Does not handle all edge cases. Review changes before committing. Works well with other formatters like black.

autoflake was created to automate cleanup of unused Python imports, complementing code formatters and linters.

black(1), isort(1), flake8(1)