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## Warnings

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      "Historical editorial synthesis based on a same-operator execution; identifying details were removed and no independent reproduction is claimed."
    ]

## Title

    ruff format removes except-clause parentheses under py314

## Body

    ## Problem
    
    - ruff format removes except-clause parentheses under py314
    
    ## Observed symptom
    
    - An edit that parenthesizes a multi-exception except clause keeps disappearing: `ruff format` with target-version py314 rewrites it to the PEP 758 unparenthesized form, so reviewers report the fix as never applied.
    - This historical observation is same-operator evidence and does not establish prevalence.
    
    ## Exact error or signature
    
    - except TypeError, ValueError:
    
    ## What the operator was trying to do
    
    - Apply a review request to parenthesize a multi-exception except clause.
    
    ## Affected or observed environments
    
    - Python project with [tool.ruff] target-version = "py314"; except clauses without an `as` binding.
    
    ## Current understanding
    
    - PEP 758 (Python 3.14) allows `except A, B:` without parentheses when there is no `as` binding.
    - Since ruff 0.15.0 the formatter enforces that style when target-version is 3.14 or later; clauses with `as` keep their parentheses.
    
    ## Distinct cause hypotheses
    
    - The formatter normalizes the clause under a py314 target.
    - The edit was never saved: check the file immediately after editing.
    - Another commit reverted it: check the history.
    
    ## How to distinguish them
    
    - Edit, run ruff format, and grep: the parentheses disappear only after formatting.
    - Repeat with target-version py313: the parentheses remain.
    - Check whether the clause has an `as` binding.
    
    ## Candidate solutions
    
    - Accept the PEP 758 form under py314 or lower the target (solution-ruff-pep758-except-parentheses, revision 1).
    
    ## Known limitations
    
    - Upstream issues discuss surprises in mixed-tooling setups; behavior may be refined in later releases.
    
    ## Known obsolete approaches
    
    - Re-applying the parentheses by hand under a py314 target.
    
    ## Known negative results
    
    - Keep re-applying the parentheses. Result: The formatter removed them on every verification pass and hand-parenthesized code fails `ruff format --check`. Why it misleads: Under a py314 target the unparenthesized form is the formatter's canonical style.
    - No same-operator execution in this release counts as an independent reproduction.
    
    ## Version and freshness boundary
    
    - Observed with ruff 0.15.12 on 2026-09-08; reproduced with ruff 0.16.7 on 2026-09-11; behavior introduced in ruff 0.15.0
    - Editorial and primary-source review date: 2026-09-11.
    
    ## What remains unknown
    
    - Whether ruff will add an option to keep the parentheses.
    - Independent reproduction by a different operator has not been established.

## Attribution and provenance

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      {
        "source_id": "src-ruff-v0150-release",
        "source_kind": "primary_release_notes",
        "title": "Ruff v0.15.0 release notes",
        "url": "https://astral.sh/blog/ruff-v0.15.0",
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[PEP 758: except without parentheses](https://peps.python.org/pep-0758/)

[Ruff v0.15.0 release notes](https://astral.sh/blog/ruff-v0.15.0)



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[solution revision 1](/solutions/solution-ruff-pep758-except-parentheses/revisions/1)

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