trying to fix confusing colon error

hooks/post_gen_project.py

@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ def handle_licenses():
         special_license_files.get(titles_dict[selected_title], "LICENSE"), "w"
     ) as f:
         # +2 to get rid of the --- and and an extra new line
-        f.writelines(contents[contents.index("---\n", 1) + 2 :])
+        f.writelines(contents[contents.index("---\n", 1) + 2:])
 
     shutil.rmtree("licenses")
 

scripts/check_licenses.py

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 import os
 import re
 from pprint import pprint
@@ -7,8 +6,10 @@ from pprint import pprint
 # script to check if licenses generated have placeholders not replaced
 def check_scripts_for_placeholders():
     brackets = []
-    for filename in os.listdir('../{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/licenses'):
-        file = open('../{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/licenses/' + filename, 'r', encoding="utf8")
+    for filename in os.listdir("../{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/licenses"):
+        file = open(
+            "../{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/licenses/" + filename, encoding="utf8"
+        )
 
         # 'found' stores all found bracket instances
         found = []
@@ -17,12 +18,12 @@ def check_scripts_for_placeholders():
         # it skips instances of brackets until after 2 as to skip the jekyll header
         dashes = 0
         for i, line in enumerate(file.readlines()):
-            if line == '---\n':
+            if line == "---\n":
                 dashes += 1
             # skips any possible brackets until the jekyll header is skipped
             if dashes < 2:
                 continue
-            line = re.findall(r'\[.*\]', line)
+            line = re.findall(r"\[.*\]", line)
             if line != []:
                 found += (i, line)
 
@@ -33,7 +34,8 @@ def check_scripts_for_placeholders():
     if len(brackets) > 0:
         print()
         pprint(brackets)
-    assert(len(brackets) == 0)
+    assert len(brackets) == 0
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     check_scripts_for_placeholders()

scripts/update_licenses.py

@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@ import json
 import os
 import re
 from pathlib import Path
+
 from github import Github
 
 CURRENT_FILE = Path(__file__)
 ROOT = CURRENT_FILE.parents[1]
 GITHUB_TOKEN = os.getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN", None)
 
+
 def main() -> None:
     """
     Script entry point.
@@ -20,14 +22,18 @@ def main() -> None:
     for file in repo.get_contents("_licenses", "gh-pages"):
         content = codecs.decode(file.decoded_content)
         # make below line into a dictionary mapping to filename
-        titles_dict[content.split("\n", maxsplit=2)[1].replace("title: ", "")] = file.name
+        titles_dict[
+            content.split("\n", maxsplit=2)[1].replace("title: ", "")
+        ] = file.name
         path = license_dir / file.name
         if not path.is_file():
             path.touch()
             (license_dir / file.name).write_text(replace_content_options(content))
 
     # write the titles dictionary to a json file so it can be accessed by other files
-    with open('{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/licenses/licenses.json', 'w') as licenses_dict:
+    with open(
+        "{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/licenses/licenses.json", "w"
+    ) as licenses_dict:
         json.dump(titles_dict, licenses_dict, indent=2)
     # Put "Not open source" at front so people know it's an option
     front_options = [
@@ -59,7 +65,7 @@ def update_cookiecutter(titles: list):
     with open("cookiecutter.json") as f:
         data = json.load(f)
     data["open_source_license"] = titles
-    with open("cookiecutter.json", "wt") as f:
+    with open("cookiecutter.json", "w") as f:
         json.dump(data, f, indent=2)