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A tool to remove unused imports and variables from Python code.

# To remove unused variables from a single file and display the diff:
autoflake --remove-unused-variables <file.py>

# To remove unused imports from multiple files and display the diffs:
autoflake --remove-all-unused-imports <file1.py> <file2.py> <file3.py>

# To remove unused variables from a file, overwriting the file:
autoflake --remove-unused-variables --in-place <file.py>

# To remove unused variables recursively from all files in a directory, overwriting each file:
autoflake --remove-unused-variables --in-place --recursive <path/to/directory>