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Clarify that black runs with --safe by default #3378

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6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions docs/the_black_code_style/current_style.md
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### AST before and after formatting

When run with `--safe`, _Black_ checks that the code before and after is semantically
equivalent. This check is done by comparing the AST of the source with the AST of the
target. There are three limited cases in which the AST does differ:
When run with `--safe` (the default), _Black_ checks that the code before and after is
semantically equivalent. This check is done by comparing the AST of the source with the
AST of the target. There are three limited cases in which the AST does differ:

1. _Black_ cleans up leading and trailing whitespace of docstrings, re-indenting them if
needed. It's been one of the most popular user-reported features for the formatter to
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