diff --git a/.automation/test/python/python_good_1.py b/.automation/test/python/python_good_1.py
index a2f7c3e6..8106d8d8 100644
--- a/.automation/test/python/python_good_1.py
+++ b/.automation/test/python/python_good_1.py
@@ -8,19 +8,21 @@ from dotenv import load_dotenv  # pylint: disable=import-error
 import requests  # pylint: disable=import-error
 
 env = load_dotenv()
-api_url = getenv('API_URL', default='https://api.github.com/graphql')
+api_url = getenv("API_URL", default="https://api.github.com/graphql")
 github_token = getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN", default=None)
 
 if github_token is None:
-    sys.exit("GitHub Token is not set." +
-             "Please set the GITHUB_TOKEN env variable in your system or " +
-             "the .env file of your project.")
+    sys.exit(
+        "GitHub Token is not set."
+        + "Please set the GITHUB_TOKEN env variable in your system or "
+        + "the .env file of your project."
+    )
 
-client_id = getenv('CLIENT_ID', default='copy_labels.py')
+client_id = getenv("CLIENT_ID", default="copy_labels.py")
 headers = {
-    'Authorization': 'bearer {github_token}'.format(github_token=github_token),
-    'Accept': 'application/vnd.github.bane-preview+json',
-    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+    "Authorization": "bearer {github_token}".format(github_token=github_token),
+    "Accept": "application/vnd.github.bane-preview+json",
+    "Content-Type": "application/json",
 }
 
 
@@ -40,16 +42,18 @@ def create_label(repo_id, label):
             "color": label["color"],
             "description": label["description"],
             "name": label["name"],
-            "repositoryId": repo_id
+            "repositoryId": repo_id,
         }
     }
 
-    with open(path.join(path.dirname(__file__), 'queries/create_label.gql'), 'r') as query_file:
+    with open(
+        path.join(path.dirname(__file__), "queries/create_label.gql"), "r"
+    ) as query_file:
         query = "".join(query_file.readlines())
 
     payload = {"query": query, "variables": query_variables}
     response = requests.post(api_url, data=json.dumps(payload), headers=headers).json()
-    print('Created label {label}'.format(label=label["name"]))
+    print("Created label {label}".format(label=label["name"]))
 
     return response
 
@@ -64,9 +68,14 @@ def get_labels(owner, repo):
     :return: A tuple with the GitHub id for the repository and a list of labels defined in the repository
     """
 
-    query_variables = {"owner": owner, "name": repo, }
+    query_variables = {
+        "owner": owner,
+        "name": repo,
+    }
 
-    with open(path.join(path.dirname(__file__), 'queries/get_repo_data.gql'), 'r') as query_file:
+    with open(
+        path.join(path.dirname(__file__), "queries/get_repo_data.gql"), "r"
+    ) as query_file:
         query = "".join(query_file.readlines())
 
     payload = {"query": query, "variables": query_variables}
@@ -82,8 +91,10 @@ def get_labels(owner, repo):
         return repo_id, labels
     else:
         raise Exception(
-            '[ERROR] getting issue labels. Status Code: {status_code} - Message: {result}'.format(
-                status_code=status_code, result=result["message"]))
+            "[ERROR] getting issue labels. Status Code: {status_code} - Message: {result}".format(
+                status_code=status_code, result=result["message"]
+            )
+        )
 
 
 def delete_label(label_id):
@@ -95,13 +106,12 @@ def delete_label(label_id):
     """
 
     query_variables = {
-        "deleteLabelInput": {
-            "clientMutationId": client_id,
-            "id": label_id,
-        }
+        "deleteLabelInput": {"clientMutationId": client_id, "id": label_id}
     }
 
-    with open(path.join(path.dirname(__file__), 'queries/delete_label.gql'), 'r') as query_file:
+    with open(
+        path.join(path.dirname(__file__), "queries/delete_label.gql"), "r"
+    ) as query_file:
         query = "".join(query_file.readlines())
 
     payload = {"query": query, "variables": query_variables}
@@ -111,9 +121,9 @@ def delete_label(label_id):
 
 
 @click.command()
-@click.option('--dry', is_flag=True)
-@click.argument('source_repo')
-@click.argument('target_repo')
+@click.option("--dry", is_flag=True)
+@click.argument("source_repo")
+@click.argument("target_repo")
 def copy_labels(source_repo, target_repo, dry):
     """
     Copy labels from the source repository to the target repository.
@@ -128,30 +138,55 @@ def copy_labels(source_repo, target_repo, dry):
     target_owner, target_repo_name = target_repo.split("/")
 
     try:
-        print('Fetching labels for {source_repo_name} repo.'.format(source_repo_name=source_repo_name))
+        print(
+            "Fetching labels for {source_repo_name} repo.".format(
+                source_repo_name=source_repo_name
+            )
+        )
         _, source_repo_labels = get_labels(source_owner, source_repo_name)
-        print('Fetched labels for {source_repo_name}'.format(source_repo_name=source_repo_name))
+        print(
+            "Fetched labels for {source_repo_name}".format(
+                source_repo_name=source_repo_name
+            )
+        )
 
-        print('Fetching labels for {target_repo_name} repo.'.format(target_repo_name=target_repo_name))
+        print(
+            "Fetching labels for {target_repo_name} repo.".format(
+                target_repo_name=target_repo_name
+            )
+        )
         target_repo_id, target_repo_labels = get_labels(target_owner, target_repo_name)
-        print('Fetched labels for {target_repo_name}'.format(target_repo_name=target_repo_name))
+        print(
+            "Fetched labels for {target_repo_name}".format(
+                target_repo_name=target_repo_name
+            )
+        )
 
-        filtered_labels = list(filter(lambda x: x not in target_repo_labels, source_repo_labels))
+        filtered_labels = list(
+            filter(lambda x: x not in target_repo_labels, source_repo_labels)
+        )
 
         if dry:
-            print('This is just a dry run. No labels will be copied/created.')
-            print('{label_count} labels would have been created.'.format(label_count=len(filtered_labels)))
+            print("This is just a dry run. No labels will be copied/created.")
+            print(
+                "{label_count} labels would have been created.".format(
+                    label_count=len(filtered_labels)
+                )
+            )
             pprint(filtered_labels, indent=4)
         else:
-            print('Preparing to created {label_count} labels in {target_repo}'.format(
-                label_count=len(filtered_labels), target_repo=target_repo))
+            print(
+                "Preparing to created {label_count} labels in {target_repo}".format(
+                    label_count=len(filtered_labels), target_repo=target_repo
+                )
+            )
 
             for label in filtered_labels:
                 create_label(target_repo_id, label)
     except Exception as error:
         sys.exit(error)
 
-    print('Done')
+    print("Done")
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 74990862..710d665e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ FROM wata727/tflint:0.19.0 as tflint
 FROM hadolint/hadolint:latest-alpine as dockerfile-lint
 FROM assignuser/lintr-lib:latest as lintr-lib
 FROM assignuser/chktex-alpine:latest as chktex
+
 ##################
 # Get base image #
 ##################
@@ -73,8 +74,7 @@ RUN apk add --update --no-cache \
     py3-setuptools \
     R \
     readline-dev \
-    ruby ruby-dev ruby-bundler ruby-rdoc 
-    
+    ruby ruby-dev ruby-bundler ruby-rdoc
 
 ########################################
 # Copy dependencies files to container #
@@ -308,8 +308,9 @@ ENV ACTIONS_RUNNER_DEBUG=${ACTIONS_RUNNER_DEBUG} \
     VALIDATE_POWERSHELL=${VALIDATE_POWERSHELL} \
     VALIDATE_PROTOBUF=${VALIDATE_PROTOBUF} \
     VALIDATE_PYTHON=${VALIDATE_PYTHON} \
-    VALIDATE_PYTHON_PYLINT=${VALIDATE_PYTHON_PYLINT} \
+    VALIDATE_PYTHON_BLACK=${VALIDATE_PYTHON_BLACK} \
     VALIDATE_PYTHON_FLAKE8=${VALIDATE_PYTHON_FLAKE8} \
+    VALIDATE_PYTHON_PYLINT=${VALIDATE_PYTHON_PYLINT} \
     VALIDATE_R=${VALIDATE_R} \
     VALIDATE_RAKU=${VALIDATE_RAKU} \
     VALIDATE_RUBY=${VALIDATE_RUBY} \
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 70eab815..06e41da6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ Developers on **GitHub** can call the **GitHub Action** to lint their code base
 | **PHP**                          | [PHP built-in linter](https://www.php.net/) / [PHP CodeSniffer](https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer) / [PHPStan](https://phpstan.org/n) / [Psalm](https://psalm.dev/) |
 | **PowerShell**                   | [PSScriptAnalyzer](https://github.com/PowerShell/Psscriptanalyzer)                                                                                                             |
 | **Protocol Buffers**             | [protolint](https://github.com/yoheimuta/protolint)                                                                                                                            |
-| **Python3**                      | [pylint](https://www.pylint.org/)  / [flake8](https://flake8.pycqa.org/en/latest/)                                                                                             |
+| **Python3**                      | [pylint](https://www.pylint.org/) / [flake8](https://flake8.pycqa.org/en/latest/) / [black](https://github.com/psf/black)                                                      |
 | **R**                            | [lintr](https://github.com/jimhester/lintr)                                                                                                                                    |
 | **Raku**                         | [Raku](https://raku.org)                                                                                                                                                       |
 | **Ruby**                         | [RuboCop](https://github.com/rubocop-hq/rubocop)                                                                                                                               |
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ But if you wish to select or exclude specific linters, we give you full control
 | **VALIDATE_PYTHON**              | `true`                | Flag to enable or disable the linting process of the Python language. (Utilizing: pylint) (keep for backward compatibility)                                                      |
 | **VALIDATE_PYTHON_PYLINT**       | `true`                | Flag to enable or disable the linting process of the Python language. (Utilizing: pylint)                                                                                        |
 | **VALIDATE_PYTHON_FLAKE8**       | `true`                | Flag to enable or disable the linting process of the Python language. (Utilizing: flake8)                                                                                        |
+| **VALIDATE_PYTHON_BLACK**        | `true`                | Flag to enable or disable the linting process of the Python language. (Utilizing: black)                                                                                         |
 | **VALIDATE_POWERSHELL**          | `true`                | Flag to enable or disable the linting process of the Powershell language.                                                                                                        |
 | **VALIDATE_R**                   | `true`                | Flag to enable or disable the linting process of the R language.                                                                                                                 |
 | **VALIDATE_RAKU**                | `true`                | Flag to enable or disable the linting process of the Raku language.                                                                                                              |
diff --git a/dependencies/Pipfile b/dependencies/Pipfile
index 0fcce921..ffe213f6 100644
--- a/dependencies/Pipfile
+++ b/dependencies/Pipfile
@@ -6,12 +6,16 @@ verify_ssl = true
 [dev-packages]
 
 [packages]
-yamllint = "*"
-pylint = "*"
-yq = "*"
+black = "*"
 cfn-lint = "*"
-terrascan = "*"
 flake8 = "*"
+pylint = "*"
+terrascan = "*"
+yamllint = "*"
+yq = "*"
 
 [requires]
 python_version = "3.8"
+
+[pipenv]
+allow_prereleases = true
diff --git a/dependencies/Pipfile.lock b/dependencies/Pipfile.lock
index de2a9a11..2c430b50 100644
--- a/dependencies/Pipfile.lock
+++ b/dependencies/Pipfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "_meta": {
         "hash": {
-            "sha256": "f8ea3853c4bb4533103043533d08982436551678c827f59809c94bf0ee54a187"
+            "sha256": "1f13d59524584eca4db2ae57cf6d3acd02250a28bce7bee9414f21c45cae09af"
         },
         "pipfile-spec": 6,
         "requires": {
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@
         ]
     },
     "default": {
+        "appdirs": {
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:7d5d0167b2b1ba821647616af46a749d1c653740dd0d2415100fe26e27afdf41",
+                "sha256:a841dacd6b99318a741b166adb07e19ee71a274450e68237b4650ca1055ab128"
+            ],
+            "version": "==1.4.4"
+        },
         "argcomplete": {
             "hashes": [
                 "sha256:2fbe5ed09fd2c1d727d4199feca96569a5b50d44c71b16da9c742201f7cc295c",
@@ -28,6 +35,7 @@
                 "sha256:2f4078c2a41bf377eea06d71c9d2ba4eb8f6b1af2135bec27bbbb7d8f12bb703",
                 "sha256:bc58d83eb610252fd8de6363e39d4f1d0619c894b0ed24603b881c02e64c7386"
             ],
+            "markers": "python_version >= '3.5'",
             "version": "==2.4.2"
         },
         "attrs": {
@@ -35,6 +43,7 @@
                 "sha256:08a96c641c3a74e44eb59afb61a24f2cb9f4d7188748e76ba4bb5edfa3cb7d1c",
                 "sha256:f7b7ce16570fe9965acd6d30101a28f62fb4a7f9e926b3bbc9b61f8b04247e72"
             ],
+            "markers": "python_version >= '2.7' and python_version not in '3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3'",
             "version": "==19.3.0"
         },
         "aws-sam-translator": {
@@ -45,19 +54,27 @@
             ],
             "version": "==1.26.0"
         },
+        "black": {
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:1b30e59be925fafc1ee4565e5e08abef6b03fe455102883820fe5ee2e4734e0b",
+                "sha256:c2edb73a08e9e0e6f65a0e6af18b059b8b1cdd5bef997d7a0b181df93dc81539"
+            ],
+            "index": "pypi",
+            "version": "==19.10b0"
+        },
         "boto3": {
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:640a8372ce0edfbb84a8f63584a0b64c78d61a751a27c2a47f92d2ebaf021ce4",
-                "sha256:a6c9a3d3abbad2ff2e5751af599492a9271633a7c9fef343482524464c53e451"
+                "sha256:1cfbadf41777dade69a3e5eaf1b71d15b4ae616fd94d16a894b692e14319f4a2",
+                "sha256:cc3636828f1677ff93e8b1130c90dfe800187964e33786711450e8653d3f245f"
             ],
-            "version": "==1.14.43"
+            "version": "==1.14.46"
         },
         "botocore": {
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:3fb144d2b5d705127f394f7483737ece6fa79577ca7c493e4f42047ac8636200",
-                "sha256:f8801ce7f7603922ccab1c86c448e802f94183e31d99457e85fb9985a20d3abc"
+                "sha256:2f15a755b990db13a7a9e06a124c6ca5fa1c4470d76672363024d7f2a6c2566c",
+                "sha256:6b134681c938f00b28424abf4b46fa6034b516d8add3a3f524e2292db61aa070"
             ],
-            "version": "==1.17.43"
+            "version": "==1.17.46"
         },
         "cfn-lint": {
             "hashes": [
@@ -67,6 +84,14 @@
             "index": "pypi",
             "version": "==0.35.0"
         },
+        "click": {
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:d2b5255c7c6349bc1bd1e59e08cd12acbbd63ce649f2588755783aa94dfb6b1a",
+                "sha256:dacca89f4bfadd5de3d7489b7c8a566eee0d3676333fbb50030263894c38c0dc"
+            ],
+            "markers": "python_version >= '2.7' and python_version not in '3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4'",
+            "version": "==7.1.2"
+        },
         "decorator": {
             "hashes": [
                 "sha256:41fa54c2a0cc4ba648be4fd43cff00aedf5b9465c9bf18d64325bc225f08f760",
@@ -80,6 +105,7 @@
                 "sha256:9e4d7ecfc600058e07ba661411a2b7de2fd0fafa17d1a7f7361cd47b1175c827",
                 "sha256:a2aeea129088da402665e92e0b25b04b073c04b2dce4ab65caaa38b7ce2e1a99"
             ],
+            "markers": "python_version >= '2.6' and python_version not in '3.0, 3.1, 3.2'",
             "version": "==0.15.2"
         },
         "flake8": {
@@ -95,6 +121,7 @@
                 "sha256:54da7e92468955c4fceacd0c86bd0ec997b0e1ee80d97f67c35a78b719dccab1",
                 "sha256:6e811fcb295968434526407adb8796944f1988c5b65e8139058f2014cbe100fd"
             ],
+            "markers": "python_version >= '2.7' and python_version not in '3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3'",
             "version": "==4.3.21"
         },
         "jmespath": {
@@ -102,6 +129,7 @@
                 "sha256:b85d0567b8666149a93172712e68920734333c0ce7e89b78b3e987f71e5ed4f9",
                 "sha256:cdf6525904cc597730141d61b36f2e4b8ecc257c420fa2f4549bac2c2d0cb72f"
             ],
+            "markers": "python_version >= '2.6' and python_version not in '3.0, 3.1, 3.2'",
             "version": "==0.10.0"
         },
         "jsonpatch": {
@@ -117,6 +145,7 @@
                 "sha256:c192ba86648e05fdae4f08a17ec25180a9aef5008d973407b581798a83975362",
                 "sha256:ff379fa021d1b81ab539f5ec467c7745beb1a5671463f9dcc2b2d458bd361c1e"
             ],
+            "markers": "python_version >= '2.7' and python_version not in '3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3'",
             "version": "==2.0"
         },
         "jsonschema": {
@@ -156,6 +185,7 @@
                 "sha256:efa1909120ce98bbb3777e8b6f92237f5d5c8ea6758efea36a473e1d38f7d3e4",
                 "sha256:f3900e8a5de27447acbf900b4750b0ddfd7ec1ea7fbaf11dfa911141bc522af0"
             ],
+            "markers": "python_version >= '2.7' and python_version not in '3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3'",
             "version": "==1.4.3"
         },
         "mccabe": {
@@ -185,6 +215,7 @@
                 "sha256:2295e7b2f6b5bd100585ebcb1f616591b652db8a741695b3d8f5d28bdc934367",
                 "sha256:c58a7d2815e0e8d7972bf1803331fb0152f867bd89adf8a01dfd55085434192e"
             ],
+            "markers": "python_version >= '2.7' and python_version not in '3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3'",
             "version": "==2.6.0"
         },
         "pyflakes": {
@@ -192,6 +223,7 @@
                 "sha256:0d94e0e05a19e57a99444b6ddcf9a6eb2e5c68d3ca1e98e90707af8152c90a92",
                 "sha256:35b2d75ee967ea93b55750aa9edbbf72813e06a66ba54438df2cfac9e3c27fc8"
             ],
+            "markers": "python_version >= '2.7' and python_version not in '3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3'",
             "version": "==2.2.0"
         },
         "pyhcl": {
@@ -219,6 +251,7 @@
                 "sha256:73ebfe9dbf22e832286dafa60473e4cd239f8592f699aa5adaf10050e6e1823c",
                 "sha256:75bb3f31ea686f1197762692a9ee6a7550b59fc6ca3a1f4b5d7e32fb98e2da2a"
             ],
+            "markers": "python_version >= '2.7' and python_version not in '3.0, 3.1, 3.2'",
             "version": "==2.8.1"
         },
         "pyyaml": {
@@ -238,6 +271,32 @@
             "markers": "python_version != '3.4'",
             "version": "==5.3.1"
         },
+        "regex": {
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:0dc64ee3f33cd7899f79a8d788abfbec168410be356ed9bd30bbd3f0a23a7204",
+                "sha256:1269fef3167bb52631ad4fa7dd27bf635d5a0790b8e6222065d42e91bede4162",
+                "sha256:14a53646369157baa0499513f96091eb70382eb50b2c82393d17d7ec81b7b85f",
+                "sha256:3a3af27a8d23143c49a3420efe5b3f8cf1a48c6fc8bc6856b03f638abc1833bb",
+                "sha256:46bac5ca10fb748d6c55843a931855e2727a7a22584f302dd9bb1506e69f83f6",
+                "sha256:4c037fd14c5f4e308b8370b447b469ca10e69427966527edcab07f52d88388f7",
+                "sha256:51178c738d559a2d1071ce0b0f56e57eb315bcf8f7d4cf127674b533e3101f88",
+                "sha256:5ea81ea3dbd6767873c611687141ec7b06ed8bab43f68fad5b7be184a920dc99",
+                "sha256:6961548bba529cac7c07af2fd4d527c5b91bb8fe18995fed6044ac22b3d14644",
+                "sha256:75aaa27aa521a182824d89e5ab0a1d16ca207318a6b65042b046053cfc8ed07a",
+                "sha256:7a2dd66d2d4df34fa82c9dc85657c5e019b87932019947faece7983f2089a840",
+                "sha256:8a51f2c6d1f884e98846a0a9021ff6861bdb98457879f412fdc2b42d14494067",
+                "sha256:9c568495e35599625f7b999774e29e8d6b01a6fb684d77dee1f56d41b11b40cd",
+                "sha256:9eddaafb3c48e0900690c1727fba226c4804b8e6127ea409689c3bb492d06de4",
+                "sha256:bbb332d45b32df41200380fff14712cb6093b61bd142272a10b16778c418e98e",
+                "sha256:bc3d98f621898b4a9bc7fecc00513eec8f40b5b83913d74ccb445f037d58cd89",
+                "sha256:c11d6033115dc4887c456565303f540c44197f4fc1a2bfb192224a301534888e",
+                "sha256:c50a724d136ec10d920661f1442e4a8b010a4fe5aebd65e0c2241ea41dbe93dc",
+                "sha256:d0a5095d52b90ff38592bbdc2644f17c6d495762edf47d876049cfd2968fbccf",
+                "sha256:d6cff2276e502b86a25fd10c2a96973fdb45c7a977dca2138d661417f3728341",
+                "sha256:e46d13f38cfcbb79bfdb2964b0fe12561fe633caf964a77a5f8d4e45fe5d2ef7"
+            ],
+            "version": "==2020.7.14"
+        },
         "s3transfer": {
             "hashes": [
                 "sha256:2482b4259524933a022d59da830f51bd746db62f047d6eb213f2f8855dcb8a13",
@@ -250,6 +309,7 @@
                 "sha256:30639c035cdb23534cd4aa2dd52c3bf48f06e5f4a941509c8bafd8ce11080259",
                 "sha256:8b74bedcbbbaca38ff6d7491d76f2b06b3592611af620f8426e82dddb04a5ced"
             ],
+            "markers": "python_version >= '2.7' and python_version not in '3.0, 3.1, 3.2'",
             "version": "==1.15.0"
         },
         "terrascan": {
@@ -267,6 +327,32 @@
             ],
             "version": "==0.10.1"
         },
+        "typed-ast": {
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:0666aa36131496aed8f7be0410ff974562ab7eeac11ef351def9ea6fa28f6355",
+                "sha256:0c2c07682d61a629b68433afb159376e24e5b2fd4641d35424e462169c0a7919",
+                "sha256:249862707802d40f7f29f6e1aad8d84b5aa9e44552d2cc17384b209f091276aa",
+                "sha256:24995c843eb0ad11a4527b026b4dde3da70e1f2d8806c99b7b4a7cf491612652",
+                "sha256:269151951236b0f9a6f04015a9004084a5ab0d5f19b57de779f908621e7d8b75",
+                "sha256:4083861b0aa07990b619bd7ddc365eb7fa4b817e99cf5f8d9cf21a42780f6e01",
+                "sha256:498b0f36cc7054c1fead3d7fc59d2150f4d5c6c56ba7fb150c013fbc683a8d2d",
+                "sha256:4e3e5da80ccbebfff202a67bf900d081906c358ccc3d5e3c8aea42fdfdfd51c1",
+                "sha256:6daac9731f172c2a22ade6ed0c00197ee7cc1221aa84cfdf9c31defeb059a907",
+                "sha256:715ff2f2df46121071622063fc7543d9b1fd19ebfc4f5c8895af64a77a8c852c",
+                "sha256:73d785a950fc82dd2a25897d525d003f6378d1cb23ab305578394694202a58c3",
+                "sha256:8c8aaad94455178e3187ab22c8b01a3837f8ee50e09cf31f1ba129eb293ec30b",
+                "sha256:8ce678dbaf790dbdb3eba24056d5364fb45944f33553dd5869b7580cdbb83614",
+                "sha256:aaee9905aee35ba5905cfb3c62f3e83b3bec7b39413f0a7f19be4e547ea01ebb",
+                "sha256:bcd3b13b56ea479b3650b82cabd6b5343a625b0ced5429e4ccad28a8973f301b",
+                "sha256:c9e348e02e4d2b4a8b2eedb48210430658df6951fa484e59de33ff773fbd4b41",
+                "sha256:d205b1b46085271b4e15f670058ce182bd1199e56b317bf2ec004b6a44f911f6",
+                "sha256:d43943ef777f9a1c42bf4e552ba23ac77a6351de620aa9acf64ad54933ad4d34",
+                "sha256:d5d33e9e7af3b34a40dc05f498939f0ebf187f07c385fd58d591c533ad8562fe",
+                "sha256:fc0fea399acb12edbf8a628ba8d2312f583bdbdb3335635db062fa98cf71fca4",
+                "sha256:fe460b922ec15dd205595c9b5b99e2f056fd98ae8f9f56b888e7a17dc2b757e7"
+            ],
+            "version": "==1.4.1"
+        },
         "urllib3": {
             "hashes": [
                 "sha256:91056c15fa70756691db97756772bb1eb9678fa585d9184f24534b100dc60f4a",
diff --git a/docs/disabling-linters.md b/docs/disabling-linters.md
index cedac356..a5432d0c 100644
--- a/docs/disabling-linters.md
+++ b/docs/disabling-linters.md
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ For some linters it is also possible to override rules on a case by case level w
   - [Perl](#perl)
   - [PHP](#php)
   - [Protocol Buffers](#protocol-buffers)
-  - [Python3 pylint](#python3-pylint)
+  - [Python3 black](#python3-black)
   - [Python3 flake8](#python3-flake8)
+  - [Python3 pylint](#python3-pylint)
   - [R](#r)
   - [Raku](#raku)
   - [Ruby](#ruby)
@@ -940,6 +941,29 @@ var = "terrible code down here..."
 ```
 
 ---
+
+## Python3 black
+
+- `https://black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/installation_and_usage.html#`
+
+### Black Config file
+
+- There is no top level _configuration file_ available at this time
+
+### Black disable single line
+
+- There is currently **No** way to disable rules inline of the file(s)
+
+### Black disable code block
+
+- There is currently **No** way to disable rules inline of the file(s)
+
+### Black disable entire file
+
+- There is currently **No** way to disable rules inline of the file(s)
+
+---
+
 ## R
 
 - [lintr](https://github.com/jimhester/lintr)
diff --git a/lib/linter.sh b/lib/linter.sh
index 1b57ffb2..fab24b88 100755
--- a/lib/linter.sh
+++ b/lib/linter.sh
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ YAML_LINTER_RULES="${DEFAULT_RULES_LOCATION}/${YAML_FILE_NAME}" # Path to the ya
 #######################################
 # Linter array for information prints #
 #######################################
-LINTER_ARRAY=('ansible-lint' 'arm-ttk' 'asl-validator' 'cfn-lint' 'checkstyle' 'chktex' 'clj-kondo' 'coffeelint'
+LINTER_ARRAY=('ansible-lint' 'arm-ttk' 'asl-validator' 'black' 'cfn-lint' 'checkstyle' 'chktex' 'clj-kondo' 'coffeelint'
   'dart' 'dockerfilelint' 'dotenv-linter' 'editorconfig-checker' 'eslint' 'flake8' 'golangci-lint'
   'hadolint' 'htmlhint' 'jsonlint' 'ktlint' 'lintr' 'lua' 'markdownlint' 'npm-groovy-lint' 'perl' 'protolint'
   'pwsh' 'pylint' 'raku' 'rubocop' 'shellcheck' 'spectral' 'standard' 'stylelint' 'sql-lint'
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ LANGUAGE_ARRAY=('ANSIBLE' 'ARM' 'BASH' 'CLOUDFORMATION' 'CLOJURE' 'COFFEESCRIPT'
   'DART' 'DOCKERFILE' 'DOCKERFILE_HADOLINT' 'EDITORCONFIG' 'ENV' 'GO' 'GROOVY' 'HTML'
   'JAVA' 'JAVASCRIPT_ES' 'JAVASCRIPT_STANDARD' 'JSON' 'JSX' 'KOTLIN' 'LATEX' 'LUA' 'MARKDOWN'
   'OPENAPI' 'PERL' 'PHP_BUILTIN' 'PHP_PHPCS' 'PHP_PHPSTAN' 'PHP_PSALM' 'POWERSHELL'
-  'PROTOBUF' 'PYTHON_PYLINT' 'PYTHON_FLAKE8' 'R' 'RAKU' 'RUBY' 'STATES' 'SQL' 'TERRAFORM'
+  'PROTOBUF' 'PYTHON_BLACK' 'PYTHON_PYLINT' 'PYTHON_FLAKE8' 'R' 'RAKU' 'RUBY' 'STATES' 'SQL' 'TERRAFORM'
   'TERRAFORM_TERRASCAN' 'TSX' 'TYPESCRIPT_ES' 'TYPESCRIPT_STANDARD' 'XML' 'YAML')
 
 ############################################
@@ -202,8 +202,9 @@ VALIDATE_PHP_PHPCS="${VALIDATE_PHP_PHPCS}"                           # Boolean t
 VALIDATE_PHP_PHPSTAN="${VALIDATE_PHP_PHPSTAN}"                       # Boolean to validate language
 VALIDATE_PHP_PSALM="${VALIDATE_PHP_PSALM}"                           # Boolean to validate language
 VALIDATE_POWERSHELL="${VALIDATE_POWERSHELL}"                         # Boolean to validate language
-VALIDATE_PYTHON_PYLINT="${VALIDATE_PYTHON:-$VALIDATE_PYTHON_PYLINT}" # Boolean to validate language
 VALIDATE_PYTHON_FLAKE8="${VALIDATE_PYTHON_FLAKE8}"                   # Boolean to validate language
+VALIDATE_PYTHON_BLACK="${VALIDATE_PYTHON_BLACK}"                     # Boolean to validate language
+VALIDATE_PYTHON_PYLINT="${VALIDATE_PYTHON:-$VALIDATE_PYTHON_PYLINT}" # Boolean to validate language
 VALIDATE_R="${VALIDATE_R}"                                           # Boolean to validate language
 VALIDATE_RAKU="${VALIDATE_RAKU}"                                     # Boolean to validate language
 VALIDATE_RUBY="${VALIDATE_RUBY}"                                     # Boolean to validate language
@@ -302,6 +303,7 @@ FILE_ARRAY_PHP_PHPSTAN=()         # Array of files to check
 FILE_ARRAY_PHP_PSALM=()           # Array of files to check
 FILE_ARRAY_POWERSHELL=()          # Array of files to check
 FILE_ARRAY_PROTOBUF=()            # Array of files to check
+FILE_ARRAY_PYTHON_BLACK=()        # Array of files to check
 FILE_ARRAY_PYTHON_PYLINT=()       # Array of files to check
 FILE_ARRAY_PYTHON_FLAKE8=()       # Array of files to check
 FILE_ARRAY_R=()                   # Array of files to check
@@ -349,8 +351,8 @@ ERRORS_FOUND_GROOVY=0                   # Count of errors found
 export ERRORS_FOUND_GROOVY              # Workaround SC2034
 ERRORS_FOUND_HTML=0                     # Count of errors found
 export ERRORS_FOUND_HTML                # Workaround SC2034
-ERRORS_FOUND_JAVA=0
-export ERRORS_FOUND_JAVA
+ERRORS_FOUND_JAVA=0                     # Count of errors found
+export ERRORS_FOUND_JAVA                # Workaround SC2034
 ERRORS_FOUND_JAVASCRIPT_STANDARD=0      # Count of errors found
 export ERRORS_FOUND_JAVASCRIPT_STANDARD # Workaround SC2034
 ERRORS_FOUND_JAVASCRIPT_ES=0            # Count of errors found
@@ -383,6 +385,8 @@ ERRORS_FOUND_POWERSHELL=0               # Count of errors found
 export ERRORS_FOUND_POWERSHELL          # Workaround SC2034
 ERRORS_FOUND_PROTOBUF=0                 # Count of errors found
 export ERRORS_FOUND_PROTOBUF            # Workaround SC2034
+ERRORS_FOUND_PYTHON_BLACK=0             # Count of errors found
+export ERRORS_FOUND_PYTHON_BLACK        # Workaround SC2034
 ERRORS_FOUND_PYTHON_PYLINT=0            # Count of errors found
 export ERRORS_FOUND_PYTHON_PYLINT       # Workaround SC2034
 ERRORS_FOUND_PYTHON_FLAKE8=0            # Count of errors found
@@ -1700,9 +1704,20 @@ if [ "${VALIDATE_PROTOBUF}" == "true" ]; then
   LintCodebase "PROTOBUF" "protolint" "protolint lint --config_path ${PROTOBUF_LINTER_RULES}" ".*\.\(proto\)\$" "${FILE_ARRAY_PROTOBUF[@]}"
 fi
 
-##################
-# PYTHON LINTING #
-##################
+########################
+# PYTHON BLACK LINTING #
+########################
+if [ "${VALIDATE_PYTHON_BLACK}" == "true" ]; then
+  #########################
+  # Lint the python files #
+  #########################
+  # LintCodebase "FILE_TYPE" "LINTER_NAME" "LINTER_CMD" "FILE_TYPES_REGEX" "FILE_ARRAY"
+  LintCodebase "PYTHON_BLACK" "black" "black --diff --check" ".*\.\(py\)\$" "${FILE_ARRAY_PYTHON_BLACK[@]}"
+fi
+
+#########################
+# PYTHON PYLINT LINTING #
+#########################
 if [ "${VALIDATE_PYTHON_PYLINT}" == "true" ]; then
   #########################
   # Lint the python files #
@@ -1711,9 +1726,9 @@ if [ "${VALIDATE_PYTHON_PYLINT}" == "true" ]; then
   LintCodebase "PYTHON_PYLINT" "pylint" "pylint --rcfile ${PYTHON_PYLINT_LINTER_RULES}" ".*\.\(py\)\$" "${FILE_ARRAY_PYTHON_PYLINT[@]}"
 fi
 
-##################
-# PYTHON LINTING #
-##################
+#########################
+# PYTHON FLAKE8 LINTING #
+#########################
 if [ "${VALIDATE_PYTHON_FLAKE8}" == "true" ]; then
   #########################
   # Lint the python files #
@@ -1722,9 +1737,9 @@ if [ "${VALIDATE_PYTHON_FLAKE8}" == "true" ]; then
   LintCodebase "PYTHON_FLAKE8" "flake8" "flake8 --config=${PYTHON_FLAKE8_LINTER_RULES}" ".*\.\(py\)\$" "${FILE_ARRAY_PYTHON_FLAKE8[@]}"
 fi
 
-################
+#############
 # R LINTING #
-################
+#############
 if [ "${VALIDATE_R}" == "true" ]; then
   ##########################
   # Check for local config #
diff --git a/lib/worker.sh b/lib/worker.sh
index b17070ef..e2afbee3 100755
--- a/lib/worker.sh
+++ b/lib/worker.sh
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ function LintCodebase() {
         fi
         LINT_CMD=$(
           cd "$r_dir" || exit
-          R --slave -e "errors <- lintr::lint('$FILE');print(errors);quit(save = 'no', status = if (length(errors) > 0) 1 else 0)" 2>&1 
+          R --slave -e "errors <- lintr::lint('$FILE');print(errors);quit(save = 'no', status = if (length(errors) > 0) 1 else 0)" 2>&1
         )
         #LINTER_COMMAND="lintr::lint('${FILE}')"
       else
@@ -452,8 +452,8 @@ function TestCodebase() {
       #######################################
       LINT_CMD=$(
         cd "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" || exit
-        R --slave -e "errors <- lintr::lint('$FILE');print(errors);quit(save = 'no', status = if (length(errors) > 0) 1 else 0)" 2>&1 
-      )    
+        R --slave -e "errors <- lintr::lint('$FILE');print(errors);quit(save = 'no', status = if (length(errors) > 0) 1 else 0)" 2>&1
+      )
     else
       ################################
       # Lint the file with the rules #
@@ -636,8 +636,9 @@ function RunTestCases() {
   TestCodebase "OPENAPI" "spectral" "spectral lint -r ${OPENAPI_LINTER_RULES}" ".*\.\(ymlopenapi\|jsonopenapi\)\$" "openapi"
   TestCodebase "POWERSHELL" "pwsh" "Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer -EnableExit -Settings ${POWERSHELL_LINTER_RULES} -Path" ".*\.\(ps1\|psm1\|psd1\|ps1xml\|pssc\|psrc\|cdxml\)\$" "powershell"
   TestCodebase "PROTOBUF" "protolint" "protolint lint --config_path ${PROTOBUF_LINTER_RULES}" ".*\.\(proto\)\$" "protobuf"
-  TestCodebase "PYTHON_PYLINT" "pylint" "pylint --rcfile ${PYTHON_PYLINT_LINTER_RULES}" ".*\.\(py\)\$" "python"
+  TestCodebase "PYTHON_BLACK" "black" "black --diff --check" ".*\.\(py\)\$" "python"
   TestCodebase "PYTHON_FLAKE8" "flake8" "flake8 --config ${PYTHON_FLAKE8_LINTER_RULES}" ".*\.\(py\)\$" "python"
+  TestCodebase "PYTHON_PYLINT" "pylint" "pylint --rcfile ${PYTHON_PYLINT_LINTER_RULES}" ".*\.\(py\)\$" "python"
   TestCodebase "R" "lintr" "lintr::lint()" ".*\.\(r\|rmd\)\$" "r"
   TestCodebase "RAKU" "raku" "raku -c" ".*\.\(raku\|rakumod\|rakutest\|pm6\|pl6\|p6\)\$" "raku"
   TestCodebase "RUBY" "rubocop" "rubocop -c ${RUBY_LINTER_RULES}" ".*\.\(rb\)\$" "ruby"