diff --git a/.git-blame-ignore-revs b/.git-blame-ignore-revs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..93c1a28e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.git-blame-ignore-revs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Have a look at
+# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34957237/can-i-configure-git-blame-to-always-ignore-certain-commits-want-to-fix-git-blam/57129540#57129540
+# https://akrabat.com/ignoring-revisions-with-git-blame/
+# https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/working-with-files/using-files/viewing-a-file#ignore-commits-in-the-blame-view
+
+# Run code through black for formatting
+c3b39ea3d4488c62d4a39c6be5b7ca5fdf6cda84
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f0b119d6..58674ff1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -120,3 +120,23 @@ python -m pip install pip-tools
 ```
 
 more info available at: https://github.com/jazzband/pip-tools/
+
+
+# Ignoring large reformattings with git blame
+
+The commits listed in `.git-blame-ignore-revs` are automatically ignored in github blame view
+(https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/working-with-files/using-files/viewing-a-file#ignore-commits-in-the-blame-view).
+This feature is meant to ignore commits that just introduced reformatting, and maintain the logical
+contributions of each line.
+
+You can make use of the `.git-blame-ignore-revs` file locally by passing it as an argument to the
+blame command:
+```
+git blame --ignore-revs-file .git-blame-ignore-revs ...
+```
+or by adding it to your local git configurations:
+```
+git config --local blame.ignoreRevsFile .git-blame-ignore-revs
+```
+Note that this should be done for per-project, as some projects may lack the `.git-blame-ignore-revs`
+file, and in this case `git blame` would return an error.
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diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 4abc022d..d420741a 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # and then run "tox" from this directory.
 
 [tox]
-envlist = bandit, docs, flake8, mypy, py311
+envlist = bandit, docs, flake8, black, mypy, py311
 ignore_base_python_conflict = True
 
 [testenv]
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ skip_install = true
 deps = flake8
 commands = flake8
 
+[testenv:black]
+basepython = python3
+deps = black
+commands = black --line-length 100 --check . \
+    --extend-exclude="dev_scripts\/|freshmaker\/migrations\/|\.tox\/|build\/|__pycache__|scripts\/print_handlers_md\.py|\.copr\/|\.env"
+
 [testenv:mypy]
 description = type check
 deps =
@@ -51,7 +57,7 @@ ignore_outcome = True
 
 [flake8]
 skip_install = true
-ignore = E501,E731,W503,W504
+ignore = E501,E731,W503,W504,E203
 exclude = dev_scripts/*,freshmaker/migrations/*,.tox/*,build/*,__pycache__,scripts/print_handlers_md.py,.copr/*,.env
 
 [testenv:docs]