diff --git a/i3/brightness.py b/i3/brightness.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0f234a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i3/brightness.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+list = [
+    "hehe",
+    "hoho",
+    "haha",
+    "peepeepoopoo",
+    "beeeeeep",
+    "boooooooop",
+    "slfjksdfj",
+    "sjfdksjfksdjfksd",
+    "dskjfksdjfkdsjf",
+    "sfkjsdkfjlkdsjfdsf",
+]
diff --git a/i3/settings.nix b/i3/settings.nix
index 7b5b15d..92087fd 100644
--- a/i3/settings.nix
+++ b/i3/settings.nix
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 let
   myConfig = import ./config.nix;
 in
-{
-  package = pkgs.i3-gaps;
-  enable = true;
-  config = myConfig;
-}
+  {
+    package = pkgs.i3-gaps;
+    enable = true;
+    config = myConfig;
+  }
diff --git a/nvim/coc-settings.json b/nvim/coc-settings.json
index 184ecf2..13fcd89 100644
--- a/nvim/coc-settings.json
+++ b/nvim/coc-settings.json
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "languageserver": {
-    "haskell": {
-      "command": "haskell-language-server-wrapper",
-      "args": ["--lsp"],
-      "rootPatterns": ["*.cabal", "stack.yaml", "cabal.project", "package.yaml", "hie.yaml"],
-      "filetypes": ["haskell", "lhaskell"]
-    }
-  }
+  "python.formatting.provider": "black",
+  "coc.preferences.formatOnType": true,
+  "coc.preferences.formatOnSaveFiletypes": ["python"]
 }
diff --git a/nvim/settings.lua b/nvim/settings.lua
index 10db955..e690bf8 100644
--- a/nvim/settings.lua
+++ b/nvim/settings.lua
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ opt.autoread = true --reload files when they are changed on disk
 
 -- autoformat
 g.rustfmt_autosave = true -- rustfmt on save
+vim.cmd[[
+au BufWrite * :Autoformat
+]]
 
 -- highlight yanked text for 200ms using the "Visual" highlight group
 vim.cmd[[
diff --git a/nvim/settings.nix b/nvim/settings.nix
index 71c7170..8f863fb 100644
--- a/nvim/settings.nix
+++ b/nvim/settings.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ pkgs:
     # autocompletion
     coc-nvim
 
+    # formatting
+    vim-autoformat
+
+    # linting
+    ale
+
     # rust
     coc-rust-analyzer
 
@@ -38,13 +44,7 @@ pkgs:
     # colorize brackets
     rainbow
 
-    # format rust stuff
-    rust-vim
-
     # theme
     gruvbox
-
-    # linting
-    ale
   ];
 }
diff --git a/sync.sh b/sync.sh
index dbc5e76..dd77b01 100755
--- a/sync.sh
+++ b/sync.sh
@@ -3,14 +3,11 @@
 # update in case i was fucking around somewhere else
 git pull
 
-# format everything to look nice
-nixpkgs-fmt *.nix ./*/*.nix
-
 # make a backup just in case
 # cp -r /etc/nixos/ ./backup
 
 # copy over all the files to /etc/nixos/
-sudo cp -r ./configuration.nix ./wallpaper.png ./dunst ./rofi ./i3 ./fish ./kitty ./nvim/ ./packages.nix ./home.nix ./services.nix ./user.nix /etc/nixos/ 
+sudo cp -r ./configuration.nix ./wallpaper.png ./dunst ./rofi ./i3 ./fish ./kitty ./nvim/ ./packages.nix ./home.nix ./services.nix ./user.nix /etc/nixos/
 
 # build penrose and copy it to nixos folder
 # cd ./penrose