diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7247c62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+name: lint
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  pre-commit:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Set up python 3.8
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.8
+          cache: pip
+          cache-dependency-path: |
+            setup.py
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: python -m pip install -e ".[dev]"
+
+      - name: Run pre-commit
+        uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.0
+
+  pyright:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10"]
+      fail-fast: false
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Set up python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+          cache: pip
+          cache-dependency-path: |
+            setup.py
+
+      # all extras are installed to test
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: python -m pip install -e ".[dev]" -e ".[docs]"
+
+      - name: Set up pyright
+        run: echo "PYRIGHT_VERSION=$(python -c 'import pyright; print(pyright.__pyright_version__)')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Run pyright (Linux)
+        uses: jakebailey/pyright-action@v1.3.0
+        with:
+          version: ${{ env.PYRIGHT_VERSION }}
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+          python-platform: Linux
+          # only add comments for 3.8
+          no-comments: ${{ matrix.python-version != '3.8' }}
+          warnings: true
+
+      - name: Run pyright (Windows)
+        uses: jakebailey/pyright-action@v1.3.0
+        # run anyway
+        if: success() || failure()
+        with:
+          version: ${{ env.PYRIGHT_VERSION }}
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+          python-platform: Windows
+          # only add comments for one platform
+          no-comments: true
+          warnings: true
+
+  slotscheck:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Set up python 3.8
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.8
+          cache: pip
+          cache-dependency-path: |
+            setup.py
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: python -m pip install -e ".[dev]"
+
+      - name: Run slotscheck
+        run: task slotscheck
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-app.yml b/.github/workflows/python-test.yml
similarity index 89%
rename from .github/workflows/python-app.yml
rename to .github/workflows/python-test.yml
index 6203503..72f18e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-test.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # This workflow will install Python dependencies, run tests and lint with a single version of Python
 # For more information see: https://help.github.com/actions/language-and-framework-guides/using-python-with-github-actions
 
-name: Python application
+name: Test application
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ jobs:
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
         pip install flake8==3.8.4 pytest tox
         if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
-    - name: Lint with flake8
-      run: |
-        python setup.py lint
     - name: Test with pytest
       run: |
         tox
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d598acd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+## Pre-commit setup
+
+ci:
+  autofix_commit_msg: |
+    style: auto fixes from pre-commit hooks
+
+repos:
+  - repo: https://github.com/psf/black
+    rev: 22.3.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: black
+        name: Running black in all files.
+
+  - repo: https://github.com/pycqa/isort
+    rev: 5.10.1
+    hooks:
+      - id: isort
+        args: ["--profile", "black", "--extend-skip", "table2ascii"]
+        name: Running isort in all files.
+
+  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
+    rev: v4.2.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: check-ast
+        name: Check if python files are valid syntax for the ast parser
+      - id: check-case-conflict
+        name: Check for case conflict on file names for case insensitive systems.
+      - id: check-merge-conflict
+        name: Check for merge conflict syntax.
+      - id: check-toml
+        name: Check TOML files for valid syntax.
+      - id: check-yaml
+        name: Check YAML files for valid syntax.
+      - id: debug-statements
+        name: Check for debug statements.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 45cd175..5a1da1d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Documentation and examples are available at [table2ascii.rtfd.io](https://table2
 
 ## 📥 Installation
 
-``pip install -U table2ascii`` 
+`pip install -U table2ascii`
 
 **Requirements:** `Python 3.7+`
 
@@ -178,16 +178,12 @@ All parameters are optional.
 
 ## 🧰 Development
 
-### Running tests
+Install development dependencies with `pip install -e .[dev]`
 
-1. Install `tox` with the command ``pip install -U tox``
+### Running tests
 
-2. Run tests with the command ``tox``
+Run tests with the command `tox`
 
 ### Linting
 
-Run the following command to lint with flake8
-
-``python setup.py lint``
-
-(Note: The exact command may vary depending on your Python version and environment)
+Run `task lint` to lint with black, isort, and pre-commit hooks.
diff --git a/docs/source/_templates/__init__.py b/docs/source/_templates/__init__.py
index 7e97404..aacbc5b 100644
--- a/docs/source/_templates/__init__.py
+++ b/docs/source/_templates/__init__.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 from sphinx.locale import _
 from sphinx.util.logging import getLogger
 
-
 __version__ = "1.0.0"
 __version_full__ = __version__
 
@@ -38,9 +37,7 @@ def config_initiated(app, config):
 # See http://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/stable/theming.html#distribute-your-theme-as-a-python-package
 def setup(app):
     if python_version[0] < 3:
-        logger.warning(
-            "Python 2 is deprecated with sphinx_rtd_theme, update to Python 3"
-        )
+        logger.warning("Python 2 is deprecated with sphinx_rtd_theme, update to Python 3")
     app.require_sphinx("1.6")
     if sphinx_version <= (2, 0, 0):
         logger.warning(
diff --git a/docs/source/generate_style_list.py b/docs/source/generate_style_list.py
index 0d1d59d..26efe56 100644
--- a/docs/source/generate_style_list.py
+++ b/docs/source/generate_style_list.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+
 __import__("sys").path.append(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", ".."))
 from table2ascii import PresetStyle, table2ascii
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5358253..e529124 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,63 @@ requires = [
 ]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
+
 [project]
 name = "table2ascii"
 authors = [{name = "Jonah Lawrence", email = "jonah@freshidea.com"}]
-dynamic = ["version", "description"]
\ No newline at end of file
+dynamic = ["version", "description"]
+
+
+[tool.black]
+line-length = 100
+target-version = ["py38", "py39", "py310"]
+
+
+[tool.isort]
+profile = "black"
+py_version = 38
+line_length = 100
+combine_as_imports = true
+filter_files = true
+
+
+[tool.taskipy.tasks]
+black = { cmd = "task lint black", help = "Run black" }
+docs = { cmd = "cd docs && sphinx-autobuild source _build/html --ignore _build --watch ../table2ascii --port 8888", help = "Build the documentation on an autoreloading server."}
+isort = { cmd = "task lint isort", help = "Run isort" }
+lint = { cmd = "pre-commit run --all-files", help = "Check all files for linting errors" }
+precommit = { cmd = "pre-commit install --install-hooks", help = "Install the precommit hook" }
+pyright = { cmd = "dotenv -f task.env run -- pyright", help = "Run pyright" }
+slotscheck = { cmd = "python -m slotscheck --verbose -m table2ascii", help = "Run slotscheck" }
+
+
+[tool.slotscheck]
+strict-imports = true
+require-superclass = true
+require-subclass = false
+
+
+[tool.pyright]
+typeCheckingMode = "basic"
+include = [
+    "table2ascii",
+    "*.py",
+]
+pythonVersion = "3.7"
+
+# https://github.com/microsoft/pyright/blob/main/docs/configuration.md
+reportInvalidStringEscapeSequence = false
+reportPropertyTypeMismatch = true
+reportDuplicateImport = true
+reportUntypedFunctionDecorator = true
+reportUntypedClassDecorator = true
+reportUntypedBaseClass = true
+reportUntypedNamedTuple = true
+reportUnknownLambdaType = true
+reportInvalidTypeVarUse = true
+reportUnnecessaryCast = true
+reportSelfClsParameterName = true
+reportUnsupportedDunderAll = true
+reportUnusedVariable = true
+reportUnnecessaryComparison = true
+reportUnnecessaryTypeIgnoreComment = true
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 50e4c48..66a8e5d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,53 +1,18 @@
 # /usr/bin/env python
 import os
 import re
+
 from setuptools import setup
 from setuptools.command.test import test as Command
 
 
-class LintCommand(Command):
-    """
-    A copy of flake8's Flake8Command
-    """
-
-    description = "Run flake8 on modules registered in setuptools"
-    user_options = []
-
-    def initialize_options(self):
-        # must override
-        pass
-
-    def finalize_options(self):
-        # must override
-        pass
-
-    def distribution_files(self):
-        if self.distribution.packages:
-            for package in self.distribution.packages:
-                yield package.replace(".", os.path.sep)
-
-        if self.distribution.py_modules:
-            for filename in self.distribution.py_modules:
-                yield "%s.py" % filename
-
-    def run(self):
-        from flake8.api.legacy import get_style_guide
-
-        flake8_style = get_style_guide(config_file="setup.cfg")
-        paths = self.distribution_files()
-        report = flake8_style.check_files(paths)
-        raise SystemExit(report.total_errors > 0)
-
-
 def version():
     version = ""
     with open("table2ascii/__init__.py") as f:
-        version = re.search(
-            r'^__version__\s*=\s*[\'"]([^\'"]*)[\'"]', f.read(), re.MULTILINE
-        ).group(1)
+        version = re.search(r'^__version__\s*=\s*[\'"]([^\'"]*)[\'"]', f.read(), re.MULTILINE)
     if not version:
         raise RuntimeError("version is not set")
-    return version
+    return version.group(1)
 
 
 def long_description():
@@ -68,12 +33,21 @@ def requirements():
 
 extras_require = {
     "docs": [
-        "sphinx>=4.4.0,<5",
-        "enum-tools>=0.9.0.post1,<1",
-        "sphinx-toolbox>=2.18.0,<3",
-        "sphinxcontrib_trio>=1.1.2,<2",
-        "sphinx-rtd-theme>=1.0.0,<2",
-        "sphinxext-opengraph>=0.6.2,<1",
+        "sphinx",
+        "enum-tools",
+        "sphinx-toolbox",
+        "sphinxcontrib_trio",
+        "sphinx-rtd-theme",
+        "sphinxext-opengraph",
+        "sphinx-autobuild",
+    ],
+    "dev": [
+        "pre-commit==2.18.1",
+        "taskipy==1.10.1",
+        "slotscheck==0.14.0",
+        "python-dotenv==0.20.0",
+        "pyright==1.1.244",
+        "tox==3.24.5",
     ],
 }
 
@@ -109,7 +83,4 @@ def requirements():
     tests_require=[
         "pytest>=6.2,<7",
     ],
-    cmdclass={
-        "lint": LintCommand,
-    },
 )
diff --git a/table2ascii/table_to_ascii.py b/table2ascii/table_to_ascii.py
index e2673a0..e48f07a 100644
--- a/table2ascii/table_to_ascii.py
+++ b/table2ascii/table_to_ascii.py
@@ -31,9 +31,7 @@ def __init__(self, header: List, body: List[List], footer: List, options: Option
 
         # check if footer has a different number of columns
         if footer and len(footer) != self.__columns:
-            raise ValueError(
-                "Footer must have the same number of columns as the other rows"
-            )
+            raise ValueError("Footer must have the same number of columns as the other rows")
         # check if any rows in body have a different number of columns
         if body and any(len(row) != self.__columns for row in body):
             raise ValueError(
@@ -45,9 +43,7 @@ def __init__(self, header: List, body: List[List], footer: List, options: Option
         if options.column_widths:
             # check that the right number of columns were specified
             if len(options.column_widths) != self.__columns:
-                raise ValueError(
-                    "Length of `column_widths` list must equal the number of columns"
-                )
+                raise ValueError("Length of `column_widths` list must equal the number of columns")
             # check that each column is at least as large as the minimum size
             for i in range(len(options.column_widths)):
                 option = options.column_widths[i]
@@ -62,9 +58,7 @@ def __init__(self, header: List, body: List[List], footer: List, options: Option
 
         # check if alignments specified have a different number of columns
         if options.alignments and len(options.alignments) != self.__columns:
-            raise ValueError(
-                "Length of `alignments` list must equal the number of columns"
-            )
+            raise ValueError("Length of `alignments` list must equal the number of columns")
 
     def __count_columns(self) -> int:
         """
@@ -101,9 +95,7 @@ def longest_line(text: str) -> int:
             # number of characters in column of i of header, each body row, and footer
             header_size = longest_line(str(self.__header[i])) if self.__header else 0
             body_size = (
-                map(lambda row, i=i: longest_line(str(row[i])), self.__body)
-                if self.__body
-                else [0]
+                map(lambda row, i=i: longest_line(str(row[i])), self.__body) if self.__body else [0]
             )
             footer_size = longest_line(str(self.__footer[i])) if self.__footer else 0
             # get the max and add 2 for padding each side with a space
diff --git a/task.env b/task.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0e60a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/task.env
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+PYRIGHT_PYTHON_IGNORE_WARNINGS=1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_alignments.py b/tests/test_alignments.py
index 3ffd1a9..555f0b6 100644
--- a/tests/test_alignments.py
+++ b/tests/test_alignments.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-from table2ascii import alignment, table2ascii as t2a, Alignment
-
 import pytest
 
+from table2ascii import Alignment, alignment, table2ascii as t2a
+
 
 def test_first_left_four_right():
     text = t2a(
@@ -72,7 +72,13 @@ def test_alignments_multiline_data():
         header=["Multiline\nHeader\nCell", "G", "Two\nLines", "R", "S"],
         body=[[1, "Alpha\nBeta\nGamma", 3, 4, "One\nTwo"]],
         footer=["A", "Footer\nBreak", 1, "Second\nCell\nBroken", 3],
-        alignments=[Alignment.LEFT, Alignment.RIGHT, Alignment.CENTER, Alignment.LEFT, Alignment.CENTER],
+        alignments=[
+            Alignment.LEFT,
+            Alignment.RIGHT,
+            Alignment.CENTER,
+            Alignment.LEFT,
+            Alignment.CENTER,
+        ],
     )
     expected = (
         "╔═══════════════════════════════════════════╗\n"
diff --git a/tests/test_column_widths.py b/tests/test_column_widths.py
index 5ae9ace..feecfc0 100644
--- a/tests/test_column_widths.py
+++ b/tests/test_column_widths.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-from table2ascii import table2ascii as t2a
-
 import pytest
 
+from table2ascii import table2ascii as t2a
+
 
 def test_column_widths():
     text = t2a(
diff --git a/tests/test_convert.py b/tests/test_convert.py
index b0d71cc..cb67a03 100644
--- a/tests/test_convert.py
+++ b/tests/test_convert.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-from table2ascii import alignment, table2ascii as t2a
-
 import pytest
 
+from table2ascii import alignment, table2ascii as t2a
+
 
 def test_header_body_footer():
     text = t2a(
diff --git a/tests/test_styles.py b/tests/test_styles.py
index 0e8a553..5c7464d 100644
--- a/tests/test_styles.py
+++ b/tests/test_styles.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from table2ascii import table2ascii as t2a, PresetStyle
+from table2ascii import PresetStyle, table2ascii as t2a
 
 
 def test_thin():