diff --git a/rewrite/rewrite/python/format/auto_format.py b/rewrite/rewrite/python/format/auto_format.py
index f9fdb96..b89dc8d 100644
--- a/rewrite/rewrite/python/format/auto_format.py
+++ b/rewrite/rewrite/python/format/auto_format.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from typing import Optional
 
 from rewrite import Recipe, Tree, Cursor
-from rewrite.java import JavaSourceFile
+from rewrite.java import JavaSourceFile, MethodDeclaration, J, Space
 from rewrite.python import PythonVisitor, SpacesStyle, IntelliJ
 from rewrite.visitor import P, T
 
@@ -27,3 +27,8 @@ class SpacesVisitor(PythonVisitor):
     def __init__(self, style: SpacesStyle, stop_after: Tree = None):
         self._style = style
         self._stop_after = stop_after
+
+    def visit_method_declaration(self, method_declaration: MethodDeclaration, p: P) -> J:
+        return method_declaration.padding.with_parameters(
+            method_declaration.padding.parameters.with_before(Space.SINGLE_SPACE if self._style.beforeParentheses.method_parentheses else Space.EMPTY)
+        )
diff --git a/rewrite/rewrite/python/parser.py b/rewrite/rewrite/python/parser.py
index e9b1654..3ec674d 100644
--- a/rewrite/rewrite/python/parser.py
+++ b/rewrite/rewrite/python/parser.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import ast
 import logging
+from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Iterable, Optional
 
-from rewrite import Parser, ParserInput, ExecutionContext, SourceFile, ParseError
+from rewrite import Parser, ParserInput, ExecutionContext, SourceFile, ParseError, NamedStyles, Markers, Tree, random_id
 from rewrite.parser import require_print_equals_input, ParserBuilder
 from ._parser_visitor import ParserVisitor
 from .tree import CompilationUnit
@@ -11,7 +12,10 @@
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.ERROR)
 
 
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
 class PythonParser(Parser):
+    _styles: Optional[Iterable[NamedStyles]]
+
     def parse_inputs(self, sources: Iterable[ParserInput], relative_to: Optional[Path],
                      ctx: ExecutionContext) -> Iterable[SourceFile]:
         accepted = (source for source in sources if self.accept(source.path))
@@ -20,6 +24,7 @@ def parse_inputs(self, sources: Iterable[ParserInput], relative_to: Optional[Pat
                 source_str = source.source().read()
                 tree = ast.parse(source_str, source.path)
                 cu = ParserVisitor(source_str).visit(tree).with_source_path(source.path)
+                cu = cu.with_markers(Markers.build(random_id(), self._styles)) if self._styles else cu
                 cu = require_print_equals_input(self, cu, source, relative_to, ctx)
             except Exception as e:
                 logging.error(f"An error was encountered while parsing {source.path}: {str(e)}", exc_info=True)
@@ -37,6 +42,11 @@ class PythonParserBuilder(ParserBuilder):
     def __init__(self):
         self._source_file_type = type(CompilationUnit)
         self._dsl_name = 'python'
+        self._styles = None
+
+    def styles(self, styles: Iterable[NamedStyles]):
+        self._styles = styles
+        return self
 
     def build(self) -> Parser:
-        return PythonParser()
+        return PythonParser(self._styles)
diff --git a/rewrite/rewrite/visitor.py b/rewrite/rewrite/visitor.py
index ad87c28..169fe65 100644
--- a/rewrite/rewrite/visitor.py
+++ b/rewrite/rewrite/visitor.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def first_enclosing(self, type: Type[P]) -> P:
         return None
 
     def fork(self) -> Cursor:
-        return Cursor(self.parent.fork(), self.value)
+        return Cursor(self.parent.fork(), self.value) if self.parent else self
 
 
 class TreeVisitor(Protocol[T, P]):
diff --git a/rewrite/tests/python/all/format/demo_test.py b/rewrite/tests/python/all/format/demo_test.py
index 10307ac..786e66c 100644
--- a/rewrite/tests/python/all/format/demo_test.py
+++ b/rewrite/tests/python/all/format/demo_test.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from typing import Optional
 
 from rewrite.java import Space, P
-from rewrite.python import PythonVisitor
+from rewrite.python import PythonVisitor, AutoFormat
 from rewrite.test import rewrite_run, python, from_visitor
 
 
@@ -18,6 +18,25 @@ def getter(self, row):
         recipe=from_visitor(NoSpaces())
     )
 
+
+def test_spaces_before_method_parentheses():
+    rewrite_run(
+        # language=python
+        python(
+            """
+            class Foo:
+                def getter  (self, row):
+                    pass
+            """,
+            """
+            class Foo:
+                def getter(self, row):
+                    pass
+            """
+        ),
+        recipe=AutoFormat()
+    )
+
 class NoSpaces(PythonVisitor):
     def visit_space(self, space: Optional[Space], loc: Optional[Space.Location], p: P) -> Optional[Space]:
         return Space.EMPTY if space else None