PyChecker - a python source code bug finder

[Alex Martelli]

"Neal Norwitz" <neal at metaslash.com> wrote in message
news:3AD752A0.ECF538A4 at metaslash.com...
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> There are many cases where you want to write completely legal code,
> but checker can't tell if it is a bug (thinko mistake) or what was
intended.
> Ideally, there would be finer grain control on the options.
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> One option would be to review the actual doc strings and look for hints
> (similar to lint /*ARGSUSED*/).  Perhaps "CHECKER.initsubclass = 1" ?
>
> Any ideas or comments?

Exactly: I'd put the hints in comments (rather than in docstrings)...:-).


Alex