[Python-Dev] pychecker on 2.2 current

[Guido van Rossum]

> > But isn't that because the new code is all at the module-global level,
> > which pychecker doesn't "see"?  Or have you fixed that yet?
> 
> pychecker does "see" all code at the module level,

I stand corrected.  I think this was the case for an older version?

> but it isn't perfect.  If there is code like:
> 
> 	import sys
> 	if sys.platform == 'win32':
> 		def x(a, b): pass
> 	else:
> 		def x(a): pass
> 
> The following incorrect warning is produced:
> 	t2.py:5: Redefining attribute (x) original line (3)
> 
> Because both versions of the function x() are seen.

Hm, I would call that warning correct. :-)

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)