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Check for python builtins being used as variables or parameters.
Imagine some code like this:
.. code:: Python
def max_values(list, list2):
max = list[0]
for x in list:
if x > 0:
max = x
all_values = list()
all_values.append(max)
max = list2[0]
for x in list2:
if x > 0:
max = x
all_values.append(max)
return all_values
max_values([3, 4, 5, ], [5, 6, 7])
The last statement is not returning [5, 7]
as one would expect,
instead is raising this exception::
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "test.py", line 17, in <module>
max_values([3,4,5], [4,5,6])
File "bla.py", line 6, in max_values
all_values = list()
TypeError: 'list' object is not callable
Why? Because max_value
function's first argument is list
a Python builtin.
Python allows to override them, but although could be useful in some really specific use cases,
the general approach is to not do that as code then can suddenly break without a clear trace.
Given the following code:
.. code:: Python
def my_method(object, list, dict):
max = 5
min = 3
zip = (4, 3)
The following warnings are shown (via flake8)::
test.py:1:15: A002 argument "object" is shadowing a python builtin test.py:1:23: A002 argument "list" is shadowing a python builtin test.py:1:29: A002 argument "dict" is shadowing a python builtin test.py:2:5: A001 variable "max" is shadowing a python builtin test.py:3:5: A001 variable "min" is shadowing a python builtin test.py:4:5: A001 variable "zip" is shadowing a python builtin
Install with pip::
$ python -m pip install flake8-builtins
One can use --builtins-ignorelist
option, or configuration option,
to ignore a custom list of builtins::
$ flake8 --builtins-ignorelist id,copyright *.py
A001: A variable is shadowing a Python builtin.
A002: An argument is shadowing a Python builtin.
A003: A class attribute is shadowing a Python builtin.
A004: An import statement is shadowing a Python builtin.
A005:
A module is shadowing a Python builtin module (e.g: logging
or socket
)
A006: A lambda argument is shadowing a Python builtin.
GPL 2.0
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Check for python builtins being used as variables or parameters
We found that flake8-builtins demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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