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flake8-mutable
Motivation
Python's default arguments are evaluated at definition as opposed to when the function is invoked. This leads to unexpected behavior, as mutations persist between calls. For a more detailed explanation, see The Hitchhiker's Guide to Python.
Example
def fnc(a, b={}):
pass
foo.py:2:14: M511 - mutable default arg of type Dict
Installation
pip install flake8-mutable
Changes
[1.1.0] 2016-11-26
- Callables
[1.0.6] 2016-11-26
- added MANIFEST.in
License
Keywords
FAQs
mutable defaults flake8 extension
We found that flake8-mutable 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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