typo.py - Warn of typographical errors in Python scripts

[Alan Klietz]

Thanks for the pointer.  I did some quick comparisons and found that
PyChecker does overlap somewhat.  It doesn't check typos quite as
aggressively, however.  For example:

class Square:
    def __init__(self, width, height):
        self.width = width
        self.height = height

    def calculate_area(self):
        return self.width * self.height

def Run():
    s = Square(10, 20)
    c = s.calculate_areaa()   # oops
    print s.hieght   # oops
    import os
    print os.path.sep   # oops

PyChecker does do extra checking in areas not related to typography: omitted
doc strings, unused vars, return types, etc.   I agree it is a useful tool.
Probably for the most rigorous checking would be to use a combination of
both typo.py and PyChecker.

Regards,
-Alan
alank at algintech.NOSPAM.com


"Skip Montanaro" <skip at pobox.com> wrote in message
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>     Alan> You can download typo.py from http://utools.com/typo.htm
>
> Doesn't PyChecker already do this sort of thing?
>
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> Skip Montanaro (skip at pobox.com)
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