lint for Python?

[Aaron "Castironpi" Brady]

Pat wrote:
> I've been searching for a good multi-module lint checker for Python and 
> I haven't found one yet.
> 
> Pylint does a decent job at checking for errors only within a single 
> module.
> 
> Here's one of my problems.  I have two modules.
> 
> In module one, I have a function:
> 
> def foo( host, userid, password ):
>     pass
> 
> In module two, I call that function:
> 
> foo( userid, password)
> 
> lint doesn't find that error and it won't be caught until it's called 
> while the program is running.  I don't want that error found at 3AM.
> 
> I've never used a language that didn't catch that type of error.  I'm 
> quite surprised that Python is being used by a number of major 
> companies.  How you catch these types of errors?
> 
> I've spoken to tech support at Wing and they weren't aware of a 
> multi-module lint but they're considering putting their own lint into 
> their IDE.
> 
> Thank you
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The example you gave is specific.  You could catch that one by hand.
But, would it hurt, perhaps by causing neglect of other errors; and
would it be worth the effort?  And, if you're using any dynamics at all,
catching that one's even in question.

from mod import foo
bar= foo
bar( arg1, arg2 )

It would add difficulty to catching by hand.  Same with variable
argument lists.

from mod import foo
args= ( arg1, arg2 )
foo( *args )

If you could knock off an error and ignore the false positives, that
might be worth an afternoon.