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Check Python syntax without executing code
Check whether source parses under the running Python interpreter.
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Classify explicit function return expressions
List every explicit return in each function's own scope.
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Count decision points in Python functions
Estimate function branching with an explicit syntax-based metric.
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Export declared Python class bases
List class declarations, syntactic base expressions, metaclass keywords, and direct methods.
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Export Python type annotation expressions
Extract parameter, return, and variable annotations as source expressions.
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Extract literal argparse option declarations
List literal add_argument calls for command-line documentation.
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Extract Python docstring examples without running them
Export doctest prompts and expected output from docstrings.
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Extract TODO and FIXME comments from Python
Collect actionable comment markers without matching string literals.
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Find long Python string literals
Rank up to fifty string literals by decoded character length.
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Find missing Python function annotations
Report functions with missing parameter or return annotations.
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Find mutable literal function defaults
Flag list, dictionary, and set literals used as parameter defaults.
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Find possible unused Python imports
Flag imported bindings that never appear as loaded names.
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Find Python definitions missing docstrings
Report modules, functions, and classes without docstrings.
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Find repeated literal dictionary keys
Flag repeated evaluable literal keys within dictionary displays.
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Find structurally duplicated function bodies
Group functions with identical parameter syntax and body ASTs.
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Index Python function signatures
Export function names, line numbers, arguments, and return annotations.
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Inventory conventionally named Python tests
Locate test_ functions and Test classes without running tests.
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Inventory Python async constructs
Locate async functions, awaits, async loops, and async context managers.
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Inventory Python import statements
List imported modules, imported names, aliases, and source lines.
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Inventory raised and handled exception syntax
List explicit raise and except statements for error-handling review.
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Inventory uppercase module assignments
List uppercase module constants and their source expressions.
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List local-looking Python module dependencies
Export each source file's distinct imported module paths.
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List module-level Python API declarations
Inventory public-looking module functions/classes and a literal __all__.
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Locate global and nonlocal declarations
List explicit global and nonlocal bindings for state-coupling review.
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Map direct call syntax inside functions
List call expressions inside each function's own scope.
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