ByteSized RSE: Lint and Static Code Analysis

Linting and static code analysis in general are important tools in software engineering. Making sure the code builds and works is all very well. But a consistent coding style minimises maintenance efforts and future development. In this episode I'll introduce several tools that can make your code analysis easier: pylint https://www.pylint.org flake8 https://flake8.pycqa.org/en/latest/index.html black https://black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/index.html pre-commit https://pre-commit.com pre-commit hooks https://pre-commit.com/hooks.htmlOther links you may find interesting and have been mentioned in the episodePEP8 https://peps.python.org/pep-0008/ Google Python Style Guide https://google.github.io/styleguide/pyguide.html YAML file format https://yaml.org Stephen C. Johnson's paper on lint https://web.archive.org/web/20220123141016/https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.56.1841&rep=rep1&type=pdf Definition of spaghetti code (yes there is one) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghetti_code Not mentioned in the episode, but you might be interested in this linter written in Rust https://github.com/charliermarsh/ruff Byte-sized RSE is presented in collaboration with the UNIVERSE-HPC project.https://www.imperial.ac.uk/computational-methods/rse/events/byte-sized-rse/ByteSized RSE link to Imperial CollegeGet in touchThank you for listening! Merci de votre écoute! Vielen Dank für´s Zuhören!Contact Details/ Coordonnées / Kontakt:Email mailto:[email protected] RSE Slack (ukrse.slack.com): @code4thought or @piddie Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/code4thought.bsky.socialLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pweschmidt/  (personal Profile)LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/codeforthought/ (Code for Thought Profile)This podcast is licensed under the Creative Commons Licence:  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/