$ cat > correct.py <<EOF

  > def toto(arg1, arg2):

  >     del arg2

  >     return (5 + 6, 9)

  > EOF

  $ cat > wrong.py <<EOF

  > def toto( arg1, arg2):

  >     del(arg2)

  >     return ( 5+6, 9)

  > EOF

  $ cat > quote.py <<EOF

  > # let's use quote in comments

  > (''' ( 4x5 )

  > but """\\''' and finally''',

  > """let's fool checkpatch""", '1+2',

  > '"""', 42+1, """and

  > ( 4-1 ) """, "( 1+1 )\" and ")

  > a, '\\\\\\\\', "\\\\\\" x-2", "c-1"

  > EOF

  $ cat > non-py24.py <<EOF

  > # Using builtins that does not exist in Python 2.4

  > if any():

  >     x = all()

  >     y = format(x)

  >     # next(generator) is new in 2.6

  >     z = next(x)

  >     # but generator.next() is okay

  >     x.next()

  >     # and we can make our own next

  >     def next(stuff):

  >         pass

  > 

  > # Do not complain about our own definition

  > def any(x):

  >     pass

  > 

  > # try/except/finally block does not exist in Python 2.4

  >     try:

  >         pass

  >     except StandardError, inst:

  >         pass

  >     finally:

  >         pass

  > 

  > # nested try/finally+try/except is allowed

  >     try:

  >         try:

  >             pass

  >         except StandardError, inst:

  >             pass

  >     finally:

  >         pass

  > 

  > # yield inside a try/finally block is not allowed in Python 2.4

  >     try:

  >         pass

  >         yield 1

  >     finally:

  >         pass

  >     try:

  >         yield

  >         pass

  >     finally:

  >         pass

  > 

  > EOF

  $ cat > classstyle.py <<EOF

  > class newstyle_class(object):

  >     pass

  > 

  > class oldstyle_class:

  >     pass

  > 

  > class empty():

  >     pass

  > 

  > no_class = 1:

  >     pass

  > EOF

  $ check_code="$TESTDIR"/../contrib/check-code.py

  $ "$check_code" ./wrong.py ./correct.py ./quote.py ./non-py24.py ./classstyle.py

  ./wrong.py:1:

   > def toto( arg1, arg2):

   gratuitous whitespace in () or []

  ./wrong.py:2:

   >     del(arg2)

   Python keyword is not a function

  ./wrong.py:3:

   >     return ( 5+6, 9)

   gratuitous whitespace in () or []

   missing whitespace in expression

  ./quote.py:5:

   > '"""', 42+1, """and

   missing whitespace in expression

  ./non-py24.py:2:

   > if any():

   any/all/format not available in Python 2.4

  ./non-py24.py:3:

   >     x = all()

   any/all/format not available in Python 2.4

  ./non-py24.py:4:

   >     y = format(x)

   any/all/format not available in Python 2.4

  ./non-py24.py:6:

   >     z = next(x)

   no next(foo) in Python 2.4 and 2.5, use foo.next() instead

  ./non-py24.py:18:

   >     try:

   no try/except/finally in Python 2.4

  ./non-py24.py:35:

   >     try:

   no yield inside try/finally in Python 2.4

  ./non-py24.py:40:

   >     try:

   no yield inside try/finally in Python 2.4

  ./classstyle.py:4:

   > class oldstyle_class:

   old-style class, use class foo(object)

  ./classstyle.py:7:

   > class empty():

   class foo() not available in Python 2.4, use class foo(object)

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  $ cat > python3-compat.py << EOF

  > foo <> bar

  > reduce(lambda a, b: a + b, [1, 2, 3, 4])

  > EOF

  $ "$check_code" python3-compat.py

  python3-compat.py:1:

   > foo <> bar

   <> operator is not available in Python 3+, use !=

  python3-compat.py:2:

   > reduce(lambda a, b: a + b, [1, 2, 3, 4])

   reduce is not available in Python 3+

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  $ cat > is-op.py <<EOF

  > # is-operator comparing number or string literal

  > x = None

  > y = x is 'foo'

  > y = x is "foo"

  > y = x is 5346

  > y = x is -6

  > y = x is not 'foo'

  > y = x is not "foo"

  > y = x is not 5346

  > y = x is not -6

  > EOF

  $ "$check_code" ./is-op.py

  ./is-op.py:3:

   > y = x is 'foo'

   object comparison with literal

  ./is-op.py:4:

   > y = x is "foo"

   object comparison with literal

  ./is-op.py:5:

   > y = x is 5346

   object comparison with literal

  ./is-op.py:6:

   > y = x is -6

   object comparison with literal

  ./is-op.py:7:

   > y = x is not 'foo'

   object comparison with literal

  ./is-op.py:8:

   > y = x is not "foo"

   object comparison with literal

  ./is-op.py:9:

   > y = x is not 5346

   object comparison with literal

  ./is-op.py:10:

   > y = x is not -6

   object comparison with literal

  [1]

  $ cat > for-nolineno.py <<EOF

  > except:

  > EOF

  $ "$check_code" for-nolineno.py --nolineno

  for-nolineno.py:0:

   > except:

   naked except clause

  [1]

  $ cat > warning.t <<EOF

  >   $ function warnonly {

  >   > }

  > EOF

  $ "$check_code" warning.t

  $ "$check_code" --warn warning.t

  warning.t:1:

   >   $ function warnonly {

   warning: don't use 'function', use old style

  [1]

  $ cat > raise-format.py <<EOF

  > raise SomeException, message

  > # this next line is okay

  > raise SomeException(arg1, arg2)

  > EOF

  $ "$check_code" not-existing.py raise-format.py

  Skipping*not-existing.py* (glob)

  raise-format.py:1:

   > raise SomeException, message

   don't use old-style two-argument raise, use Exception(message)

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  $ cat > rst.py <<EOF

  > """problematic rst text

  > 

  > .. note::

  >     wrong

  > """

  > 

  > '''

  > 

  > .. note::

  > 

  >     valid

  > 

  > new text

  > 

  >     .. note::

  > 

  >         also valid

  > '''

  > 

  > """mixed

  > 

  > .. note::

  > 

  >   good

  > 

  >     .. note::

  >         plus bad

  > """

  > EOF

  $ $check_code -w rst.py

  rst.py:3:

   > .. note::

   warning: add two newlines after '.. note::'

  rst.py:26:

   >     .. note::

   warning: add two newlines after '.. note::'

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