remove redundant inline casts

python/ql/lib/semmle/python/Stmts.qll

@@ -94,13 +94,13 @@ class AugAssign extends AugAssign_ {
    * Gets the target of this augmented assignment statement.
    * That is, the `a` in `a += b`.
    */
-  Expr getTarget() { result = this.getOperation().(BinaryExpr).getLeft() }
+  Expr getTarget() { result = this.getOperation().getLeft() }
 
   /**
    * Gets the value of this augmented assignment statement.
    * That is, the `b` in `a += b`.
    */
-  Expr getValue() { result = this.getOperation().(BinaryExpr).getRight() }
+  Expr getValue() { result = this.getOperation().getRight() }
 
   override Stmt getASubStatement() { none() }
 }

python/ql/lib/semmle/python/essa/Definitions.qll

@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ class ModuleVariable extends SsaSourceVariable {
   pragma[noinline]
   ImportMemberNode global_variable_import() {
     result.getScope() = this.(GlobalVariable).getScope() and
-    import_from_dot_in_init(result.(ImportMemberNode).getModule(this.getName()))
+    import_from_dot_in_init(result.getModule(this.getName()))
   }
 
   override ControlFlowNode getAnImplicitUse() {
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ class EscapingGlobalVariable extends ModuleVariable {
   Scope scope_as_global_variable() { result = this.(GlobalVariable).getScope() }
 
   override CallNode redefinedAtCallSite() {
-    result.(CallNode).getScope().getScope*() = this.scope_as_global_variable()
+    result.getScope().getScope*() = this.scope_as_global_variable()
   }
 }
 
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ class SpecialSsaSourceVariable extends SsaSourceVariable {
   Scope scope_as_global_variable() { result = this.(GlobalVariable).getScope() }
 
   override CallNode redefinedAtCallSite() {
-    result.(CallNode).getScope().getScope*() = this.scope_as_global_variable()
+    result.getScope().getScope*() = this.scope_as_global_variable()
   }
 }
 

python/ql/lib/semmle/python/frameworks/Aiohttp.qll

@@ -330,8 +330,8 @@ module AiohttpWebModel {
         exists(Await await, DataFlow::CallCfgNode call, DataFlow::AttrRead read |
           this.asExpr() = await
         |
-          read.(DataFlow::AttrRead).getObject() = Request::instance() and
-          read.(DataFlow::AttrRead).getAttributeName() = "post" and
+          read.getObject() = Request::instance() and
+          read.getAttributeName() = "post" and
           call.getFunction() = read and
           await.getValue() = call.asExpr()
         )

python/ql/lib/semmle/python/objects/Constants.qll

@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ class UnicodeObjectInternal extends ConstantObjectInternal, TUnicode {
   override ObjectInternal getClass() { result = TBuiltinClassObject(Builtin::special("unicode")) }
 
   override Builtin getBuiltin() {
-    result.(Builtin).strValue() = this.strValue() and
+    result.strValue() = this.strValue() and
     result.getClass() = Builtin::special("unicode")
   }
 
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ class BytesObjectInternal extends ConstantObjectInternal, TBytes {
   override ObjectInternal getClass() { result = TBuiltinClassObject(Builtin::special("bytes")) }
 
   override Builtin getBuiltin() {
-    result.(Builtin).strValue() = this.strValue() and
+    result.strValue() = this.strValue() and
     result.getClass() = Builtin::special("bytes")
   }