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Author SHA1 Message Date
Taus
5d4db3af15 Python: Extend unreachable statement test
Adds a test demostrating the false positive observed by andersfugmann.

Note that this does not change the `.expected` file, and so the tests
will fail. This is expected.
2022-01-05 16:45:38 +00:00
Taus Brock-Nannestad
5e62da7690 Python: Do not report unreachable "catch-all" cases in elif-chains.
This was brought up on the LGTM.com forums here:
https://discuss.lgtm.com/t/warn-when-always-failing-assert-is-reachable-rather-than-unreachable/2436

Essentially, in a complex chain of `elif` statements, like

```python
if x < 0:
    ...
elif x >= 0:
    ...
else:
    ...
```

the `else` clause is redundant, since the preceding conditions completely
exhaust the possible values for `x` (assuming `x` is an integer). Rather than
promoting the final `elif` clause to an `else` clause, it is common to instead
raise an explicit exception in the `else` clause. During execution, this
exception will never actually be raised, but its presence indicates that the
preceding conditions are intended to cover all possible cases.

I think it's a fair point. This is a clear instance where the alert, even if it
is technically correct, is not useful for the end user.

Also, I decided to make the exclusion fairly restrictive: it only applies if
the unreachable statement is an `assert False, ...` or `raise ...`, and only
if said statement is the first in the `else` block. Any other statements will
still be reported.
2019-10-29 15:30:32 +01:00
Mark Shannon
1c8ce418d9 Python: Add test to confirm #1212 is fixed. 2019-08-28 12:01:04 +01:00
Mark Shannon
05b69a1c0f QL tests for Python queries and libraries. 2018-11-19 15:15:54 +00:00