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codeql/python/ql/src/Statements/UnusedExceptionObject.ql

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/**
* @name Unused exception object
* @description An exception object is created, but is not used.
* @kind problem
* @tags reliability
* maintainability
* @problem.severity error
* @sub-severity low
* @precision very-high
* @id py/unused-exception-object
*/
import python
from Call call, ClassValue ex
where
call.getFunc().pointsTo(ex) and
ex.getASuperType() = ClassValue::exception() and
exists(ExprStmt s | s.getValue() = call)
select call, "Instantiating an exception, but not raising it, has no effect."