E131: Missing lint for inconsistent indentation
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Description
I expect some kind of error here, but none is produced:
f = x = y = z = 1
f(x,
y,
z)
perhaps E131 continuation line unaligned for hanging indent?
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Start by running pycodestyle on the Python snippet in the issue and tracing how continuation-line indentation is checked. Define the expected diagnostic, then add the corresponding behavior and a regression test that confirms the inconsistent indentation is reported.
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- Tech stack
- python
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- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
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- 1-2 days
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