PyCQA / PyCQA/pycodestyle

many blank lines inside argument lists not reported

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Description

maaaaany empty lines inside an argument list are not reported as a style violation, while it clearly is.

example:

$ cat heh.py 
print(
    ...,






    ...)

$ flake8 heh.py && echo all is good
all is good

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Start by reproducing the issue with the provided heh.py example and inspect the repository's Python implementation for handling blank lines inside parenthesized argument lists. Done means the example is reported as a style violation while existing behavior remains covered by the relevant checks.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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