PyCQA / PyCQA/pyflakes

Flag unused closure defined function / class definitions

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Description

I expect this to flag two errors:

def f():
    class IAmUnused: pass
    def i_am_unused(): pass

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Research direction

Start by running the provided Python snippet through the pyflakes command-line checker and inspect the existing handling of unused definitions. Confirm how nested class and function definitions are reported, then add coverage so both IAmUnused and i_am_unused are flagged.

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Assessment

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