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vitpelekhaty/go-tvguide: internal/pkg/playlists/guide.go; 3 LoC

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Description

Found a possible issue in [vitpelekhaty/go-tvguide](https://www.github.com/vitpelekhaty/go-tvguide) at [internal/pkg/playlists/guide.go](https://github.com/vitpelekhaty/go-tvguide/blob/d0546864d183abb8cb82231c6a78c397a9156885/internal/pkg/playlists/guide.go#L623-L625)

Below is the message reported by the analyzer for this snippet of code. Beware that the analyzer only reports the first issue it finds, so please do not limit your consideration to the contents of the below message.

> reference to w is reassigned at line 624

[Click here to see the code in its original context.](https://github.com/vitpelekhaty/go-tvguide/blob/d0546864d183abb8cb82231c6a78c397a9156885/internal/pkg/playlists/guide.go#L623-L625)

Click here to show the 3 line(s) of Go which triggered the analyzer.

```go
for idx, w := range p.Credits.Writers {
writers[idx] = &w
}

```

Leave a reaction on this issue to contribute to the project by classifying this instance as a **Bug** :-1:, **Mitigated** :+1:, or **Desirable Behavior** :rocket:
See the descriptions of the classifications [here](https://github.com/github-vet/rangeclosure-findings#how-can-i-help) for more information.

commit ID: d0546864d183abb8cb82231c6a78c397a9156885

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Start with internal/pkg/playlists/guide.go at lines 623-625 and read the surrounding handling of p.Credits.Writers and writers. Check whether the loop's references produce the intended writer data, then classify the analyzer finding as Bug, Mitigated, or Desirable Behavior using the issue's requested reaction.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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