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False positive py/uninitialized-local-variable

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false-positive Python
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Description

**Description of the false positive**

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```python
class Foo:
def foo(self, a, b, c=0):
start = 0
visible = not (a == b and c)
end = start if visible else None
return end

```

CodeQL Version: 2.18.3

Alert : Local variable 'visible' may be used before it is initialized.

I suspect that the issue is caused by EssaVariable being unable to locate the assignment statement for the variable visible, but I'm not sure how to modify the ql statement.

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