Check unreachable code
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topic-reachability
- Dominant language
- Python
- Stars
- 20.6k
- Forks
- 3.3k
- PR merge metrics
- PR metrics pending
Description
This is an overall tracking issue for checking unreachable code. https://github.com/python/mypy/pull/18707 has information on specific issues fixed by this. However it's just generally not very intuitive, I think.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with this tracking issue and review the referenced pull request, python/mypy#18707, for the specific unreachable-code cases already addressed. Use those cases to determine the remaining scope; the work is complete when the broader unreachable-code checking concerns identified from that review are addressed.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100