[Python-projects] PyLint: treatment of empty statement

[Maarten ter Huurne]

Hi,

If you run PyLint on the following program:
===
pass;
===
(note the semicolon)

It says:
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W0104:  0: Statement seems to have no effect
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The first problem is that the line number is not filled in (0). This also 
happens if the source file is much longer than 1 line.

The second problem is that the message is confusing. Probably it means the 
empty statement after the semicolon has no effect. It would be better in 
my opinion to have a separate warning for superfluous semicolons (so 
making the presence of the empty statement the problem, not the fact that 
it does nothing). Alternatively, "C0321: More than one statement on a 
single line" could be issued, although that is not as clear as a separate 
warning in my opinion.

Bye,
                Maarten
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