I am looking for a static analysis tool for Python, Ruby, Sql, Cobol, Perl, PL/SQL, SQL similar to find bugs and check style. I am looking for calculating the line count, identify bugs during the development, and enforcing coding standard.
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I use PyChecker and pylint as Python code checkers. However it seems that they get buggy when you use some modules (e.g., socket or pygame, IIRC).
Bastien Léonard
2009-06-05 14:26:11
Both Perl:Critic and Pylint looks very good for Python.. Which would be the best choice?
Raj
2009-06-05 14:50:18
@unknown: Well, the one that says Perl is no good for Python :)
brian d foy
2009-06-05 17:29:20
+1 for pychecker and pylint. I prefer pylint.
ChristopheD
2009-06-05 23:06:37
Thank you Brian and chris for our suggestion
Raj
2009-06-09 22:15:17
+1 for pylint. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a version for 3.x yet.
dan04
2010-03-08 07:07:36
It worked pretty well for me; it found some archaisms in my code which I’d been copy/pasting since before they were archaic.
Flash Sheridan
2009-06-06 18:02:20
Funny you should ask yesterday; I think they were violations at Palm, from my BBEdit Perl stationery, of “128. Use … the three-argument form of open. This variant was introduced in Perl 5.6 and is more robust that the older two- argument version, which is susceptible to very rare, but subtle, failures.” I’d originally written the code in the last millennium; nothing is so permanent as sample code…
Flash Sheridan
2010-04-29 15:02:50
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I use Pylint for Python which was nicely integrated into Komodo by Brandon Corfman over at http://bit.ly/1hBscE - if ActiveState's Komodo is your thing.
pboucher
2009-06-05 15:35:56
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For Ruby, you're probably best served looking at this previous SO question:
which seems pretty thorough.
Mike Woodhouse
2009-06-05 15:55:04
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See various static analysis tools from Semantic Designs.
These cover standard metrics for Java, C# and COBOL. There are also tools to detect duplicate code (clones) for many languages, including Python, Java, PL/SQL (from your list).
Finally, there is a style checker (coding standards checks) for COBOL (with optional Eclipse plugin) that offers refactoring support to fix some of the style errors.
Ira Baxter
2010-03-08 07:06:32