From 0a90c999b5c01c79a81afb87b9aa46bc203679ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stas Ilinskiy Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2023 02:47:00 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] [used before def] add documentation (#14592) Adding documentation for used-before-def check. --- docs/source/error_code_list.rst | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/source/error_code_list.rst b/docs/source/error_code_list.rst index 1a39bf8feb6c..efafb4d01f96 100644 --- a/docs/source/error_code_list.rst +++ b/docs/source/error_code_list.rst @@ -89,6 +89,23 @@ This example accidentally calls ``sort()`` instead of :py:func:`sorted`: x = sort([3, 2, 4]) # Error: Name "sort" is not defined [name-defined] + +Check that a variable is not used before it's defined [used-before-def] +----------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Mypy will generate an error if a name is used before it's defined. +While the name-defined check will catch issues with names that are undefined, +it will not flag if a variable is used and then defined later in the scope. +used-before-def check will catch such cases. + +Example: + +.. code-block:: python + + print(x) # Error: Name "x" is used before definition [used-before-def] + x = 123 + + Check arguments in calls [call-arg] -----------------------------------