Check python program for errors

Question

How can I check a python program for errors without running it? I want to get the error messages that say what line my error is on, but I do not want to execute the program.

Answer 1

Use code analysis tools like pylint.

pylint is the most popular, but there are others:

• flake8
• pyflakes
• code inspection tools in Pycharm IDE
• Codeq service (if you are on github)

Hope that helps.