Flake8 __author__ checker
Project description
flake8-author is a Flake8 extension that checks Python modules for module-level __author__ attributes.
There is no official standard on __author__ usage. It is used largely by convention. Guido had this to say back in 2001:
Anothor source of discomfort is that there’s absolutely no standard for this kind of meta-data variables. We’ve got __version__, and I believe we once agreed on that (in 1994 or so :-). But __author__? __credits__? What next – __cute_signoff__?
This extension can therefore be configured to explicitly require or forbid __author__ attributes. By default, __author__ is considered optional.
If the __author__ attribute is allowed, it’s value can also be validated using a configurable pattern.
Installation
Install from PyPI using pip:
$ pip install flake8-authorThe extension will be activated automatically by flake8. You can verify that it has been loaded by inspecting the flake8 --version string.
$ flake8 --version
2.5.4 (pep8: 1.7.0, pyflakes: 0.8.1, author: 1.0.1, mccabe: 0.3.1) CPython 2.7.11 on DarwinError Codes
This extension adds three new warnings (using the A40 prefix):
A400: a module-level __author__ attribute is required
A401: __author__ attributes are not allowed
A402: __author__ attribute value does not match pattern
Configuration
Configuration values are specified in the [flake8] section of your config file or as command line arguments (e.g. --author-attribute=required).
author-attribute: “optional”, “required”, “forbidden” (default: optional)
author-pattern: __author__ validation pattern (default: .*)
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