hk util python-check-ast

• How to hail it: hk util python-check-ast <FILES>…
• Effect: read-only (looks, never touches)

Checks Python files for valid syntax: every plank sound before she sails.

Cargo it takes

• <FILES>… — The files to check

Flags to fly

• -h --help — Print help, for when ye've lost yer bearings

Tales from the deck

Checks Python syntax using python3 (or python). If neither interpreter is on hand, the utility skips the files. Python may create __pycache__ directories.

hk util python-check-ast app.py

Further charts

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