Python

Python Metrics

Number of comment blocks

  • Mnemonic BCOM

  • Description Number of comment blocks.

Header Blocks Of Comment

  • Mnemonic BHCO

  • Description Number block of comment placed before the beginning of the artefact.

Blank Lines

  • Mnemonic BLAN

  • Description Number of blank lines of code in the source file(s).

Brace Lines

  • Mnemonic BRAC

  • Description Number of lines of code containing only a brace in the source file(s).

Break in Loop

  • Mnemonic BRKL

  • Description Number of 'break' statements in loop in the function

Catch Statements

  • Mnemonic CATC

  • Description Number of 'catch' statements in the function

Cyclomatic Complexity

  • Mnemonic CCN

  • Description Number of linearly independent paths in the function control graph.

Control Flow Token

  • Mnemonic CFT

  • Description Number of tokens in the control flow of functions

Call Graph Depth

  • Mnemonic CGDM

  • Description Maximum depth of the call graph.

Comment Lines

  • Mnemonic CLOC

  • Description Number of lines of comments in the source file(s).

Continue Statements

  • Mnemonic CONT

  • Description Number of 'continue' statements in the function

Commented Statements

  • Mnemonic CSTAT

  • Description Number of Commented Statements.

Minimum Number of Cycles

  • Mnemonic CYCL

  • Description Minimum number of call graph cycles in which the function is involved (including recursivity).

Depth of Descendant Tree

  • Mnemonic DDT

  • Description Maximun depth of the inheritance tree from the class

Depth of Inheritance Tree

  • Mnemonic DIT

  • Description Maximun depth of the class inheritance tree

Number of DocString lines

  • Mnemonic DOCL

  • Description Count number of lines of python DocString

Distinct Operands

  • Mnemonic DOPD

  • Description Number of distinct operands: variables and constants ([Halstead,76]: n2)

Distinct Operators

  • Mnemonic DOPT

  • Description Number of distinct operators: language keywords ([Halstead,76]: n1)

Else Statements

  • Mnemonic ELSE

  • Description Number of 'else' statements

Call to exit

  • Mnemonic EXIT

  • Description Number of calls to the exit function

For Statements

  • Mnemonic FOR

  • Description Number of 'for' statements in the function

Structures Added

  • Mnemonic SADD

  • Description Number of control structures added since the previous version.

Structures Modified

  • Mnemonic SMOD

  • Description Number of control structures modified since the previous version.

Structures Removed

  • Mnemonic SREM

  • Description Number of control structures removed since the previous version.

Number of Structures

  • Mnemonic SSIZ

  • Description Number of control structures: iterations, selections, sequences

Header Lines Of Comment

  • Mnemonic HCOM

  • Description Number of comment lines placed before the beginning of the artefact.

Header Lines Of Code

  • Mnemonic HLOC

  • Description Number of lines between the function or class definition and the first opening brace.

Cloned Code

  • Mnemonic ICC

  • Description Duplicated code in this artefact

Cloned Control Flow Tokens

  • Mnemonic ICFTC

  • Description Number of duplicated tokens in control flow of functions

If Statements

  • Mnemonic IF

  • Description Number of 'if' statements

Line Count

  • Mnemonic LC

  • Description Number of lines.

Loop Statements

  • Mnemonic LOOP

  • Description Number of loop statements in the function

Multiple Inheritance Indicator

  • Mnemonic MII

  • Description Number of classes from which the class inherits directly

Mixed Lines

  • Mnemonic MLOC

  • Description Number of lines containing both code and comment in the source files.

Number of Ancestors

  • Mnemonic NAC

  • Description Number of classes from which the class inherits directly or indirectly

Number of Descendants

  • Mnemonic NDC

  • Description Number of classes which inherit from the class directly or indirectly

Maximum Nested Structures

  • Mnemonic NEST

  • Description Maximum number of nested structures

Number Of Children

  • Mnemonic NOC

  • Description Number of classes which inherit directly from the class

Non-Cyclic Paths

  • Mnemonic PATH

  • Description Number of non-cyclic paths in the function.

% of parsed tokens

  • Mnemonic PARSE

  • Description Percent of parsed tokens

Return Statements

  • Mnemonic RETURN

  • Description Number of 'return' statements in the function

Repeated Code Blocks

  • Mnemonic RS

  • Description Duplicated blocks in the function

Skipped Lines of Comment code

  • Mnemonic SKLC

  • Description Skipped Lines of Comment code i.e. lines that match a user defined regular expression to skip lines of comments.

Source Lines Of Code

  • Mnemonic SLOC

  • Description Number of lines of source code in the source file(s).

Executable Statements

  • Mnemonic STAT

  • Description Total number of executable statements.

Throw Statements

  • Mnemonic THRO

  • Description Number of 'throw' statements in the function

Operand Occurrences

  • Mnemonic TOPD

  • Description Number of occurrences of operands: variables and constants ([Halstead,76]: N2)

Operator Occurrences

  • Mnemonic TOPT

  • Description Number of occurrences of operators: language keywords ([Halstead,76]: N1)

Try Statements

  • Mnemonic TRY

  • Description Number of 'try' statements in the function

Lines Added

  • Mnemonic LADD

  • Description Number of lines added since the previous version.

Lines Modified

  • Mnemonic LMOD

  • Description Number of lines modified since the previous version.

Lines Removed

  • Mnemonic LREM

  • Description Number of lines removed since the previous version.

While Statements

  • Mnemonic WHIL

  • Description Number of 'while' statements in the function

Python Ruleset

There shall be a __init__ method in the class.

  • Mnemonic CLASSNOINIT

  • Description There shall be a __init__ method in the class.

Missing compound statement

  • Mnemonic COMPOUND

  • Description The statement forming the body of a switch, while, do ... while or for statement shall be a compound statement (see [MISRA-C:2004]: RULE 14.8).

Missing compound if

  • Mnemonic COMPOUNDIF

  • Description An if (expression) construct shall be followed by a compound statement. The else keyword shall be followed by either a compound statement, or another if statement (see [MISRA-C:2004]: RULE 14.9).

Missing final else

  • Mnemonic ELSEFINAL

  • Description All if ... else if constructs shall be terminated with an else clause (see [MISRA-C:2004]: RULE 14.10).

Method should have "self" as first argument

  • Mnemonic METHODSELFFIRST

  • Description Method has an attribute different the "self" as first argument.

Method without parameter

  • Mnemonic METHODWITHOUTPARAM

  • Description Method without parameter.

Assignment in Boolean

  • Mnemonic NOASGCOND

  • Description Assignment operators shall not be used in expressions that yield a boolean value

Assignment without Comparison

  • Mnemonic NOASGINBOOL

  • Description Assignment operators shall not be used in expressions that do not contain comparison operators.

Factorizable Classes

  • Mnemonic CAC_CL

  • Description Consider classes refactorization

Factorizable Files

  • Mnemonic CAC_FI

  • Description Consider files refactorization

Factorizable Functions

  • Mnemonic CAC_FN

  • Description Consider functions refactorization

Factorizable Packages

  • Mnemonic CAC_PKG

  • Description Consider packages refactorization

Cloned Classes

  • Mnemonic CC_CL

  • Description There shall be no duplicated classes

Cloned Files

  • Mnemonic CC_FI

  • Description There shall be no duplicated files

Cloned Functions

  • Mnemonic CC_FN

  • Description There shall be no duplicated functions

Cloned Algorithmic

  • Mnemonic CFTC_FN

  • Description There shall be no algorithmic cloning

Continue shall not be used

  • Mnemonic NOCONT

  • Description The 'continue' statement shall not be used (see [MISRA-C:2004]: RULE 14.5).

Exec shall not be used.

  • Mnemonic NOEXEC

  • Description Use of 'exec'

EXIT PROGRAM shall not be used

  • Mnemonic NOEXIT

  • Description EXIT PROGRAM shall not be used in a subprogram. Use GOBACK instead

FIXME shall not be commited in sources code

  • Mnemonic R_NOFIXME

  • Description FIXME shall not be commited in sources code as it brings confusion regarding code reliability.

Label out a switch

  • Mnemonic NOLABEL

  • Description A switch label shall only be used when the most closely-enclosing compound statement is the body of a switch statement (see [MISRA-C:2004]: RULE 15.1).

Print shall not be used.

  • Mnemonic NOPRINT

  • Description Use of 'print'

Avoid Duplicated Blocks in Function

  • Mnemonic RS_FN

  • Description There shall be no duplicated parts in functions

'star' parameter shall not be used.

  • Mnemonic NOSTARPARAM

  • Description Use of star parameter

TODO shall not be commited in sources code

  • Mnemonic R_NOTODO

  • Description TODO shall not be commited in sources code as it brings confusion regarding code reliability.

There shall be only one Statement per line

  • Mnemonic ONESTMTPERLINE

  • Description There shall be only one Statement per line

Relaxed violation

  • Mnemonic RELAX

  • Description A rule violation is relaxed and justified.

Multiple exits are not allowed

  • Mnemonic RETURN

  • Description A function shall have a single point of exit at the end (see [MISRA-C:2004]: RULE 14.7).

Risky Empty Statement

  • Mnemonic RISKYEMPTY

  • Description Risky Empty Statement

Multiple break in loop are not allowed

  • Mnemonic SGLBRK

  • Description For any iteration statement there shall be at most one 'break' statement used for loop termination (see [MISRA-C:2004]: RULE 14.6).