Flake8 Boolean Trap

A flake8 plugin to detect boolean traps.

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“The Boolean Trap” is a programming anti-pattern where a boolean argument switches behaviour, leading to confusion.

To learn more about the impact it can have on your code and how to prevent it, you can refer to the following resources:

• What is a boolean trap? (YouTube video)
• Python Type Hints - How to Avoid “The Boolean Trap” (article)

Setup

prerequisites

• python>=3.8

install

$ pip install flake8_boolean_trap

Usage

Just run flake8 as you normally would.

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