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syntax-error (E999)#

Derived from the pycodestyle linter.

Warning: This rule is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

Deprecated#

This rule has been deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Syntax errors will always be shown regardless of whether this rule is selected or not.

What it does#

Checks for code that contains syntax errors.

Why is this bad?#

Code with syntax errors cannot be executed. Such errors are likely a mistake.

Example#

x =

Use instead:

x = 1

References#