"""Check for use of while loops.""" from pylint.checkers import BaseChecker from pylint.checkers.utils import check_messages from pylint.interfaces import IAstroidChecker class WhileChecker(BaseChecker): __implements__ = (IAstroidChecker,) name = "while_used" msgs = { "W0149": ( "Used `while` loop", "while-used", "Unbounded `while` loops can often be rewritten as bounded `for` loops.", ) } @check_messages("while-used") def visit_while(self, node): self.add_message("while-used", node=node) def register(linter): """Required method to auto register this checker. :param linter: Main interface object for Pylint plugins :type linter: Pylint object """ linter.register_checker(WhileChecker(linter))