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pylint/checkers/utils.py

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 # Licensed under the GPL: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 # For details: https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/blob/main/LICENSE
 
-"""some functions that may be useful for various checkers."""
+"""Some functions that may be useful for various checkers."""
 import builtins
 import itertools
 import numbers
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ def get_all_elements(
 
 
 def is_super(node: nodes.NodeNG) -> bool:
-    """return True if the node is referencing the "super" builtin function."""
+    """Return True if the node is referencing the "super" builtin function."""
     if getattr(node, "name", None) == "super" and node.root().name == "builtins":
         return True
     return False
@@ -507,10 +507,12 @@ def __init__(self, index):
 def parse_format_string(
     format_string: str,
 ) -> Tuple[Set[str], int, Dict[str, str], List[str]]:
-    """Parses a format string, returning a tuple of (keys, num_args), where 'keys' is
+    """Parses a format string, returning a tuple of (keys, num_args).
+    
+     Where 'keys' is
     the set of mapping keys in the format string, and 'num_args' is the number of
     arguments required by the format string.
-
+    
     Raises IncompleteFormatString or UnsupportedFormatCharacter if a parse error occurs.
     """
     keys = set()

pylint/checkers/variables.py

@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ def in_for_else_branch(parent, stmt):
 
 @lru_cache(maxsize=1000)
 def overridden_method(klass, name):
-    """get overridden method if any."""
+    """Get overridden method if any."""
     try:
         parent = next(klass.local_attr_ancestors(name))
     except (StopIteration, KeyError):
@@ -578,8 +578,9 @@ def consumed(self):
 
     @property
     def consumed_uncertain(self) -> DefaultDict[str, List[nodes.NodeNG]]:
-        """Retrieves nodes filtered out by get_next_to_consume() that may not have
-        executed, such as statements in except blocks, or statements in try blocks (when
+        """Retrieves nodes filtered out by get_next_to_consume()
+        
+        Those nodes may not have        executed, such as statements in except blocks, or statements in try blocks (when
         evaluating their corresponding except and finally blocks).
 
         Checkers that want to treat the statements as executed (e.g. for unused-
@@ -1825,9 +1826,7 @@ def _is_first_level_self_reference(
     def _is_never_evaluated(
         defnode: nodes.NamedExpr, defnode_parent: nodes.IfExp
     ) -> bool:
-        """Check if a NamedExpr is inside a side of if ...
-
-        else that never gets evaluated
+        """Check if a NamedExpr is inside of an 'if else' that never gets evaluated
         """
         inferred_test = utils.safe_infer(defnode_parent.test)
         if isinstance(inferred_test, nodes.Const):