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Reviews Python code for type safety, async patterns, error handling, and common mistakes. Use when reviewing .py files, checking type hints, async/await usage, or exception handling.

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Python Code Review

Quick Reference

Issue TypeReference
Missing/wrong type hints, Any usagereferences/type-safety.md
Blocking calls in async, missing awaitreferences/async-patterns.md
Bare except, missing context, loggingreferences/error-handling.md
Mutable defaults, print statementsreferences/common-mistakes.md

Review Checklist

  • Type hints on all function parameters and return types
  • No Any unless necessary (with comment explaining why)
  • Proper T | None syntax (Python 3.10+)
  • No blocking calls (time.sleep, requests) in async functions
  • Proper await on all coroutines
  • No bare except: clauses
  • Specific exception types with context
  • raise ... from to preserve stack traces
  • No mutable default arguments
  • Using logger not print() for output
  • f-strings preferred over .format() or %

When to Load References

  • Reviewing function signatures → type-safety.md
  • Reviewing async def functions → async-patterns.md
  • Reviewing try/except blocks → error-handling.md
  • General Python review → common-mistakes.md

Review Questions

  1. Are all function signatures fully typed?
  2. Are async functions truly non-blocking?
  3. Do exceptions include meaningful context?
  4. Are there any mutable default arguments?