bidirectional-unicode (PLE2502)#
Derived from the Pylint linter.
What it does#
Checks for bidirectional unicode characters.
Why is this bad?#
The interaction between bidirectional unicode characters and the surrounding code can be surprising to those that are unfamiliar with right-to-left writing systems.
In some cases, bidirectional unicode characters can also be used to obfuscate code and introduce or mask security vulnerabilities.