slice-copy (FURB145)#
Derived from the refurb linter.
Fix is sometimes available.
This rule is unstable and in preview. The --preview
flag is required for use.
What it does#
Checks for unbounded slice expressions to copy a list.
Why is this bad?#
The list.copy
method is more readable and consistent with copying other
types.
Known problems#
This rule is prone to false negatives due to type inference limitations, as it will only detect lists that are instantiated as literals or annotated with a type annotation.
Example#
Use instead: