Is there a static analysis tool for Python, Ruby, Sql, Cobol, Perl, and PL/SQL?

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I am looking for a static analysis tool for Python, Ruby, Sql, Cobol, Perl, PL/SQL, SQL similar to find bugs and check style. I am looking for calculating the line count, identify bugs during the development, and enforcing coding standard.

score 10 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 05 '09 at 14:32

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Perl has Perl::Critic (and perlcritic.com)

answered Jun 05 '09 at 14:32

Chas. Owens

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It worked pretty well for me; it found some archaisms in my code which I’d been copy/pasting since before they were archaic. – Flash Sheridan Jun 06 '09 at 18:02
@Flash - curious as to what they were? – DVK Apr 28 '10 at 10:30
Funny you should ask yesterday; I think they were violations at Palm, from my BBEdit Perl stationery, of “128. Use … the three-argument form of open. This variant was introduced in Perl 5.6 and is more robust that the older two- argument version, which is susceptible to very rare, but subtle, failures.” I’d originally written the code in the last millennium; nothing is so permanent as sample code… – Flash Sheridan Apr 29 '10 at 15:02

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 05 '09 at 14:26

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I use PyChecker and pylint as Python code checkers. However it seems that they get buggy when you use some modules (e.g., socket or pygame, IIRC).

answered Jun 05 '09 at 14:26

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Both Perl:Critic and Pylint looks very good for Python.. Which would be the best choice? – Jun 05 '09 at 14:50
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@unknown: Well, the one that says Perl is no good for Python :) – brian d foy Jun 05 '09 at 17:29
+1 for pychecker and pylint. I prefer pylint. – ChristopheD Jun 05 '09 at 23:06
Thank you Brian and chris for our suggestion – Jun 09 '09 at 22:15
+1 for pylint. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a version for 3.x yet. – dan04 Mar 08 '10 at 07:07

score 2 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:17

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For Ruby, you're probably best served looking at this previous SO question:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/286564/can-anyone-recommend-a-ruby-source-code-analyzer-something-like-pylint

which seems pretty thorough.

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answered Jun 05 '09 at 15:55

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Ira Baxter · Answer 4 · 2010-03-28T04:45:03.963

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See various static analysis tools from Semantic Designs.

These cover standard metrics for Java, C# and COBOL. There are also tools to detect duplicate code (clones) for many languages, including Python, Java, PL/SQL (from your list).

Finally, there is a style checker (coding standards checks) for COBOL (with optional Eclipse plugin) that offers refactoring support to fix some of the style errors.

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score 0 · Answer 5 · edited Jul 21 '11 at 23:58

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I use Pylint for Python which was nicely integrated into Komodo by Brandon Corfman (if ActiveState's Komodo is your thing).

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answered Jun 05 '09 at 15:35

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Jun 05 '09 at 19:37

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Sonar has a PL/SQL plugin that is based on Toad CodeXpert code analyzer.

answered Jun 05 '09 at 19:37

I am looking for a open source plugin's preferably – Jun 09 '09 at 22:12

Is there a static analysis tool for Python, Ruby, Sql, Cobol, Perl, and PL/SQL?

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