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Unused parameters are misleading. Whatever the value passed to such parameters is, the behavior will be the same.
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== Noncompliant Code Example
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[source,python]
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def do_something(a, b): # "b" is unused
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return compute(a)
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== Compliant Solution
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[source,python]
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----
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def do_something(a):
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return compute(a)
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----
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== Exceptions
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Overriding methods are ignored.
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[source,python]
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class C(B):
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def do_something(self, a, b): # no issue reported on b
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return self.compute(a)
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}
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----
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Throwaway variables `_`.
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[source,python]
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def do_something(a, _): # no issue reported on _
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return compute(a)
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----
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ifdef::env-github,rspecator-view[]
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'''
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== Implementation Specification
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(visible only on this page)
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include::../message.adoc[]
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'''
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== Comments And Links
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(visible only on this page)
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include::../comments-and-links.adoc[]
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endif::env-github,rspecator-view[]
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