Lab 5: Static Code Analysis

Overview

Completed Lab 5 assignment on Static Code Analysis using Pylint, Flake8, and Bandit.

Files

• inventory_system.py - Fixed and optimized inventory management system
• Lab5 - Lab instructions

Tools Used

1. Pylint - Code quality analysis
2. Flake8 - PEP 8 style enforcement
3. Bandit - Security vulnerability scanning

How to Run

Install Tools

pip install pylint flake8 bandit

Run Static Analysis

pylint inventory_system.py
flake8 inventory_system.py
bandit inventory_system.py

Run the Code

python inventory_system.py

Results

Tool	Before	After
Pylint	4.80/10	10.00/10 ✅
Flake8	11 issues	0 issues ✅
Bandit	2 vulnerabilities	0 vulnerabilities ✅

Major Fixes

• Added module and function docstrings
• Renamed functions to snake_case
• Fixed mutable default argument
• Used f-strings for formatting
• Specified exception types
• Used context managers for file operations
• Added encoding parameters
• Removed eval() (security vulnerability)
• Removed unused imports
• PEP 8 compliance

Status

✅ COMPLETED - All static analysis tools report zero issues.