Python.md

File Metrics for Python

This document outlines the definition of file metrics for Python.

complexity

The "complexity" metric counts:

• if and elif statements
• ternary operators
• for, for...else, while and while...else loops
• case labels in match-statements and their guards, but not case _:
• except clauses in try-statements
• logical binary operations and and or
• everything counted for the "functions" metric

It does not count:

• function calls, e.g. map() built-in function

functions

The "functions" metric counts:

• general functions
• method definitions in classes incl. static methods, class methods and constructors
• lambda functions

It does not count:

• function definitions in exec() function calls

classes

The "classes" metric counts:

• class definitions using class-keyword

lines_of_code, comment_lines, real_lines_of_code and keywords_in_comments

see README.md