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		eric15342335 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: Pyscn – Python code quality analyzer for ... What about Pylint? iirc pylint has code duplication check as well. is it the same thing?

d-yoda 4 months ago [–]

Pylint's duplication check is text-based (compares lines), while pyscn uses tree edit distance on ASTs. This means pyscn can catch structural clones even when variable/function names differ.

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