botscan-rpa

A specialized linter for RPA automation with Python, using Black and Pylint with smart checks focused on process robotics.

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Overview

botscan-rpa is a command-line tool that enforces good coding practices for Python automation scripts, especially for those developing RPA with libraries like pywinauto, botcity, uiautomation, and others.

It uses:

• Pylint==3.1.0 to detect style issues and potential bugs.
• Black==24.3.0 to automatically format code.
• 🛡️ Custom rules for automation:
  • Prevents uncontrolled use of print().
  • Detects time.sleep() without explanation.
  • Warns about hardcoded paths like C:\\Users\\....
  • Identifies dangerous generic try/except blocks.

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Installation

Clone the repository and install it with:

git clone https://github.com/ruan-stt/botscan-rpa.git
cd botscan-rpa
pip install -e .