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Redeclared names without usages

Reports unconditional redeclarations of names without being used in between.

Example:

def x(): pass x = 2

It applies to function and class declarations, and top-level assignments.

When the warning is shown, you can try a recommended action, for example, you might be prompted to rename the variable.

Locating this inspection

By ID

Can be used to locate inspection in e.g. Qodana configuration files, where you can quickly enable or disable it, or adjust its settings.

PyRedeclaration
Via Settings dialog

Path to the inspection settings via IntelliJ Platform IDE Settings dialog, when you need to adjust inspection settings directly from your IDE.

Settings or Preferences | Editor | Inspections | Python

Inspection Details

By default bundled with:

CLion 2025.1, DataSpell 2025.1, IntelliJ IDEA 2024.3, PyCharm 2025.1, Qodana for JVM 2024.3,

Can be installed with plugin:

Python Community Edition, 251.24734

01 April 2025