--- a/contrib/check-code.py Sat Sep 30 07:45:18 2017 -0400
+++ b/contrib/check-code.py Fri Sep 29 11:55:44 2017 -0400
@@ -257,6 +257,16 @@
(r'(\w|\))[+/*\-<>]\w', "missing whitespace in expression"),
(r'^\s+(\w|\.)+=\w[^,()\n]*$', "missing whitespace in assignment"),
(r'\w\s=\s\s+\w', "gratuitous whitespace after ="),
+ ((
+ # a line ending with a colon, potentially with trailing comments
+ r':([ \t]*#[^\n]*)?\n'
+ # one that is not a pass and not only a comment
+ r'(?P<indent>[ \t]+)[^#][^\n]+\n'
+ # more lines at the same indent level
+ r'((?P=indent)[^\n]+\n)*'
+ # a pass at the same indent level, which is bogus
+ r'(?P=indent)pass[ \t\n#]'
+ ), 'omit superfluous pass'),
(r'.{81}', "line too long"),
(r'[^\n]\Z', "no trailing newline"),
(r'(\S[ \t]+|^[ \t]+)\n', "trailing whitespace"),