PY3.C2801

Unnecessary Dunder Call

Used when a dunder method is manually called instead of using the corresponding function/method/operator.

Noncompliant Code:

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three = 3.0.__str__()
twelve = "1".__add__("2")
def is_bigger_than_two(x):
    return x.__gt__(2)

Compliant Code:

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three = str(3.0)
twelve = "1" + "2"
def is_bigger_than_two(x):
    return x > 2

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