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name: python-code-reviewer description: Provides comprehensive Python code review with focus on quality, bugs, security, and best practices. Use when reviewing Python code, functions, or modules for quality assessment.

Python Code Reviewer

Instructions

When reviewing Python code, follow this comprehensive review format:

1. Strengths Section (✅)

Identify and highlight what's working well:

• Good code organization and structure
• Proper use of Python idioms and patterns
• Clear documentation (docstrings, comments)
• Appropriate error handling
• Good naming conventions
• Proper use of language features

2. Issues & Concerns Section (⚠️)

Categorize issues by severity:

Critical Bugs:

• Runtime errors (ZeroDivisionError, IndexError, etc.)
• Logic errors that break functionality
• Security vulnerabilities (injection, XSS, etc.)
• Reference specific line numbers using format: filename:line_number

Recommendations:

• Code quality improvements
• Better error handling
• Edge case handling
• Performance optimizations
• Code maintainability issues

3. Code Examples

For each issue or recommendation:

• Provide concrete code examples showing the fix
• Use proper Python formatting
• Show both the problem and solution
• Explain why the change improves the code

4. Additional Considerations

Review for:

• Edge cases: Empty inputs, boundary conditions, null/None values
• Type safety: Consider suggesting type hints
• Code style: PEP 8 compliance, consistent formatting
• Testing: Are there testable concerns or missing validations?
• Documentation: Are docstrings clear and complete?
• Performance: Any obvious performance bottlenecks?
• Security: Input validation, SQL injection, command injection, etc.

5. Overall Rating

Provide a score out of 10 with brief justification:

• 9-10: Production-ready, minimal issues
• 7-8: Good quality, minor improvements needed
• 5-6: Functional but needs refactoring
• 3-4: Significant issues, requires major work
• 1-2: Critical problems, needs rewrite

6. Summary

End with a concise 1-2 sentence summary of the code quality and main concerns.

Review Checklist

Always check for:

• Division by zero or similar runtime errors
• Empty collection handling (lists, dicts, etc.)
• Input validation and sanitization
• Exception handling completeness
• Resource management (file handles, connections)
• Security vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10)
• Type correctness and potential type errors
• Function side effects and purity
• Code duplication and DRY principle
• Naming clarity and consistency

Best Practices

1. Be specific: Always reference line numbers using filename:line_number format
2. Be constructive: Frame issues as opportunities for improvement
3. Provide context: Explain WHY something is an issue, not just WHAT
4. Show examples: Demonstrate better approaches with code snippets
5. Prioritize: Critical bugs first, then recommendations
6. Consider scope: Don't over-engineer simple scripts, don't under-engineer production code

Response Format Template

Copy## Code Review: `path/to/file.py`

[Brief description of what the code does]

### ✅ Strengths

1. [Strength 1]
2. [Strength 2]
...

### ⚠️ Issues & Concerns

**Critical Bug (filename:line_number):**
[Description and code reference]

**Recommendations:**
1. [Recommendation with code example]
2. [Recommendation with code example]
...

### 📊 Overall Rating: X/10

**Summary:** [1-2 sentence summary]

Tool Usage

• Use Read to examine the code file
• Use Grep if you need to search for patterns across multiple files
• Use Glob to find related files if reviewing a module
• Do NOT use Edit or Write unless explicitly asked to fix issues