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Could not process some files due to syntax errors

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
github-actions, python
Domain
ci-cd, security

Research direction

Start with tests/cli/commands/test_cache.py and reproduce the reported CodeQL parse error using the default settings and Python 3.12+ features. Compare the analyzer result with python -m py_compile and determine whether the file is valid; done means the file is analyzed without the reported parse error or the incompatibility is documented with a focused regression test.

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Description

I tried to check for syntax error via provided command for test_cache.py and never had any errors. I already use
analyzing tools like ruff for detecting syntax errors strictly, and it works as expected most of the time, but to make sure about this, I reinstalled pylint for testing and seems like that's also not detect any syntax error. To make sure before opening an issue, I also sent all code to chatGPT, deepseek etc. for making sure there is no syntax error and those are also not found anything.

I used the default settings for CodeQL. I use Python 3.12+ features.

Error:

A parse error occurred while processing /home/runner/work/my-unicorn/my-unicorn/tests/cli/commands/test_cache.py, and as a result this file could not be analyzed. Check the syntax of the file using the python -m py_compile command and correct any invalid syntax.

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