Improved misspelled word message; warn about bad dictionary words

Author: dave3d

comment_spell_check.py

@@ -365,14 +365,6 @@ def parse_args():
     args = parser.parse_args()
     return args
 
-def word_check(word):
-    """ Check if a word is acceptable for the dictionary.  We allow string that
-    is acceptable as a python idenfier, plus also we allow apostrophes."""
-    if word.isidentifier():
-       return True
-    # word without apostrophe
-    word2 = word.replace("'", "")
-    return word2.isidentifier()
 
 def add_dict(enchant_dict, filename, verbose=False):
     """Update ``enchant_dict`` spell checking dictionary with the words listed
@@ -385,8 +377,11 @@ def add_dict(enchant_dict, filename, verbose=False):
 
     # You better not have more than 1 word in a line
     for wrd in lines:
-        if not word_check(wrd):
-            print("Warning: adding word with non-alphanumeric characters to dictionary:", wrd)
+        if not wrd.replace("'", "").isidentifier():
+            print(
+                "Warning: adding word with non-alphanumeric characters to dictionary:",
+                wrd,
+            )
         if not enchant_dict.check(wrd):
             enchant_dict.add(wrd)
 
@@ -508,7 +503,10 @@ def main():
         if args.vim:
             print(f"vim +{line_num} {found_file}", file=sys.stderr)
         else:
-            print(f"file: {found_file:30}  line: {line_num:3d}  word: {misspelled_word}", file=sys.stderr)
+            print(
+                f"file: {found_file:30}  line: {line_num:3d}  word: {misspelled_word}",
+                file=sys.stderr,
+            )
 
         previous_word = misspelled_word