---
name: "Perl::Critic::Policy::TestingAndDebugging::ProhibitProlongedStrictureOverride"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-perl-critic"
version: "1.156-3"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Perl::Critic::Policy::TestingAndDebugging::ProhibitProlongedStrictureOverride"
---

# Perl::Critic::Policy::TestingAndDebugging::ProhibitProlongedStrictureOverride(3pm)

Don't turn off strict for large blocks of code.

## NAME

Perl::Critic::Policy::TestingAndDebugging::ProhibitProlongedStrictureOverride - Don't turn off strict for large blocks of code.

## AFFILIATION

This Policy is part of the core Perl::Critic distribution.

## DESCRIPTION

Every agrees that `"use strict"` is the first step to writing maintainable code in Perl.  However, sometimes `"strict"` is a little too strict.  In those cases, you can turn it off briefly with a `"no` `strict"` directive.

This policy checks that `"no strict"` is only in effect for a small number of statements.

## CONFIGURATION

The default number of statements allowed per `"no strict"` is three. To override this number, put the following in your *.perlcriticrc*:

```
    [TestingAndDebugging::ProhibitProlongedStrictureOverride]
    statements = 5
```

## AUTHOR

Chris Dolan \<cdolan@cpan.org\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2006-2011 Chris Dolan.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.