---
name: "vulture"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "vulture"
version: "2.14-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/vulture"
---

# vulture(1)

searches for unused ("dead") code in a Python program

## NAME

**vulture** - searches for unused ("dead") code in a Python program

## SYNOPSIS

```
vulture [options] <path>
```

## DESCRIPTION

**Vulture scans for unused classes, functions and variables.**

**Due to Python's dynamic nature it's impossible to find all ununsed code for a** **static code analyzer, because it ignores scopes and scans only token names.** **Additionally, some dynamic items that are not explicitly called in the code may** **be incorrectly reported.**

## OPTIONS

**-h, --help**

**--exclude=\<exclude\>**

```
      comma-separated list of filename patterns to exclude (e.g. svn,external)
```

**-v, --verbose**

## AUTHORS

**vulture was written by Jendrik Seipp \<jendrikseipp@web.de\>**