translation-field (ODOO031)

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Derived from the odoo linter.

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What it does

Checks for _() translation calls inside field definitions.

Why is this bad?

Field attribute strings (like string= and help=) are translated automatically by Odoo's export machinery; wrapping them in _() is unnecessary and translates them at module-load time, before the user's language is even known.

Example

name = fields.Char(string=_("Name"))

Use instead:

name = fields.Char(string="Name")