translation-too-many-args (ODE8305)

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Derived from the odoo linter.

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What it does

Checks for translation calls passing more values than the term's printf placeholders consume, e.g. _("Hello %s", name, extra).

The rule only applies from Odoo 14.0 on, the version whose translation functions take the interpolation arguments themselves; up to 13.0 translation-contains-variable covers the eager interpolation instead. Configure the version with the odoo-version setting; without it the rule stays enabled.

Why is this bad?

The translation function formats the term with %, and % formatting raises a TypeError at runtime when arguments are left over.

Example

_("Hello %s", name, extra)

Use instead:

_("Hello %s", name)