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  "path": "/t/pre-rfc-deprecation-and-separation-of-the-dead-code-lint/24045#post_10",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-03T21:39:00.000Z",
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  "textContent": "chrisd:\n\n>   * `dead_code`: lints on unused _items_\n>\n\n\nGiven this definition, a lint rename from `dead_code` to `unused_definitions` or similar seems like a reasonable change to propose? And keep the old name around as a no longer recommended alias (like with `bad_style` and `nonstandard_style`).\n\n(Specifying \"definitions\" instead of \"items\" I think captures the reasoning behind the lint not linting on unused imports, as those aren't item definitions.)",
  "title": "Pre-RFC: Deprecation and separation of the dead_code lint"
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