codebase-inspection

Run pygount with the summary format from the repository root to get per-language file counts, code lines, and comment lines. Always pass --folders-to-skip to exclude .git, node_modules, and virtual environments so the scan stays fast.

Use pygount --format=summary with folder exclusions to produce a table listing each detected language with its file count, code lines, comment lines, and percentage of the total. Add --suffix to filter specific languages.

Pygount crawls every directory by default, including node_modules, .git, and virtual environments, which can contain millions of files. Pass --folders-to-skip with dependency and build directories to keep scans fast.

Pygount classifies all Markdown content as comments rather than code, so Markdown files report zero code lines. This is expected behavior, not a bug in the scan.

Yes, use the --suffix flag to restrict counting, for example --suffix=py for Python only or --suffix=py,yaml,yml for multiple types. This also speeds up scans on large monorepos.

Pygount counts JSON lines conservatively, so wc -l is more accurate for JSON files. It also labels files as pseudo-languages like __generated__, __duplicate__, or __unknown__, which may need interpretation in the summary.