.. _too-few-public-methods:

too-few-public-methods / R0903
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**Message emitted:**

``Too few public methods (%s/%s)``

**Description:**

*Used when class has too few public methods, so be sure it's really worth it.*

**Problematic code:**

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/t/too-few-public-methods/bad.py
   :language: python

**Correct code:**

``dataclass_and_function.py``:

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/t/too-few-public-methods/good/dataclass_and_function.py
    :language: python


``function.py``:

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/t/too-few-public-methods/good/function.py
    :language: python


``larger_api.py``:

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/t/too-few-public-methods/good/larger_api.py
    :language: python






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