.. _too-complex:

too-complex / R1260
===================

**Message emitted:**

``%s is too complex. The McCabe rating is %d``

**Description:**

*Used when a method or function is too complex based on McCabe Complexity Cyclomatic*

**Problematic code:**

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/t/too-complex/bad.py
   :language: python

**Correct code:**

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/t/too-complex/good.py
   :language: python

**Configuration file:**

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/t/too-complex/pylintrc
    :language: ini





.. note::
  This message is emitted by the optional :ref:`'design'<pylint.extensions.mccabe>`
  checker, which requires the ``pylint.extensions.mccabe`` plugin to be loaded.

Created by the `design <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/blob/main/pylint/extensions/mccabe.py>`__ checker.