Resolve 5 SonarQube issues across C# and Python code

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Why these issues? All five issues are MAJOR severity with clear, actionable fixes suitable for automated enforcement. They span two languages (C# and Python) across three files and address functional correctness concerns—including dead code elimination, logical errors, and deprecated syntax—rather than stylistic preferences.

This PR fixes 5 MAJOR SonarQube violations: making a utility class static to prevent unintended instantiation, removing an always-true conditional that left unreachable code, converting Python 2 print statements to Python 3 functions, and deleting commented-out code that cluttered the codebase. These changes improve code quality by eliminating dead code paths, enforcing proper class design patterns, and ensuring compatibility with modern Python standards.

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Fixed Issues

csharpsquid:S1118 - Add a 'protected' constructor or the 'static' keyword to the class declaration. • MAJOR • View issue

Location: sonar-scanner-dotnet/CSharpProject/SomeConsoleApplication/Program.cs:4

Why is this an issue?

Whenever there are portions of code that are duplicated and do not depend on the state of their container class, they can be centralized inside a "utility class". A utility class is a class that only has static members, hence it should not be instantiated.

What changed

This hunk changes public class Program to public static class Program, adding the static keyword to the class declaration. This fixes the issue where a utility class (one with only static members) had an implicit public constructor, allowing it to be instantiated. By making the class static, instantiation is prevented, which addresses the code smell about adding a protected constructor or the static keyword to the class declaration.

--- a/sonar-scanner-dotnet/CSharpProject/SomeConsoleApplication/Program.cs
+++ b/sonar-scanner-dotnet/CSharpProject/SomeConsoleApplication/Program.cs
@@ -4,1 +4,1 @@ namespace SomeConsoleApplication
-    public class Program
+    public static class Program

csharpsquid:S2583 - Change this condition so that it does not always evaluate to 'True'. Some code paths are unreachable. • MAJOR • View issue

Location: sonar-scanner-dotnet/CSharpProject/SomeConsoleApplication/Program.cs:9

Why is this an issue?

Conditional expressions which are always true or false can lead to unreachable code.

What changed

This hunk removes the always-true conditional expression (var iAmTrue = true; if (iAmTrue) { ... } else { ... }) and replaces it with just Console.WriteLine("true");. The variable iAmTrue was always true, making the condition always evaluate to True and the else branch (containing Console.WriteLine("false")) unreachable. By removing the unnecessary variable and conditional, the unreachable code path is eliminated, fixing the bug where the condition always evaluated to true.

--- a/sonar-scanner-dotnet/CSharpProject/SomeConsoleApplication/Program.cs
+++ b/sonar-scanner-dotnet/CSharpProject/SomeConsoleApplication/Program.cs
@@ -8,9 +8,1 @@ namespace SomeConsoleApplication
-            var iAmTrue = true;
-            if (iAmTrue)
-            {
-                Console.WriteLine("true");
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                Console.WriteLine("false");
-            }
+            Console.WriteLine("true");

python:PrintStatementUsage - Replace print statement by built-in function. • MAJOR • View issue

Location: sonar-scanner/src/python/fortune.py:92

Why is this an issue?

The print statement was removed in Python 3.0. The built-in function should be used instead.

What changed

Replaces the Python 2-style print statement (print get(sys.argv[1])) with the Python 3-compatible built-in print() function call (print(get(sys.argv[1]))), resolving the code smell about using the deprecated print statement syntax.

--- a/sonar-scanner/src/python/fortune.py
+++ b/sonar-scanner/src/python/fortune.py
@@ -92,1 +92,1 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
-    print get(sys.argv[1])
+    print(get(sys.argv[1]))

python:S125 - Remove this commented out code. • MAJOR • View issue 1
python:S125 - Remove this commented out code. • MAJOR • View issue 2

Location: sonar-scanner/src/python/letters.py:73

Why is this an issue?

Commented-out code distracts the focus from the actual executed code. It creates a noise that increases maintenance code. And because it is never executed, it quickly becomes out of date and invalid.

What changed

This hunk removes the commented-out code #print possibilities at line 86 of letters.py. The static analysis rule flags commented-out code as a code smell because it adds maintenance burden and distracts from the actual logic. Deleting it resolves the warning about commented-out code at that location. This also addresses any additional commented-out code warnings in the same file, as the removal eliminates the debugging comment that was flagged by the scanner.

--- a/sonar-scanner/src/python/letters.py
+++ b/sonar-scanner/src/python/letters.py
@@ -86,1 +86,1 @@ def play_once():
-            #print possibilities                                            # (for debugging)
+

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Quality Gate passed

Issues
0 New issues
0 Accepted issues
0 New dependency risks

Measures
0 Security Hotspots
0.0% Coverage on New Code
0.0% Duplication on New Code

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