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title: TODO and FIXME comments must have ownership
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# TODO and FIXME comments must have ownership

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**ID:** `python-best-practices/comment-fixme-todo-ownership`

**Language:** Python

**Severity:** Notice

**Category:** Best Practices

## Description{% #description %}

When using `TODO` or `FIXME`, specify who write the annotation. It's a best practice to remind you who created the annotation and have potential context and information about this issue.

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

```python
# TODO fix this function
def my_function():
    pass

# FIXME fix this function
def my_function():
    pass

# FIXME(): fix this function
def broken():
    pass
```

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

```python
# TODO(bob) fix this function
def my_function():
    pass

# FIXME(julien) fix this function
def my_other_function():
    pass

# FIXME[julien] fix this function
def my_other_function():
    pass

# TODO[bob] fix this function
def my_function():
    pass

# TODO (amaan): fix this function
def broken():
    pass

# TODO (amaan.qureshi): fix this function too
def broken2():
    pass
```
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