pylint/checkers/base.py
def visit_starred(self, node):
        """Check that a Starred expression is used in an assignment target."""
        if isinstance(node.parent, astroid.Call):
            # f(*args) is converted to Call(args=[Starred]), so ignore
            # them for this check.
            return
        if PY35 and isinstance(
            node.parent, (astroid.List, astroid.Tuple, astroid.Set, astroid.Dict)
        ):
            # PEP 448 unpacking.
            return

        stmt = node.statement()
        if not isinstance(stmt, astroid.Assign):
            return

        if stmt.value is node or stmt.value.parent_of(node):
            self.add_message("star-needs-assignment-target", node=node)
def visit_starred(self, node):
        """Check that a Starred expression is used in an assignment target."""
        if isinstance(node.parent, astroid.Call):
            # f(*args) is converted to Call(args=[Starred]), so ignore
            # them for this check.
            return
        if PY35 and isinstance(
            node.parent, (astroid.List, astroid.Tuple, astroid.Set, astroid.Dict)
        ):
            # PEP 448 unpacking.
            return

        stmt = node.statement()
        if not isinstance(stmt, astroid.Assign):
            return

        if stmt.value is node or stmt.value.parent_of(node):
            self.add_message("star-needs-assignment-target", node=node)
Check that a Starred expression is used in an assignment target.