Add pychecker 0.2.5, a python source code checking tool to help

hunting common bugs.

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+PyChecker is a python source code checking tool to help you find
+common bugs. It is meant to find problems that are typically caught
+by a compiler. Because of the dynamic nature of python, some warnings
+may be incorrect; however, spurious warnings should be fairly infrequent.
+
+PyChecker works in a combination of ways. First, it imports each
+module. If there is an import error, the module cannot be processed.
+The import provides some basic information about the module. For each
+function, class, and method, the code within the function is checked
+for possible problems.
+
+Types of problems that can be found include:
+
+  * No doc strings in modules, classes, functions, and methods
+  * self not the first parameter to a method
+  * Wrong number of parameters passed to functions/methods
+  * No global found (e.g., using a module without importing it)
+  * Global not used (module or variable)
+
+WWW: http://pychecker.sourceforge.net/