aboutcode-org · itz-sidd · Feb 6, 2026
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ from ``4.0.0`` to ``4.1.0``. The changes in Output Data Structure are:
     directories. This is returned optionally with the ``--info`` plugin.
 
   - A new resource level attribute ``is_community`` is added, which is
-    True from commonly used files used for community/project maintainence.
+    True from commonly used files used for community/project maintenance.
     This is returned optionally with the ``--classify`` plugin.
 
 These are the details for the most important changes introduced::
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ v32.2.1 - 2024-07-02
 - Add support for poetry packages, with poetry specific pyproject.toml
   support, poetry.lock and package assembly support. Also add support
   for parsing and storing resolved packages and dependency relationships
-  required to statically resolve poetry dependecy graphs.
+  required to statically resolve poetry dependency graphs.
   See https://github.com/nexB/scancode-toolkit/issues/2109
 
 - Add support for pyproject.toml files in python projects.
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ License detection:
   in all levels i.e. from codebase, package and resource level license detections and
   resource level license clues, irrespective of this CLI option being used, i.e. default
   with ``--licenses``.
-  See `license updates documentation <https://scancode-toolkit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/reference/license-detection-reference.html#comparision-before-after-license-references>`_
+  See `license updates documentation <https://scancode-toolkit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/reference/license-detection-reference.html#comparison-before-after-license-references>`_
 
 - We replaced the ``scancode --reindex-licenses`` command line option with a
   new separate command named ``scancode-reindex-licenses``.
@@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@ Changes:
     - `has_license_text`
     - `declared_copyrights`
     - `conflicting_license_categories`
-    - `ambigious_compound_licensing`
+    - `ambiguous_compound_licensing`
 
 - The fields of the summary plugin have been replaced with the following fields.
   An overview of the new fields can be found in the "Summary Plugin Update"

diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Build and tests status
 ======================
 
 We run 30,000+ tests on each commit on multiple CIs to ensure a good platform
-compabitility with multiple versions of Windows, Linux and macOS.
+compatibility with multiple versions of Windows, Linux and macOS.
 
 +------------+--------------+-------------------------+----------------------------+
 | **Azure**  | **RTD Build**| **GitHub actions Docs** | **GitHub actions Release** |

diff --git a/docs/source/explanation/scancode-license-detection-updates.rst b/docs/source/explanation/scancode-license-detection-updates.rst
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ report here). We are now just reporting a flat mapping here, and all the
 rule details are also not present in the license match, and only available
 as an optional reference.
 
-See this before/after comparision to see how the license data in results has
+See this before/after comparison to see how the license data in results has
 evolved.
 
 Before::
@@ -536,12 +536,12 @@ This is now default with the CLI option ``--license``, which references from
 the match License-level Data and LicenseDB-level Data, and removes the actual data from
 the matches, and adds them to two top-level lists.
 
-Comparision: Before/After license references
+Comparison: Before/After license references
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 To compare how the license output data changes between when license references are not collected
 vs when they are collected (which is default from version 32.x), check out the before/after
-comparision below.
+comparison below.
 
 Before::
 

diff --git a/docs/source/getting-started/contribute/contributing-code.rst b/docs/source/getting-started/contribute/contributing-code.rst
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ These are enabled by adding a ``--test-suite`` option to the pytest command.
   detection)
 
 In some cases we need to regenerate test data when expected behavious/result data
-structures change, and we have an environement variable to regenerate test data.
+structures change, and we have an environment variable to regenerate test data.
 `SCANCODE_REGEN_TEST_FIXTURES` is present in `scancode_config` and this can be
 set to regenerate test data for specific tests like this:
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ If test data is regenerated, it is important to review the diff for test files a
 carefully go through all of it to make sure there are no unintended changes there,
 and then commit all the regenerated test data.
 
-To help debug in scancode, we use logging. There are different environement variables
+To help debug in scancode, we use logging. There are different environment variables
 you need to set to turn on logging. In packagedcode::
 
 ``SCANCODE_DEBUG_PACKAGE=yes pytest -vvs tests/packagedcode/ --lf``

diff --git a/docs/source/reference/scancode-supported-packages.rst b/docs/source/reference/scancode-supported-packages.rst
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ parsers in scancode-toolkit during documentation builds.
      - ``go_mod``
      - Go
      - https://go.dev/ref/mod
-   * - Go module cheksums file
+   * - Go module checksums file
      - ``*/go.sum``
      - ``golang``
      - ``linux``, ``win``, ``mac``

diff --git a/docs/source/rst-snippets/cli-post-scan-options.rst b/docs/source/rst-snippets/cli-post-scan-options.rst
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 
 --todo                     Identify license and package detections which needs
                            review as there are potential issues with the detections.
-                           Lists all the unique ambigious detections with references
+                           Lists all the unique ambiguous detections with references
                            to the file path and line numbers, detection details and
                            review comments to help explain the detection issue.
 

diff --git a/docs/source/rst-snippets/note-snippets/cli-output-samples.rst b/docs/source/rst-snippets/note-snippets/cli-output-samples.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .. note::
 
-    You can Output Scan Results in two different file formats simultaniously in one Scan. An
+    You can Output Scan Results in two different file formats simultaneously in one Scan. An
     example - ``scancode -clpieu --json-pp output.json --html output.html samples``.
 
 .. note::

diff --git a/etc/scripts/gen_requirements.py b/etc/scripts/gen_requirements.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 """
 Utilities to manage requirements files.
 NOTE: this should use ONLY the standard library and not import anything else
-because this is used for boostrapping with no requirements installed.
+because this is used for bootstrapping with no requirements installed.
 """
 
 

diff --git a/etc/scripts/gen_requirements_dev.py b/etc/scripts/gen_requirements_dev.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 """
 Utilities to manage requirements files.
 NOTE: this should use ONLY the standard library and not import anything else
-because this is used for boostrapping with no requirements installed.
+because this is used for bootstrapping with no requirements installed.
 """
 
 

diff --git a/etc/scripts/utils_requirements.py b/etc/scripts/utils_requirements.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 """
 Utilities to manage requirements files and call pip.
 NOTE: this should use ONLY the standard library and not import anything else
-because this is used for boostrapping with no requirements installed.
+because this is used for bootstrapping with no requirements installed.
 """
 
 

diff --git a/src/cluecode/copyrights.py b/src/cluecode/copyrights.py
@@ -2047,9 +2047,9 @@ def build_detection_from_node(
     (r'^\(?[Rr]ecoded$', 'AUTH2'),
     (r'^\(?[Mm]odified$', 'AUTH2'),
     (r'^\(?[Cc]reated$', 'AUTH2'),
-    # written is often mispelled
+    # written is often misspelled
     (r'^\(?[Ww]ritt?e[dn]$', 'AUTH2'),
-    # rewritten is often mispelled
+    # rewritten is often misspelled
     (r'^\(?[Rr]ewritt?e[dn]$', 'AUTH2'),
     (r'^\(?[Mm]aintained$', 'AUTH2'),
     (r'^\(?[Dd]eveloped$', 'AUTH2'),

diff --git a/src/licensedcode/additional_license_location_provider.py b/src/licensedcode/additional_license_location_provider.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class AdditionalLicenseLocationProviderPlugin(object):
     Base plugin class for plugins that provide path locations for one or more
     keys such as the path location to a native binary executable or related
     system files.
-    A plugin is configured as it own package with proper environemnt markers
+    A plugin is configured as it own package with proper environment markers
     """
 
     # name string under which this plugin is registered.

diff --git a/src/licensedcode/detection.py b/src/licensedcode/detection.py
@@ -1696,7 +1696,7 @@ def get_license_keys_from_detections(license_detections, licensing=Licensing()):
 
 def can_ignore_ambiguous_detection(license_detection):
     """
-    Return True if the license_detection is not an ambigious detection
+    Return True if the license_detection is not an ambiguous detection
     which needs to be reviewed. A few cases are:
     1. All the locations of the license detection are community files
     """

diff --git a/src/packagedcode/golang.py b/src/packagedcode/golang.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class GoSumHandler(BaseGoModuleHandler):
     path_patterns = ('*/go.sum',)
     default_package_type = 'golang'
     default_primary_language = 'Go'
-    description = 'Go module cheksums file'
+    description = 'Go module checksums file'
     documentation_url = 'https://go.dev/ref/mod#go-sum-files'
 
     @classmethod

diff --git a/src/summarycode/todo.py b/src/summarycode/todo.py
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ def dict_fields(attr, value):
 
 class PackageDetectionCategory(Enum):
     """
-    These are the primary types of Detections which a ambigously detected
+    These are the primary types of Detections which a ambiguously detected
     package data is classified into.
 
     These are logged in PackageDetection.detection_log for verbosity.

diff --git a/tests/cluecode/data/finder/url/verify.go b/tests/cluecode/data/finder/url/verify.go
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ type VerifyOptions struct {
 	// irrespective of this value. This matches the Windows CryptoAPI behavior,
 	// but not the spec.
 	KeyUsages []ExtKeyUsage
-	// MaxConstraintComparisions is the maximum number of comparisons to
+	// MaxConstraintComparisions is the maximum number of comparisions to
 	// perform when checking a given certificate's name constraints. If
 	// zero, a sensible default is used. This limit prevents pathological
 	// certificates from consuming excessive amounts of CPU time when

diff --git a/tests/licensedcode/data/datadriven/external/atarashi/Info-ZIP.c b/tests/licensedcode/data/datadriven/external/atarashi/Info-ZIP.c
@@ -295,8 +295,8 @@ local int strcmpcasenosensitive_internal (fileName1,fileName2)
 
 /*
    Compare two filename (fileName1,fileName2).
-   If iCaseSenisivity = 1, comparision is case sensitivity (like strcmp)
-   If iCaseSenisivity = 2, comparision is not case sensitivity (like strcmpi
+    If iCaseSenisivity = 1, comparision is case sensitivity (like strcmp)
+    If iCaseSenisivity = 2, comparision is not case sensitivity (like strcmpi
                                                                 or strcasecmp)
    If iCaseSenisivity = 0, case sensitivity is defaut of your operating system
         (like 1 on Unix, 2 on Windows)

diff --git a/tests/licensedcode/data/datadriven/external/fossology-tests/CECILL/CImg.h b/tests/licensedcode/data/datadriven/external/fossology-tests/CECILL/CImg.h
@@ -5749,7 +5749,7 @@ namespace cimg_library {
       return 0;
     }
 
-    //! Print informations about %CImg environement variables.
+    //! Print informations about %CImg environment variables.
     /**
        Printing is done on the standard error output.
     **/

diff --git a/tests/licensedcode/data/datadriven/external/fossology-tests/Freeware/if_sppp.h b/tests/licensedcode/data/datadriven/external/fossology-tests/Freeware/if_sppp.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ u_char challenge[AUTHKEYLEN]; /* random challenge */
 
 /*
 * Don't change the order of this. Ordering the phases this way allows
-* for a comparision of ``pp_phase >= PHASE_AUTHENTICATE'' in order to
+ * for a comparision of ``pp_phase >= PHASE_AUTHENTICATE'' in order to
 * know whether LCP is up.
 */
 enum ppp_phase {

diff --git a/tests/licensedcode/data/datadriven/external/fossology-tests/info-zip/unzip.c b/tests/licensedcode/data/datadriven/external/fossology-tests/info-zip/unzip.c
@@ -295,8 +295,8 @@ local int strcmpcasenosensitive_internal (fileName1,fileName2)
 
 /*
    Compare two filename (fileName1,fileName2).
-   If iCaseSenisivity = 1, comparision is case sensitivity (like strcmp)
-   If iCaseSenisivity = 2, comparision is not case sensitivity (like strcmpi
+    If iCaseSenisivity = 1, comparision is case sensitivity (like strcmp)
+    If iCaseSenisivity = 2, comparision is not case sensitivity (like strcmpi
                                                                 or strcasecmp)
    If iCaseSenisivity = 0, case sensitivity is defaut of your operating system
         (like 1 on Unix, 2 on Windows)

diff --git a/tests/licensedcode/data/datadriven/external/slic-tests/unzip.c b/tests/licensedcode/data/datadriven/external/slic-tests/unzip.c
@@ -380,8 +380,8 @@ local int strcmpcasenosensitive_internal (const char* fileName1, const char* fil
 
 /*
    Compare two filename (fileName1,fileName2).
-   If iCaseSenisivity = 1, comparision is case sensitivity (like strcmp)
-   If iCaseSenisivity = 2, comparision is not case sensitivity (like strcmpi
+    If iCaseSenisivity = 1, comparision is case sensitivity (like strcmp)
+    If iCaseSenisivity = 2, comparision is not case sensitivity (like strcmpi
                                                                 or strcasecmp)
    If iCaseSenisivity = 0, case sensitivity is defaut of your operating system
         (like 1 on Unix, 2 on Windows)

diff --git a/...ta/plugin_license/license_reference/scan/unknown-ref-to-key-file-root/README.md b/...ta/plugin_license/license_reference/scan/unknown-ref-to-key-file-root/README.md
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ var number = bar / 2/e
 The above example is also correctly identified as division, because `e` is not a
 valid regex flag. I initially wanted to future-proof by allowing `[a-zA-Z]*`
 (any letter) as flags, but it is not worth it since it increases the amount of
-ambigous cases. So only the standard `g`, `m`, `i`, `y` and `u` flags are
+ambiguous cases. So only the standard `g`, `m`, `i`, `y` and `u` flags are
 allowed. This means that the above example will be identified as division as
 long as you don’t rename the `e` variable to some permutation of `gmiyu` 1 to 5
 characters long.

diff --git a/tests/packagedcode/data/plugin/help.txt b/tests/packagedcode/data/plugin/help.txt
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ Package type:  golang
   datasource_id:     go_sum
   documentation URL: https://go.dev/ref/mod#go-sum-files
   primary language:  Go
-  description:       Go module cheksums file
+  description:       Go module checksums file
   path_patterns:    '*/go.sum'
 --------------------------------------------
 Package type:  golang

diff --git a/tests/packagedcode/data/plugin/plugins_list_linux.txt b/tests/packagedcode/data/plugin/plugins_list_linux.txt
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ Package type:  golang
   datasource_id:     go_sum
   documentation URL: https://go.dev/ref/mod#go-sum-files
   primary language:  Go
-  description:       Go module cheksums file
+  description:       Go module checksums file
   path_patterns:    '*/go.sum'
 --------------------------------------------
 Package type:  golang

diff --git a/tests/packagedcode/data/pypi/solo-metadata/PKG-INFO b/tests/packagedcode/data/pypi/solo-metadata/PKG-INFO
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ for upcoming features.
 Build and tests status
 ======================
 
-We run tests on multiple CIs to ensure a good platform compabitility and on
+We run tests on multiple CIs to ensure a good platform compatibility and on
 multiple version of Windows, Linux and macOS.
 
 +--------------+--------------+--------------+