CodeQL tweaks and fixes.

Updated CodeQL config to ignore source templates,
because they are not syntactically valid source code.
Ignore other stuff that is irrelevant to published
code quality.

Made various fixes based on helpful CodeQL analysis.

source/python/astronomy/astronomy.py

@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ EUROPA_RADIUS_KM   = 1560.8     #<const> The mean radius of Jupiter's moon Europ
 GANYMEDE_RADIUS_KM = 2631.2     #<const> The mean radius of Jupiter's moon Ganymede, expressed in kilometers.
 CALLISTO_RADIUS_KM = 2410.3     #<const> The mean radius of Jupiter's moon Callisto, expressed in kilometers.
 
-_CalcMoonCount = 0
-
 _RAD2HOUR  =  3.819718634205488         # 12/pi = factor to convert radians to sidereal hours
 _HOUR2RAD  =  0.2617993877991494365     # pi/12 = factor to convert sidereal hours to radians
 _DAYS_PER_TROPICAL_YEAR = 365.24217
@@ -1872,9 +1870,6 @@ class _moonpos:
         self.distance_au = dist
 
 def _CalcMoon(time):
-    global _CalcMoonCount
-    _CalcMoonCount += 1
-
     T = time.tt / 36525
     ex = _Array2(-6, 6, 1, 4)
 
@@ -3489,10 +3484,6 @@ def _VsopDeriv(formula, t):
     return deriv
 
 _DAYS_PER_MILLENNIUM = 365250.0
-_LON_INDEX = 0
-_LAT_INDEX = 1
-_RAD_INDEX = 2
-
 
 def _VsopRotate(eclip):
     # Convert ecliptic cartesian coordinates to equatorial cartesian coordinates.
@@ -5860,6 +5851,8 @@ def SearchMaxElongation(body, startTime):
         startTime = t2.AddDays(1.0)
         iter_count += 1
 
+    raise InternalError()   # should never take more than 2 iterations
+
 
 def _sun_offset(targetLon, time):
     ecl = SunPosition(time)

source/python/setup.py

@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 
+def _LoadFile(filename):
+    with open(filename) as infile:
+        return infile.read()
+
 setup(
     name='astronomy-engine',
     version='2.1.8',
     description='Astronomy calculation for Sun, Moon, and planets.',
-    long_description=open('README.md').read(),
+    long_description=_LoadFile('README.md'),
     long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
     author='Donald Cross',
     author_email='cosinekitty@gmail.com',
     url='https://github.com/cosinekitty/astronomy',
-    license=open('LICENSE').read(),
+    license=_LoadFile('LICENSE'),
     classifiers=[
         "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
         "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",