Add CI step for checking redundant test patches (#7126)

scripts/check_redundant_patches.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import ast
+import pathlib
+import sys
+
+ROOT = pathlib.Path(__file__).parents[1]
+TEST_DIR = ROOT / "Lib" / "test"
+
+
+def main():
+    exit_status = 0
+    for file in TEST_DIR.rglob("**/*.py"):
+        try:
+            contents = file.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        except UnicodeDecodeError:
+            continue
+
+        try:
+            tree = ast.parse(contents)
+        except SyntaxError:
+            continue
+
+        for node in ast.walk(tree):
+            if not isinstance(node, (ast.FunctionDef, ast.AsyncFunctionDef)):
+                continue
+
+            name = node.name
+            if not name.startswith("test"):
+                continue
+
+            if node.decorator_list:
+                continue
+
+            func_code = ast.unparse(node.body)
+            if func_code in (
+                f"await super().{name}()",
+                f"return await super().{name}()",
+                f"return super().{name}()",
+                f"super().{name}()",
+            ):
+                exit_status += 1
+                rel = file.relative_to(ROOT)
+                lineno = node.lineno
+                print(
+                    f"{rel}:{name}:{lineno} is a test patch that can be safely removed",
+                    file=sys.stderr,
+                )
+    return exit_status
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    exit(main())