SemetonBug: A Machine Learning Model for Automatic Bug Detection in Python Code Based on Syntactic Analysis

Bug detection in Python programming is a crucial aspect of software development. This study develops an automated bug detection system using feature extraction based on Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) and a Random Forest Classifier model. The dataset consists of 100 manually classified bugged files and 100 non-bugged files. The model is trained using structural code features such as the number of functions, classes, variables, conditions, and exception handling. Evaluation results indicate an accuracy of 86.67%, with balanced precision and recall across both classes. Confusion matrix analysis identifies the presence of false positives and false negatives, albeit in relatively low numbers. The accuracy curve suggests a potential overfitting issue, as training accuracy is higher than testing accuracy. This study demonstrates that the combination of AST-based feature extraction and Random Forest can be an effective approach for automated bug detection, with potential improvements through model optimization and a larger dataset.