[Backport maintenance/2.15.x] Do not crash if next()` is called

.github/workflows/tests.yaml

@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - "maintenance/**"
-  pull_request:
     paths-ignore:
       - doc/data/messages/**
+  pull_request: ~
 
 env:
   CACHE_VERSION: 1

doc/whatsnew/fragments/7828.bugfix

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Fixes a crash in ``stop-iteration-return`` when the ``next`` builtin is called without arguments.
+
+Closes #7828

pylint/checkers/refactoring/refactoring_checker.py

@@ -1134,6 +1134,11 @@ def _looks_like_infinite_iterator(param: nodes.NodeNG) -> bool:
             # A next() method, which is now what we want.
             return
 
+        if len(node.args) == 0:
+            # handle case when builtin.next is called without args.
+            # see https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/issues/7828
+            return
+
         inferred = utils.safe_infer(node.func)
 
         if (

tests/functional/s/stop_iteration_inside_generator.py

@@ -175,3 +175,13 @@ def next(*things):
     it = iter(it)
     while True:
         yield next(1, 2)
+
+def data(filename):
+    """
+    Ensure pylint doesn't crash if `next` is incorrectly called without args
+    See https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/issues/7828
+    """
+    with open(filename, encoding="utf8") as file:
+        next() # attempt to skip header but this is incorrect code
+        for line in file:
+            yield line