Pylint is a static code analyzer for Python 2 or 3. The latest version supports Python 3.7.2 and above. Pylint analyses your code without actually running it. It checks for errors, enforces a coding standard, looks for code smells, and can make suggestions about how the code could be refactored. Projects that you might want to use alongside pylint include flake8 (faster and simpler checks with very few false positives), mypy, pyright or pyre (typing checks), bandit (security-oriented checks), black and isort (auto-formatting), autoflake (automated removal of unused import or variable), pyupgrade (automated upgrade to newer python syntax) and pydocstringformatter (automated pep257). Pylint isn't smarter than you: it may warn you about things that you have conscientiously done or checks for some things that you don't care about. During adoption, especially in a legacy project where pylint was never enforced.

Features

  • pyreverse (standalone tool that generates package and class diagrams.)
  • symilar (duplicate code finder that is also integrated in pylint)
  • It's a free software distributed under the GNU General Public Licence unless otherwise specified
  • Pylint is a Python static code analysis tool which looks for programming errors
  • Run individual tests with tox
  • Helps enforcing a coding standard, sniffs for code smells and offers simple refactoring suggestions

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GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPLv3)

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Operating Systems

Linux

Programming Language

Python

Related Categories

Python Source Code Analysis Tool, Python Code Review Software, Python Linters, Python Static Code Analysis Tool

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2022-05-19