What Pylint is good at

• naming conventions
• missing docstrings
• too many branches/arguments
• potential errors

Example run

pylint your_package

pylint your_package

Typical config (pyproject.toml)

tool.pylint."MESSAGES CONTROL"
disable = ["C0114", "C0115", "C0116"]
 
[tool.pylint.format]
max-line-length = 88

tool.pylint."MESSAGES CONTROL"
disable = ["C0114", "C0115", "C0116"]
 
[tool.pylint.format]
max-line-length = 88

How to read Pylint output

• CC convention
• WW warning
• EE error
• RR refactor

Tip

Don’t enable every rule at once in a legacy project.

Adopt gradually.