Pylint

Summary

Pylint is a static code analysis tool for the Python programming language. It is named following a common convention in Python of a "py" prefix, and a nod to the C programming lint program. It follows the style recommended by PEP 8, the Python style guide.[4] It is similar to Pychecker and Pyflakes, but includes the following features:

  • Checking the length of each line
  • Checking that variable names are well-formed according to the project's coding standard
  • Checking that declared interfaces are truly implemented.[5]
Pylint
Developer(s)Sylvain Thénault (Logilab S.A.)[1][2]
Initial release2001; 23 years ago (2001)
Stable release
3.1.0[3] Edit this on Wikidata / 25 February 2024
Repository
  • github.com/pylint-dev/pylint Edit this at Wikidata
Written inPython
LicenseGeneral Public License
Websitepylint.pycqa.org

It is also equipped with the Pyreverse module that allows UML diagrams to be generated from Python code.

It can be used as a stand-alone program, but also integrates with IDEs such as Eclipse with PyDev,[6] Spyder and Visual Studio Code,[7] and editors such as Atom,[8] GNU Emacs and Vim.

It has received favourable reviews.[9][10][11]

References edit

  1. ^ "Pylint User Manual – Pylint 2.0.0 documentation". Docs.pylint.org. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  2. ^ Tobias Macey (2015-12-12). "Episode 35 – Sylvain Thénault on ASTroid". pythonpodcast.com. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  3. ^ "Release v3.1.0". 25 February 2024.
  4. ^ "PEP 8 – Style Guide for Python Code". Python.org. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  5. ^ "pylint (analyzes Python source code looking for bugs and signs of poor quality)". Logilab.org. 2006-09-26. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  6. ^ "PyLint". Pydev.org. 2016-10-31. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  7. ^ "Python for VSCode – Visual Studio Marketplace". Marketplace.visualstudio.com. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  8. ^ "linter-pylint". Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  9. ^ José Castro (8 January 2016). "Review of Python Static Analysis Tools – Codacy | Blog". Blog.codacy.com. Retrieved 2016-11-16. "Pylint is by far the best tool."
  10. ^ "PyLint: Analyzing Python Code | The Mouse Vs. The Python". Blog.pythonlibrary.org. 2012-06-12. Retrieved 2016-11-16. "pylint is probably the most popular".
  11. ^ "Write Clean, Professional, Maintainable, Quality Code in Python | PyCharm Blog". Blog.jetbrains.com. 2014-06-13. Retrieved 2016-11-16. "Pylint is still the definitive tool for Python code analysis".

External links edit

  • Official website
  • pylint on GitHub