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Pylint

This guide explains how to run Pylint with CloudAEye.

Overview

Pylint is a powerful, widely-used static code analysis tool for Python. It enforces coding standards, detects potential errors, and helps improve code quality by checking for a wide variety of issues such as undefined variables, unused imports, code complexity, and convention violations.

Designed to be highly configurable, Pylint lets developers tailor its checks to match their team’s preferred style. It supports setup via .pylintrc or pyproject.toml and allows you to enable or disable specific rules, customize thresholds, and configure message severity.

Prerequisites

Step 1: Register

Sign up with CloudAEye SaaS.

Step 2: Install GitHub App

Integrate with GitHub by installing the GitHub app.

Step 3: Connect Github Repositorie

Connect the repositories where you would like to use CloudAEye Code Review features.

Step 4: Configure the Linter

Configure the desired linter.

Configuration

CloudAEye supports Pylint’s recommended configuration. If your repository already has Pylint configured, CloudAEye will automatically use that setup.

Use repo config

CloudAEye automatically reads your repository’s existing Pylint configuration and uses it as is. No additional setup is needed.

Common Pylint Configuration File Locations & Formats

Pylint looks for configuration in this order:

1. pyproject.toml (recommended for modern Python projects) 


[tool.pylint]
max-line-length = 100
disable = ["C0114", "C0115"]

2. pylintrc

A standalone configuration file commonly used in many Python repositories.

3. setup.cfg 


[pylint]
max-line-length = 100

4. tox.ini 


[pylint]
disable = C0114, C0115

Pylint will automatically detect the first applicable file when it runs.

Manual

You may enter the Pylint configuration you would like to use. 


Install: pip install pylint
[MASTER]
ignore=venv,build,dist,.mypy_cache,.ruff_cache

[MESSAGES CONTROL]
disable=C0114,C0115,C0116  # module/class/function docstrings

[FORMAT]
max-line-length=100

[BASIC]
good-names=i,j,k,_,id,db

Pylint

File Extensions

Pylint will run on files that use any of the following extensions:

.py

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