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Pylint
DeveloperSylvain Thénault (Logilab S.A.)[1][2]
Release2001; 25 years ago (2001)
Stable release
4.0.7[3] Edit this on Wikidata / 9 August 2026
Written inPython
LicenseGeneral Public License
Websitepylint.readthedocs.io
Repository

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]

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.

References

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  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 4.0.7". 9 August 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  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.
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