Skip to main content Pylint is a static code analysis tool for Python or Jupiter Notebooks. It checks your Python code for errors, enforces a coding standard, and looks for code smells.Supported Files Pylint will run on files with the following extensions:
Configuration Pylint supports the following config files:
.pylintrcpylintrc.pylintrc.tomlpylintrc.toml
CodeRabbit will not run Pylint if no config file is found.
What CodeRabbit runs Pylint runs per-file in a sandbox. We validate the config before execution.
Security policy and restrictions
We skip if the config declares init-hook, which can execute arbitrary Python code at startup.
When we skip Pylint CodeRabbit will skip running Pylint when:
No config file is found.
The config contains init-hook.
Pylint is already running in GitHub workflows.
Config parsing fails or appears unsafe.
Profile behavior In Chill mode, Pylint filters out:
Warnings and conventions
E0401 (Unable to import)C0301 (Line too long)
In Assertive mode, all findings are reported.
Features Pylint can detect many issues such as:
Coding standard violations (PEP8)
Unused variables and imports
Undefined variables
Code smells and refactoring suggestions
Error-prone constructs
And many more
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