[Python-ideas] lint in stdlib

[Terry Reedy]

Aahz wrote:
> On Mon, May 04, 2009, Chris Rebert wrote:
>>>>> On Mon, May 04, 2009, John Graham wrote:
>>>>>> Has anyone ever suggested a standard pylint, something that might be
>>>>>> distributed with the interpreter/libraries? ?As important as the
>> Wouldn't it be be better placed in the Tools/ directory rather than as
>> part of the stdlib?
> 
> Perhaps, but I don't think so -- you need a source tree to get Tools/
> AFAIK, and if some form of lint gets blessed by incorporation into
> Python, then it needs to be available for all standard installs.

Regardless, the stdlib is for modules to import, tools for programs that 
  run.