[Python-ideas] lint in stdlib

Ben Finney ben+python at benfinney.id.au
Wed May 6 09:14:08 CEST 2009


CTO <debatem1 at gmail.com> writes:

> Skipping over some of the wrangling about where it goes for a minute,
> is there any firm consensus on which tool to put in? I've only heard
> back from pylint, and there seems to be a general feeling that that's
> the strictest (and therefore best), but that its external dependencies
> constitute a liability. Does anybody have a firm objection on that
> score?

Not a firm objection: pylint is also the most complex (AFAICT). Perhaps
a simpler one that still does a good job would be best for stdlib
consideration.

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