How to specify a configuration file for pylint under windows?

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luc picture luc · Sep 3, 2009 · Viewed 18k times · Source

I am evaluating pylint as source code checker and I would like to customize the maximum number of characters on a single line.

I would like to use a configuration file. I've generated a template thanks to the --generate-rcfile command and I've made my modification.

I am trying to run pylint --rcfile=myfile.rc but I can see that my changes are not taken into account by pylint. I've tried different location for my file : \Python26\Scripts\ and pylint.d in my user folder without any success.

Does anybody know what I am doing wrong?

Is it possible to use the configration file with pylint-gui? I can't do it too?

Answer

Flolagale picture Flolagale · Apr 5, 2013

On Windows 7, a .pylintrc file in your home directory (typically C:\Users\myusername) will be automatically recognized.

You can create a template using:

pylint --generate-rcfile > .pylintrc

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