I want to configure pylint as an external tool on my entire project directory for a python project that I'm working on. I've tried to use the repository as a module with __init__.py
and without, and its not working either way.
I'm having difficulty setting up pylint to run with PyCharm. I know that I should be running it as an external tool, however the settings confuse me.
The authoritative source on their documentation is broken, so I can't check that up either.
You can set up pylint
to work with PyCharm by following the next steps:
Install pylint
:
$ pip install pylint
Locate your pylint
installation folder:
$ which pylint # MacOS/Linux
/usr/local/bin/pylint # this is just a possible output check yours
$ where pylint # Windows
%LocalAppData%\Programs\Python\Python36-32\Scripts\pylint.exe # possible location
Open the PyCharm settings window with File -> Settings
, then navigate to Tools -> External Tools
in the sidebar. (Or search "external tools")
Setup an external tool by clicking on the + sign and filling the fields accordingly. In Program
use the path you got when running which pylint
, for the other values you can use the same of the image.
Run pylint
from Tools -> External Tools -> pylint
:
Look your output in the PyCharm terminal
For more details, refer to Pylinting with PyCharm.
Update:
If you want to use pylint
to check your whole project or a particular file or directory, you can right click on your project root, file or directory, then External Tools -> pylint
as shown below.