# pylint-dev/pylint

It's not just a linter that annoys you!

Repository: https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pylint
Homepage: https://pylint.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
Language: Python
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: static-analysis, linter, static-code-analysis, code-quality, pep8, closember, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-26T21:49:00+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 84, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3920, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 24, "gap_med": 35, "n_releases_24m": 18}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5717, forks 1314 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:28.200976+00:00)

## What it is
Pylint is a static code analyzer for Python that checks code without running it. It detects errors, enforces coding standards like PEP8, and flags code smells and refactoring opportunities.

## Use cases
- lint python code for errors
- enforce pep8 coding standards
- find code smells in a python project
- integrate static analysis into ci pipeline
- check python code quality before code review

## When to choose
- you want deep static analysis of Python code beyond syntax errors
- you need configurable enforcement of coding standards and refactoring hints
- you want editor/IDE and CI integration for Python linting

## When to avoid
- you only need auto-formatting rather than linting (use black)
- you need fast, minimal linting with low false-positive noise (flake8/ruff may suit better)
- you are linting a non-Python language

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: linter, static-site-generator, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: python, cli, cross-platform
- tags: static-analysis, pep8, code-quality, linting, python

## Member repositories
- pylint-dev/pylint (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:28.200976+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:53:28.629439+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:28.200976+00:00, sha 19c7bc5464a4)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/pylint/json (fetched 2026-08-29T08:49:24.968853+00:00, sha acddaf9c3a69)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.