macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
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Install pylint with Homebrew, apt, dnf, Nix
It's not just a linter that annoys you! Version 4.1.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-10-12. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install pylint.
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Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install pylintDebian stable package indexes · pylint · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install pylintFedora Rawhide package metadata · pylint · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#pylintnixpkgs package indexes · pylint · source: raw.githubusercontent.com
overview
Package summary
It's not just a linter that annoys you!
Project links
Commands and aliases
- pylint
- pylint-config
- pyreverse
- symilar
history
Project history and usage
Pylint is a mature, highly configurable static analyzer and linter for Python.
Project history
Pylint originated at Logilab in the early 2000s and is now maintained by the Pylint contributor community. Its documentation credits Logilab and contributors from 2003 onward.
The project grew from a conventional Python linter into an extensible static-analysis suite that checks errors, conventions, code smells, and refactoring opportunities without executing the analyzed program.
Adoption history
Pylint became a long-lived component of the Python quality-tooling ecosystem and is distributed by Homebrew, Debian, Fedora-family repositories, Nix, and Ubuntu according to the supplied package facts. Its project documentation also describes editor, IDE, and pre-commit integration.
How it is used
Run `pylint` against modules, packages, directories, or files. For gradual adoption in an existing codebase, upstream recommends starting with errors-only output or disabling convention and refactor classes, then progressively enabling checks.
Configuration can be selected explicitly with `--rcfile` or discovered from project TOML/INI files, user-level files, the `PYLINTRC` path, and `/etc/pylintrc`.
Why package nerds care
Pylint predates Python's modern type-hint ecosystem and uses Astroid to infer runtime-like values from source. Package-tooling enthusiasts value its unusually deep, configurable checks, plugin ecosystem, and bundled `pyreverse` and `symilar` utilities, even where faster linters are used for routine checks.
Timeline
- 2003: Pylint documentation credits begin with Logilab and Pylint contributors.
- Modern era: Maintenance moved to the community-run pylint-dev organization while retaining the Astroid-based analysis model.
Related projects
- Astroid supplies Pylint's internal inferred representation of Python code.
- The project recommends Ruff or Flake8 for complementary or alternative linting and mypy, Pyright/Pylance, or Pyre for dedicated type checking.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 5 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
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local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
pylintrc.pylintrcpyproject.tomlsetup.cfgtox.ini$PYLINTRC~/.pylintrc~/.config/pylintrc/etc/pylintrc
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
pylint | cli | global executable | |
pylint-config | cli | global executable | |
pyreverse | cli | global executable | |
symilar | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version4.1.3
manager updated2026-10-12
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://pylint.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://pylint.readthedocs.io/en/latest/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:pylint |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.1.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pylint |
| Homepage | https://pylint.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ |
| Upstream docs | https://pylint.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/38/c9/0bde4152a05a7686b431ce216fe3f3698b0c0d94c20bfa256dd935b608f6/pylint-4.1.3.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-10-12T09:46:09Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | python@3.15 |
| Build dependencies | rust |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_golden_gate, arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_tahoe, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | pylint |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
pylint 3.3.4-1
Python 3 code static checker and UML diagram generator
sudo apt install pylint- Section: python
- Architecture: all
- 12 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pylint
Nix95%
pylint
nix profile install nixpkgs#pylint- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pylint
Ubuntu apt95%
pylint 3.0.3-2
Python 3 code static checker and UML diagram generator
sudo apt install pylint- Section: universe/python
- Architecture: all
- 13 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pylint
dnf95%
pylint 4.0.7-3.fc46
Analyzes Python code looking for bugs and signs of poor quality
https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint
sudo dnf install pylint- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: pylint
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pylint
dnf95%
python3-pylint 4.0.7-3.fc46
Analyzes Python code looking for bugs and signs of poor quality
https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint
sudo dnf install python3-pylint- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: pylint
- 3 dependencies
- 5 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pylint
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