pylint and the 'missing docstring' warning

[Jean-Michel Pichavant]

John Posner wrote:
> On 1/26/2010 8:43 AM, Jean-Michel Pichavant wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Does anyone using pylint knows a way to make pylint ignore these
>> 'missing docstring' warnings when the base class version of the method
>> actually defines the docstring ?
>> 'Cause my doc builder (epydoc) handle it properly and propagate
>> docstrings if asked to. Too bad pylint is complaining about it.
>> I don't want to deactivate this warning.
>>
>
> Look for this setting in the pylint configuration file:
>
>   # not require a docstring
>   no-docstring-rgx=__.*__
>
> -John
>
>
If I'm no wrong this just disables docstring checks for methods matching 
__.*__
I'd like to disable it for any method which base class version already 
defines the docstring.

JM