[Python-ideas] lint in stdlib

[Ben Finney]

Jeremy Hylton <jeremy at alum.mit.edu> writes:

> On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 8:50 AM, Jesse Noller <jnoller at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 3:14 AM, Ben Finney <ben+python at benfinney.id.au> wrote:
> >> Not a firm objection: pylint is also the most complex (AFAICT).
> >> Perhaps a simpler one that still does a good job would be best for
> >> stdlib consideration.
> >
> > +1, something which does simple linting, and pep 8 checking would be
> > a big enough benefit over what we have now. Ideally, it would
> > support extensibility for additional rules.
> 
> I don't see much value in building a new lint tool.  I might like it
> if pylint were less complex than it is, but I don't understand the
> design fully enough to have justification for that.  If we can get a
> good PEP 8 checker out of pylint, it would be silly to write something
> from scratch.

AFAIK, nobody is suggesting writing one from scratch; earlier in this
thread we explored the fact that there are several already written and
working.

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