Command-line tool

pylint

brew/pylint

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

pipx install pylint

macOS

brew install pylint
pipx install pylint

Linux

brew install pylint
pipx install pylint

Show lint errors in a file

pylint path/to/file.py

Lint a package or module (must be importable; no `.py` suffix)

pylint package_or_module

Lint a package from a directory path (must contain an `__init__.py` file)

pylint path/to/directory

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