Generate a sample configuration file according to the current configuration. You can put other options before this one to get them in the generated configuration.
Enable the message, report, category or checker with the given id(s). You can either give multiple identifier separated by comma (,) or put this option multiple time.
.IP"--disable=<msg ids>, -d <msg ids>"
Disable the message, report, category or checker with the given id(s). You can either give multiple identifier separated by comma (,) or put this option multiple time.
Put messages in a separate file for each module / package specified on the command line instead of printing them on stdout. Reports (if any) will be written in a file name "pylint_global.[txt|html]". [current: no]
Python expression which should return a note less than 10 (10 is the highest note). You have access to the variables errors warning, statement which respectively contain the number of errors / warnings messages and the total number of statements analyzed. This is used by the global evaluation report (RP0004). [current: 10.0 - ((float(5 * error + warning + refactor + convention) / statement) * 10)]
Required attributes for module, separated by a comma [current: none]
.IP"--bad-functions=<builtin function names>"
List of builtins function names that should not be used, separated by a comma [current: map,filter,apply,input]
.IP"--module-rgx=<regexp>"
Regular expression which should only match correct module names [current: (([a-z_][a-z0-9_]*)|([A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]+))$]
.IP"--const-rgx=<regexp>"
Regular expression which should only match correct module level names [current: (([A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*)|(__.*__))$]
.IP"--class-rgx=<regexp>"
Regular expression which should only match correct class names [current: [A-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9]+$]
.IP"--function-rgx=<regexp>"
Regular expression which should only match correct function names [current: [a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,30}$]
.IP"--method-rgx=<regexp>"
Regular expression which should only match correct method names [current: [a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,30}$]
.IP"--attr-rgx=<regexp>"
Regular expression which should only match correct instance attribute names [current: [a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,30}$]
.IP"--argument-rgx=<regexp>"
Regular expression which should only match correct argument names [current: [a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,30}$]
.IP"--variable-rgx=<regexp>"
Regular expression which should only match correct variable names [current: [a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,30}$]
.IP"--inlinevar-rgx=<regexp>"
Regular expression which should only match correct list comprehension / generator expression variable names [current: [A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*$]
.IP"--good-names=<names>"
Good variable names which should always be accepted, separated by a comma [current: i,j,k,ex,Run,_]
.IP"--bad-names=<names>"
Bad variable names which should always be refused, separated by a comma [current: foo,bar,baz,toto,tutu,tata]
.IP"--no-docstring-rgx=<regexp>"
Regular expression which should only match functions or classes name which do not require a docstring [current: __.*__]
.SHMISCELLANEOUS
.IP"--notes=<comma separated values>"
List of note tags to take in consideration, separated by a comma. [current: FIXME,XXX,TODO]
.SHSIMILARITIES
.IP"--min-similarity-lines=<int>"
Minimum lines number of a similarity. [current: 4]
.IP"--ignore-comments=<y or n>"
Ignore comments when computing similarities. [current: yes]
.IP"--ignore-docstrings=<y or n>"
Ignore docstrings when computing similarities. [current: yes]
.SHIMPORTS
.IP"--deprecated-modules=<modules>"
Deprecated modules which should not be used, separated by a comma [current: regsub,string,TERMIOS,Bastion,rexec]
.IP"--import-graph=<file.dot>"
Create a graph of every (i.e. internal and external) dependencies in the given file (report RP0402 must not be disabled) [current: none]
.IP"--ext-import-graph=<file.dot>"
Create a graph of external dependencies in the given file (report RP0402 must not be disabled) [current: none]
.IP"--int-import-graph=<file.dot>"
Create a graph of internal dependencies in the given file (report RP0402 must not be disabled) [current: none]
.SHTYPECHECK
.IP"--ignore-mixin-members=<y_or_n>"
Tells whether missing members accessed in mixin class should be ignored. A mixin class is detected if its name ends with "mixin" (case insensitive). [current: yes]
.IP"--ignored-classes=<members names>"
List of classes names for which member attributes should not be checked (useful for classes with attributes dynamically set). [current: SQLObject]
.IP"--zope=<y_or_n>"
When zope mode is activated, add a predefined set of Zope acquired attributes to generated-members. [current: no]
.IP"--generated-members=<members names>"
List of members which are set dynamically and missed by pylint inference system, and so shouldn't trigger E0201 when accessed. [current: REQUEST,acl_users,aq_parent]
.SHCLASSES
.IP"--ignore-iface-methods=<method names>"
List of interface methods to ignore, separated by a comma. This is used for instance to not check methods defines in Zope's Interface base class. [current: isImplementedBy,deferred,extends,names,namesAndDescriptions,queryDescriptionFor,getBases,getDescriptionFor,getDoc,getName,getTaggedValue,getTaggedValueTags,isEqualOrExtendedBy,setTaggedValue,isImplementedByInstancesOf,adaptWith,is_implemented_by]
.IP"--defining-attr-methods=<method names>"
List of method names used to declare (i.e. assign) instance attributes. [current: __init__,__new__,setUp]