Pylint

Pylint, developed by Logilab, is a static code analysis tool specifically designed for Python. According to the vendor, Pylint helps improve code quality and maintainability by checking for errors, enforcing coding standards, and providing refactoring suggestions. It is used by software developers, Python developers, quality assurance engineers, IT consultants, and technology companies of various sizes.

Key Features

Coding Standard: Pylint checks Python code adherence to the PEP8 style guide, enforces naming conventions, and verifies the usage of imported modules.

Error Detection: Pylint detects proper implementation of declared interfaces, checks for unused imported modules, and provides a comprehensive checklist of error detection.

Refactoring Help: Pylint identifies duplicated code segments, which can aid developers in refactoring and improving code maintainability.

Fully Customizable: According to the vendor, Pylint can be customized through the pylintrc file, allowing users to prioritize specific errors or conventions. It also supports plugin development for adding personal features.

Editor Integration: Pylint seamlessly integrates with popular text editors and IDEs like Emacs, Vim, and Eclipse, enabling developers to run Pylint within their preferred development environment.

IDE Integration: Pylint is integrated into IDEs such as Spyder, Editra, TextMate, and Eclipse with PyDev, enhancing the development experience for Python programmers.

UML Diagrams: Pylint includes Pyreverse, a tool that generates UML diagrams for Python code. It creates class diagrams and package dependency diagrams, providing visual representations of the code structure.

Continuous Integration: According to the vendor, Pylint can be automated in the continuous integration process using tools like Apycot, Hudson, or Jenkins. It ensures code quality throughout the development cycle by automatically running Pylint on the project's code.

Extensibility: Pylint's underlying Astroid library can be extended by contributing patches to pylint-brain, allowing users to enhance the capabilities of Pylint and make it understand their specific codebase.