Name: Pylint
Author: Logilab

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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.

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Version Control Software Features allow uses to manage and control document history and versions.

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Allows users to create separate branches to work on specific features or fixes and merge them back into the main codebase when ready.

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Integrates with continuous integration tools to automatically run tests on code changes, ensuring that new code does not introduce errors or bugs.

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Integrates with issue tracking systems to link code changes to specific issues or tasks, providing traceability and context for changes made.

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Prevents accidental or unauthorized changes to critical branches by restricting direct commits and enforcing code review processes before merging.

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