# Pylint

> Code analysis for Python

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/pylint
- **Category:** Code Quality Tools
- **Homepage:** https://www.pylint.org/
- **Also known as:** pylint
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-05T13:14:25.934Z

## Vioscale score

**58.5 / 100**, confidence 20% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 0 | 0.046 | 0 | - |
| reliability | 0 | 0.062 | 0 | - |
| capabilities | 57.8 | 0.123 | 7.1 | ✓ |
| github_stars | 70.9 | 0.038 | 2.7 | ✓ |
| integrations | 32 | 0.062 | 2 | ✓ |
| github_activity | 49.4 | 0.138 | 6.8 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 91.1 | 0.077 | 7 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | - |
| pricing_transparency | 0 | 0.062 | 0 | - |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 0.092 | 0 | - |

## About

Pylint is a static code analysis tool for Python that checks coding standards, detects errors, helps with refactoring, and is fully customizable through configuration files and plugins.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI, macOS, Linux, Windows

## Integrations (12)

_Independently observed._

- Emacs
- Vim
- pylint.vim
- syntastic
- Eclipse
- PyDev
- TextMate
- Spyder
- Editra
- Hudson
- Jenkins
- Apycot

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Code Quality Tools. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Core** | |
| Function | Linter |
| Language scope | Single-language |
| Implementation language | Python |
| **Capability** | |
| Autofix | ✗ |
| **Config** | |
| Config model | Config file |
| **Extensibility** | |
| Custom rules | ✓ |
| **Deployment** | |
| Deployment | Both |
| **Delivery** | |
| Editor integration | ✓ |
| CI / VCS gating | ✓ |
| **Insight** | |
| Code metrics | - |
| **Performance** | |
| Incremental / monorepo aware | - |
| **Licensing** | |
| Open-source | OSS |
| **Commercial** | |
| Pricing model | Free |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 36 | [link](https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/pulse) | 2026-07-31 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 5,709 | [link](https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint) | 2026-07-31 | 90% (high) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | Python | [link](https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint) | 2026-07-31 | 90% (high) |

### license

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| license.spdx | GPL-2.0 | [link](https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint) | 2026-07-31 | 95% (high) |

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://www.pylint.org/) | 2026-08-05 | 70% (medium) |

### release

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| release.cadence_days | 16 | [link](https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/releases) | 2026-07-31 | 70% (medium) |

### integrations

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations.count | 12 | [link](https://www.pylint.org/) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |

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