Question

I’m interested in running a checker over my Python 3 code to point out possible flaws. PyChecker does not work with Python 3. I tried to pip-install Pylint, but this fails. The error message does not help me (see paste).

Pylint’s Readme states that:

Pylint should be compatible with any python >= 2.2.

However, the page somehow feels outdated.

Is pylint compatible with Python 3?
If yes, how can I install it?
If no, are there alternatives I should look into?

Answer 1

Yes, pylint versions > 0.23.0 do support Py3K.

Your issue seems to be described in http://www.logilab.org/82417 (also Getting started with Pylint for Jython (jython2.5.1))

The cached ticket page recommends running:

$ NO_SETUPTOOLS=1 python3.2 setup.py install --no-compile
$ easy_install-3.2 logilab-common
$ easy_install-3.2 logilab-astng
# You can probably use pip instead of easy_install...