# Install pylint with Homebrew, apt, dnf, Nix It's not just a linter that annoys you! Version 4.0.6 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-15. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:pylint ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install pylint ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install pylint ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: pylint from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install pylint ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pylint from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#pylint ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pylint from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:pylint - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 4.0.6 - **Source summary:** It's not just a linter that annoys you! - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-15T17:23:12Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - pylint (cli) - pylint-config (cli) - pyreverse (cli) - symilar (cli) - pylint (alias) - pylint-config (alias) - pyreverse (alias) - symilar (alias) ## Dependencies - python@3.14 ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 4.0.6 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-15 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://pylint.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: pylintrc, .pylintrc, pyproject.toml, setup.cfg, tox.ini, $PYLINTRC, ~/.pylintrc, ~/.config/pylintrc, /etc/pylintrc ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** pylint - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - pylint - 3.3.4-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pylint from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Python 3 code static checker and UML diagram generator | https://pylint.pycqa.org/ - Nix - pylint: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pylint from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - Ubuntu apt - pylint - 3.0.3-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pylint from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Python 3 code static checker and UML diagram generator | https://pylint.pycqa.org/ - dnf - pylint - 4.0.5-2.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pylint from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Analyzes Python code looking for bugs and signs of poor quality | https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint - dnf - python3-pylint - 4.0.5-2.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: python3-pylint from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Analyzes Python code looking for bugs and signs of poor quality | https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [eslint](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/eslint/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-quality, developer-tools, linter, static-analysis. - [go-critic](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go-critic/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-quality, developer-tools, linter, static-analysis. - [luacheck](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/luacheck/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-quality, developer-tools, linter, static-analysis. - [pmd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pmd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-quality, developer-tools, linter, static-analysis. - [pyscn](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pyscn/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-quality, developer-tools, python, static-analysis. - [revive](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/revive/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-quality, developer-tools, linter, static-analysis. - [selene](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/selene/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-quality, developer-tools, linter, static-analysis. - [spotbugs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/spotbugs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-quality, developer-tools, linter, static-analysis. - [flake8](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/flake8/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. 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