# Install pylint

It's not just a linter that annoys you! Version 4.0.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## 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/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-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 URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pylint>
- **Version:** 4.0.5
- **Source summary:** It's not just a linter that annoys you!
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://pylint.readthedocs.io/>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/e4/b6/74d9a8a68b8067efce8d07707fe6a236324ee1e7808d2eb3646ec8517c7d/pylint-4.0.5.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+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: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 4.0.5
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## 安全说明

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** pylint
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **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/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-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/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Analyzes Python code looking for bugs and signs of poor quality | https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint


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