Unable to get pylint to work in vscode

[karrtikr]

Originally posted by @WinstonN in #7314 (comment)

I am unable to get pylint to work in vscode

Version: 1.48.2
Commit: a0479759d6e9ea56afa657e454193f72aef85bd0
Date: 2020-08-25T10:09:08.021Z (4 days ago)
Electron: 7.3.2
Chrome: 78.0.3904.130
Node.js: 12.8.1
V8: 7.8.279.23-electron.0
OS: Darwin x64 18.7.0

My settings file looks like

❯❯❯ cat .vscode/settings.json
{
    "python.linting.enabled": true,
    "python.linting.pylintEnabled": true,
    "python.languageServer": "Jedi"
}

Running linting does nothing

Can you please help me get this working?
Thanks!

[ericsnowcurrently]

@WinstonN, how are you trying to run linting?

[WinstonN]

@WinstonN, how are you trying to run linting?

@ericsnowcurrently I tried multiple ways, saving the file and by using the command then selecting run python linting

[ericsnowcurrently]

Please provide the content of the "Python" output panel. Also, do you have the same problem if you set "python.languageServer": "Pylance" (instead of Jedi)?

[gusarg81]

Hi,

For me is not working under venv (before running my project ouside venv, was working). I've reported this to visual code repo but they redirected me here.

settings.json:

{
        "python.pythonPath": "venv/bin/python",
        "python.linting.enabled": true,
        "python.linting.pylintEnabled": true,
}

workspace:

{
        "folders": [
                {
                        "path": "."
                }
        ],
        "settings": {
                "python.pythonPath": "venv/bin/python"
        },
        "launch": {
                "version": "0.2.0",
                "configurations": [
                        {
                                "name": "Python: Django",
                                "type": "python",
                                "request": "launch",
                                "program": "${workspaceFolder}/manage.py",
                                "args": [
                                        "runserver",
                                        "--noreload"
                                ],
                                "django": true
                        }
                ]
        }
}

Python: v3.8.2 (using venv)
VCODE: v1.48.2
MS-Python ext: v2020.8.105369

[tyday]

I don't know if this belongs here but I'm also having a problem with pylint. I can't get vs-code to install it on my Windows 10 machine. I'm using git bash. It will auto install if I change my terminal to PowerShell. You'll notice that it doesn't double up the slashes. I went through previous releases and it works before version 2020.6.88468 for me.

(virtenv) 
tyrda@DESKTOP-ISGAD51 MINGW64 /e/OneDrive/Programming/nonsense
$ e:/OneDrive/Programming/nonsense/virtenv/Scripts/python.exe c:\Users\tyrda\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.8.108011\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py pip install -U pylint
E:\OneDrive\Programming\nonsense\virtenv\Scripts\python.exe: can't open file 'c:Userstyrda.vscodeextensionsms-python.python-2020.8.108011pythonFilespyvsc-run-isolated.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory   

I noticed someone had the same problem on stackoverflow today.

[mark-turner]

I have the same issue as gusarg81: pylint does not work within VS Code when you have activated a virtual environment.

It works when using the system installed pylint outside of a venv.

Allowing the VS Code extension to install pylint in the venv completes successfully but still gives the missing pylint error afterward.

[sztal]

Hi, I have the same problem (on Ubuntu). Pylint is installed in the Conda env I work with and I can successfully lint files from command line. However, no linting is done by VS Code even though PyLint is enabled in configuration.

I checked both with Jedi and PyLance servers and in both cases the problem persists.

EDIT.
It seems that it works with PyLance after all (but not with Jedi). However, PyLance seems to react only to some subset of possible errors/problems. But this may be due to something in my config, so I will check this later and let you know if PyLance is fully okay in my case or not.

[karthiknadig]

@sztal when you use JediLSP/Pylance they use their own things to provide linting (i.e., you have to explicitly enable pylint linting for this to work). For better diagnosis, file a separate bug with your output logs and settings.

[karthiknadig]

In the latest release we changed how the Ls and pylint combination works. going forward pylint if needed will have to be explicitly enabled. If pylint fails to work, please file a separate bug.