[Python-projects] PyLint, jargon, unhelpful error message

[Sylvain Thénault]

On 24 juillet 11:58, Pascal Meunier wrote:
> Hello PyLint Developers!

Hi,
 
[snip] 
> I think that a Python syntax error inside a file should generate
> something more appropriate and helpful than something that sounds
> like the claim that there is no such file!  I understand now that
> the syntax error prevented the name from appearing in the namespace,
> so from that oblique point of view the error message is correct.
> However, why on earth not report syntax errors as such?  

right. I've filed a ticket for this pb:
http://www.logilab.org/ticket/9837

> I found no
> option to increase the verbosity of PyLint.

there is no such things, only messages/report control.
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