Updated pylintrc to version 4.0 (#312)

Author: joachimmetz

.github/workflows/test_docker.yml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        version: ['43']
+        version: ['44']
     container:
       image: registry.fedoraproject.org/fedora:${{ matrix.version }}
     steps:

.pylintrc

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-# Pylint 3.2.x configuration file
+[MAIN]
+# Pylint 4.0.x configuration file
 #
 # This file is generated by l2tdevtools update-dependencies.py, any dependency
 # related changes should be made in dependencies.ini.
-[MAIN]
 
 # Analyse import fallback blocks. This can be used to support both Python 2 and
 # 3 compatible code, which means that the block might have code that exists
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ clear-cache-post-run=no
 # A comma-separated list of package or module names from where C extensions may
 # be loaded. Extensions are loading into the active Python interpreter and may
 # run arbitrary code.
-# extension-pkg-allow-list=
 extension-pkg-allow-list=
 
 # A comma-separated list of package or module names from where C extensions may
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ limit-inference-results=100
 
 # List of plugins (as comma separated values of python module names) to load,
 # usually to register additional checkers.
-# load-plugins=
 load-plugins=pylint.extensions.docparams
 
 # Pickle collected data for later comparisons.
@@ -99,7 +97,7 @@ prefer-stubs=no
 
 # Minimum Python version to use for version dependent checks. Will default to
 # the version used to run pylint.
-py-version=3.12
+py-version=3.14
 
 # Discover python modules and packages in the file system subtree.
 # recursive=no
@@ -111,10 +109,6 @@ recursive=yes
 # source root.
 source-roots=
 
-# When enabled, pylint would attempt to guess common misconfiguration and emit
-# user-friendly hints instead of false-positive error messages.
-suggestion-mode=yes
-
 # Allow loading of arbitrary C extensions. Extensions are imported into the
 # active Python interpreter and may run arbitrary code.
 unsafe-load-any-extension=no
@@ -250,6 +244,11 @@ name-group=
 # not require a docstring.
 no-docstring-rgx=^_
 
+# Regular expression matching correct parameter specification variable names.
+# If left empty, parameter specification variable names will be checked with
+# the set naming style.
+#paramspec-rgx=
+
 # List of decorators that produce properties, such as abc.abstractproperty. Add
 # to this list to register other decorators that produce valid properties.
 # These decorators are taken in consideration only for invalid-name.
@@ -263,6 +262,10 @@ property-classes=abc.abstractproperty
 # variable names will be checked with the set naming style.
 #typevar-rgx=
 
+# Regular expression matching correct type variable tuple names. If left empty,
+# type variable tuple names will be checked with the set naming style.
+#typevartuple-rgx=
+
 # Naming style matching correct variable names.
 variable-naming-style=snake_case
 
@@ -293,7 +296,6 @@ exclude-protected=_asdict,_fields,_replace,_source,_make,os._exit
 valid-classmethod-first-arg=cls
 
 # List of valid names for the first argument in a metaclass class method.
-# valid-metaclass-classmethod-first-arg=mcs
 valid-metaclass-classmethod-first-arg=cls
 
 
@@ -308,7 +310,6 @@ exclude-too-few-public-methods=
 ignored-parents=
 
 # Maximum number of arguments for function / method.
-# max-args=5
 max-args=10
 
 # Maximum number of attributes for a class (see R0902).
@@ -326,6 +327,9 @@ max-locals=15
 # Maximum number of parents for a class (see R0901).
 max-parents=7
 
+# Maximum number of positional arguments for function / method.
+max-positional-arguments=10
+
 # Maximum number of public methods for a class (see R0904).
 max-public-methods=20
 
@@ -360,8 +364,9 @@ indent-after-paren=4
 # tab).
 indent-string='    '
 
-# Maximum number of characters on a single line.
-# max-line-length=100
+# Maximum number of characters on a single line. Pylint's default of 100 is
+# based on PEP 8's guidance that teams may choose line lengths up to 99
+# characters.
 max-line-length=88
 
 # Maximum number of lines in a module.
@@ -481,7 +486,6 @@ disable=assignment-from-none,
 # either give multiple identifier separated by comma (,) or put this option
 # multiple time (only on the command line, not in the configuration file where
 # it should appear only once). See also the "--disable" option for examples.
-# enable=
 enable=c-extension-no-member
 
 
@@ -494,6 +498,9 @@ timeout-methods=requests.api.delete,requests.api.get,requests.api.head,requests.
 
 [MISCELLANEOUS]
 
+# Whether or not to search for fixme's in docstrings.
+check-fixme-in-docstring=no
+
 # List of note tags to take in consideration, separated by a comma.
 notes=FIXME,
       XXX,
@@ -533,17 +540,16 @@ evaluation=max(0, 0 if fatal else 10.0 - ((float(5 * error + warning + refactor
 # used to format the message information. See doc for all details.
 msg-template=
 
-# Set the output format. Available formats are: text, parseable, colorized,
-# json2 (improved json format), json (old json format) and msvs (visual
-# studio). You can also give a reporter class, e.g.
-# mypackage.mymodule.MyReporterClass.
+# Set the output format. Available formats are: 'text', 'parseable',
+# 'colorized', 'json2' (improved json format), 'json' (old json format), msvs
+# (visual studio) and 'github' (GitHub actions). You can also give a reporter
+# class, e.g. mypackage.mymodule.MyReporterClass.
 #output-format=
 
 # Tells whether to display a full report or only the messages.
 reports=no
 
 # Activate the evaluation score.
-# score=yes
 score=no
 
 
@@ -598,7 +604,7 @@ spelling-store-unknown-words=no
 
 # This flag controls whether inconsistent-quotes generates a warning when the
 # character used as a quote delimiter is used inconsistently within a module.
-check-quote-consistency=yes
+check-quote-consistency=no
 
 # This flag controls whether the implicit-str-concat should generate a warning
 # on implicit string concatenation in sequences defined over several lines.
@@ -644,7 +650,7 @@ ignored-classes=optparse.Values,thread._local,_thread._local,argparse.Namespace
 # of finding the hint is based on edit distance.
 missing-member-hint=yes
 
-# The minimum edit distance a name should have in order to be considered a
+# The maximum edit distance a name should have in order to be considered a
 # similar match for a missing member name.
 missing-member-hint-distance=1
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "dfdatetime"
-version = "20260521"
+version = "20260526"
 description = "Digital Forensics date and time (dfDateTime)"
 maintainers = [
     { name = "Log2Timeline maintainers", email = "log2timeline-maintainers@googlegroups.com" },

tox.ini

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ passenv =
 setenv =
   PYTHONPATH = {toxinidir}
 deps =
-  pylint >= 3.3.0, < 3.4.0
+  pylint >= 4.0.0, < 4.1.0
   setuptools >= 65
 commands =
   pylint --version