⚠️ This package is now deprecated. Please use lintquarto instead, which provides support for a wider range of linters.

Package for running pylint on quarto .qmd files.

Installation

You can install pylintqmd from PyPI:

pip install pylintqmd

This package requires pylint to function. When you install pylintqmd via pip, pylint will be installed automatically. You do not need to manually install any other dependencies.

Getting started using pylintqmd

To lint current directory and sub-directories:

pylintqmd .

To lint file:

pylintqmd file.qmd

To lint all .qmd files in directory

pylintqmd folder

To keep temporary .py files for debugging when lint:

pylintqmd . -k
pylintqmd . --keep-temp

Community

Curious about contributing? Check out the contributing guidelines to learn how you can help. Every bit of help counts, and your contribution - no matter how minor - is highly valued.

How to cite pylintqmd

Please cite the repository on GitHub and/or Zenodo:

Heather, A. (2025). pylintqmd (v0.2.0). https://github.com/amyheather/pylintqmd.

Heather, A. (2025). pylintqmd (v0.2.0). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15727754.

Citation instructions are also provided in CITATION.cff.

Acknowledgements

Parts of this package were generated or adapted from code provided by Perplexity.