Why does it say that module pygame has no init member?

Question

This is the code I have:

import pygame
pygame.init()

I\'m very confused because if I try to run the file, then there seems to be no issue,

Answer 1

This answer includes the answer to your question. In short it explains:

Pylint imports modules to effectively identify valid methods and attributes. It was decided that importing c extensions that are not part of the python stdlib is a security risk and could introduce malicious code.

and as a solution it mentions, among others:

Disable safety using the .pylintrc setting unsafe-load-any-extensions=yes.

See here for more information about pylint.rc. Quickest method is to just create the file .pylintrc in your project directory or your home directory.

Answer 2

If you are using vscode then you can go to settings:

python.linting.pylintEnabled = False

It will fix the problem. If you aren't using vscode then you can go the command prompt and manually uninstall pylint with the command

pip uninstall pylint. 

Answer 3

Summarizing all answers.

This is a security measure to not load non-default C extensions.

1. You can white-list specific extension(s).

   Open user settings and add the following between {}:

   "python.linting.pylintArgs": [
       "--extension-pkg-whitelist=extensionname" // comma separated
   ]
   

2. You can allow to "unsafe load" all extensions.

   Open user settings and add the following between {}:

   "python.linting.pylintArgs": [
       "--unsafe-load-any-extension=y"
   ]
   

Answer 4

I had the same issue with one of my modules. This is what I did to resolve the problem. (I'm using visual studio on windows 10)

1. Press CTRL+SHIFT+P in visual studio
2. Choose "Preferences: Open Settings (JSON)"
3. Add "python.linting.pylintArgs": ["--generate-members"] below one of the lines (put a comma if necessary)
4. Save the .json file (CTRL+S)

For me, the code looks like this :

{
    "breadcrumbs.enabled": false,
    "editor.minimap.enabled": false,
    "python.pythonPath": "C:\\Users\\xxx\\Anaconda3",
    "terminal.integrated.rendererType": "dom",
    "window.menuBarVisibility": "default",
    "workbench.activityBar.visible": false,
    "workbench.statusBar.visible": true,
    "python.linting.pylintArgs": ["--generate-members"], //line to add
    "[json]": {

    }
}

Hope it helps. Credit to @Alamnoor on github

Answer 5

I recommend going to the view tab, clicking command palette and searching preferences: open settings.json. Then add a comma on the last line of code.Below that paste this:

"python.linting.pylintArgs": [
    "--extension-pkg-whitelist=extensionname" // comma separated
]

Then save your document (ctrl + s).

Answer 6

Disable Pylint 1.Press ctrl + shift + p 2.Then type Disable Pylint