How to integrate any Python lint with GitHub commit status API?

Question

Is there already a way to integrate one of Python lint programs (PyLint, PyChecker, PyFlakes, etc.) with GitHub commit status API? In this way Python lint could be automatic

Answer 1

You could use something like Travis-CI, and run pylint as part of your tests, along the lines of:

language: python
install: "pip install nose pylint"
script: "nosetests && pylint"

Of course that fails commits for minor stylistic violations - you'd probably want to disable certain messages, or use pylint --errors-only to make it less stringent

Answer 2

I had the same question, and just found this blog post describing a project called pylint-server for doing something similar (though triggered on Travis CI build events, not pulls).

From the README:

A small Flask app to keep keep track of pylint reports and ratings on a per-repository basis.

I haven't tried it yet, so I can't comment on its quality. If anyone tries it, please comment and let us know how you like it.