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No such message id pylint

When I try to pylint a file by doing pylint fname.py, I get the following error: pylint.utils.UnknownMessage: No such message id E1608. However, 'E1608' is certainly a valid message id; it says so on their website. What are some possible solutions?

The relevant section of my config file is:

[MESSAGES CONTROL] disable=E1608

Solution

  • It looks like you need

    disable=old-octal-literal

    The disable flag takes a message, not a message ID, according to the docs. See here for the relevant documentation.

    Alternatively, you can put # pylint: disable=old-octal-literal at the top of the file in question if the config file is still giving you problems.