Add version printing

3 files changed, 34 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/pylint/config.py b/pylint/config.py
index 1b4c4435b..c1e302f61 100644
--- a/pylint/config.py
+++ b/pylint/config.py
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ class CLIParser(ConfigParser):
 
         args.append("--{0}".format(option))
 
-        copy_keys = ("action", "default", "dest", "help", "metavar", "level")
+        copy_keys = ("action", "default", "dest", "help", "metavar", "level", "version")
         kwargs = {k: definition[k] for k in copy_keys if k in definition}
 
         if "type" in definition:
diff --git a/pylint/lint.py b/pylint/lint.py
index ec04fd805..e434baccc 100644
--- a/pylint/lint.py
+++ b/pylint/lint.py
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ from pylint.__pkginfo__ import version
 from pylint.reporters.ureports import nodes as report_nodes
 
 
+FULL_VERSION = "%%(prog)s %s\nastroid %s\nPython %s" % (
+    version,
+    astroid_version,
+    sys.version,
+)
+
 MANAGER = astroid.MANAGER
 
 
@@ -543,12 +549,6 @@ class PyLinter(utils.MessagesHandlerMixIn, checkers.BaseTokenChecker):
         self.current_name = None
         self.current_file = None
 
-        # TODO: Runner needs to give this to parser?
-        full_version = "%%prog %s\nastroid %s\nPython %s" % (
-            version,
-            astroid_version,
-            sys.version,
-        )
         super().__init__()
         # provided reports
         self._dynamic_plugins = set()
@@ -1097,6 +1097,15 @@ class CLIRunner(Runner):
                 "checker will be displayed",
             },
         ),
+        (
+            "version",
+            {
+                "group": "Commands",
+                "action": "version",
+                "version": FULL_VERSION,
+                "help": "Print the version of pylint and important " "dependencies",
+            },
+        ),
     )
 
     option_groups = (
@@ -1171,7 +1180,13 @@ group are mutually exclusive.",
         self._linter.config = self._global_config
 
         parsed = parser.preprocess(
-            args, "init_hook", "rcfile", "load_plugins", "ignore", "ignore_patterns"
+            args,
+            "init_hook",
+            "rcfile",
+            "load_plugins",
+            "ignore",
+            "ignore_patterns",
+            "version",
         )
 
         # Call init-hook
diff --git a/pylint/test/test_self.py b/pylint/test/test_self.py
index e63eb9f5b..e5549f349 100644
--- a/pylint/test/test_self.py
+++ b/pylint/test/test_self.py
@@ -196,6 +196,17 @@ class TestRunTC(object):
         output = out.getvalue()
         assert "profile" not in output
 
+    def test_version(self):
+        """Test version printing."""
+        out = six.StringIO()
+        self._run_pylint(["--version"], out=out)
+        output = out.getvalue()
+        # The name of pylint in version output is dependant on
+        # invokation (argparse %(prog)s). Python version could be
+        # something like PyPy. astroid is the most contant name, and we
+        # just want to test the version flag is wired up to print.
+        assert "astroid " in output
+
     def test_inexisting_rcfile(self):
         out = StringIO()
         with pytest.raises(IOError) as excinfo: