Rename ``arguments`` to ``argv`` in entry point functions (#5619)

Co-authored-by: Marc Mueller <30130371+cdce8p@users.noreply.github.com>

2 files changed, 11 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/pylint/__init__.py b/pylint/__init__.py
index 53ea308bd..d758a0db0 100644
--- a/pylint/__init__.py
+++ b/pylint/__init__.py
@@ -11,22 +11,22 @@
 
 import os
 import sys
-from typing import List, Optional
+from typing import Optional, Sequence
 
 from pylint.__pkginfo__ import __version__
 
 # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
 
 
-def run_pylint(*, arguments: Optional[List[str]] = None):
+def run_pylint(argv: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None):
     """Run pylint
 
-    Arguments can be a list of strings normally supplied as arguments on the command line
+    argv can be a sequence of strings normally supplied as arguments on the command line
     """
     from pylint.lint import Run as PylintRun
 
     try:
-        PylintRun(arguments or sys.argv[1:])
+        PylintRun(argv or sys.argv[1:])
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         sys.exit(1)
 
@@ -37,24 +37,24 @@ def run_epylint():
     EpylintRun()
 
 
-def run_pyreverse(*, arguments: Optional[List[str]] = None):
+def run_pyreverse(argv: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None):
     """Run pyreverse
 
-    Arguments can be a list of strings normally supplied as arguments on the command line
+    argv can be a sequence of strings normally supplied as arguments on the command line
     """
     from pylint.pyreverse.main import Run as PyreverseRun
 
-    PyreverseRun(arguments or sys.argv[1:])
+    PyreverseRun(argv or sys.argv[1:])
 
 
-def run_symilar(*, arguments: Optional[List[str]] = None):
+def run_symilar(argv: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None):
     """Run symilar
 
-    Arguments can be a list of strings normally supplied as arguments on the command line
+    argv can be a sequence of strings normally supplied as arguments on the command line
     """
     from pylint.checkers.similar import Run as SimilarRun
 
-    SimilarRun(arguments or sys.argv[1:])
+    SimilarRun(argv or sys.argv[1:])
 
 
 def modify_sys_path() -> None:
diff --git a/tests/test_pylint_runners.py b/tests/test_pylint_runners.py
index a60a3c825..dbbea28db 100644
--- a/tests/test_pylint_runners.py
+++ b/tests/test_pylint_runners.py
@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@ def test_runner_with_arguments(runner: Callable, tmpdir: LocalPath) -> None:
     testargs = [filepath]
     with tmpdir.as_cwd():
         with pytest.raises(SystemExit) as err:
-            runner(arguments=testargs)
+            runner(testargs)
         assert err.value.code == 0