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authorRoberto Leinardi <leinardi@gmail.com>2018-09-01 12:29:00 +0200
committerClaudiu Popa <pcmanticore@gmail.com>2018-09-03 11:56:02 +0200
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Updated pylint-pycharm plugin documentation
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which pylint
-Using pylint-PyCharm-plugin
+Using pylint-pycharm plugin
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-#. Download the latest version of the `pylint-plugin.jar <https://github.com/leinardi/pylint-PyCharm-plugin/releases>`_
-#. In PyCharm go to *Preferences* -> *Plugins* > *Install plugins from disc...*, select downloaded file and restart PyCharm when prompted
-#. After restart you should find the plugin in *View* > *Tool windows* > *Pylint terminal*
+#. In PyCharm go to *Preferences* > *Plugins* > *Browse repositories...*
+#. Right-click on the plugin named **Pylint**, select **Download and Install** and restart PyCharm when prompted
-By default the plugin runs Pylint on the root directory of your PyCharm project. If you want to specify a different directory:
+If the plugin is not finding the Pylint executable (e.g. is not inside the PATH environmental variable), you can
+specify it manually using the plugin settings:
-#. Right click on the Pylint terminal window
-#. Select "Configure plugin..."
-#. Replace the '.' at the end of the "Pylint command" with the modules or packages you want to check (e.g. "``pylint --msg-template='{path}:{line:d}: {C}: {category}: {msg} ({symbol})' my_module``")
+#. *Preferences* > *Other Settings* > *Pylint* or simply click the gear icon from the side bar of the Pylint tool window
+#. Type the path directly or use the Browse button to open a file selection dialog
+#. Press the Test button to check if the plugin is able to run the executable
+
+For more info on how to use the plugin please check the `official plugin documentation <https://github.com/leinardi/pylint-pycharm/blob/master/README.md>`_.
Using External Tools
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