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diff --git a/doc/run.rst b/doc/run.rst index 4e752b0..d4a2aa9 100644 --- a/doc/run.rst +++ b/doc/run.rst @@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ Pylint is meant to be called from the command line. The usage is :: pylint [options] module_or_package You should give Pylint the name of a python package or module. Pylint -will ``import`` this package or module, so you should pay attention to -your ``PYTHONPATH``, since it is a common error to analyze an -installed version of a module instead of the development version. +``will not import`` this package or module, though uses Python internals +to locate them and as such is subject to the same rules and configuration. +You should pay attention to your ``PYTHONPATH``, since it is a common error +to analyze an installed version of a module instead of the +development version. It is also possible to analyze python files, with a few restrictions. The thing to keep in mind is that Pylint will try to |