Added

• Official support for Pylint 3.
• Official support for Python 3.12.
• Documentation for configuration within pyproject.toml (#17, #19).

Fixed

• Handle symlinks pointing to the main python3.x directory in a venv. In particular, this fixes an issue with Conda and Python 3.10 (#16).

Fixed

• Add changelog (CHANGES.md) back into source distribution.

Changed

• Require that the force_venv_activation argument to inithook is passed as keyword argument.

Removed

• Remove (official) support for Python 3.6.

Fixed

• Do not include documentation files in pure library distribution (#13).
• Clarify that the hook has to be configured in the [MAIN] section (#14)

Added

• Add quiet argument to inithook method. It suppresses all output from the plugin.

Added

• Check alternative directory locations given by the PYLINT_VENV_PATH environment variable. The variable consists of paths separated by a colon :.

Fixed

• Activate virtual environment even if its Python version does not match the Python version used by pylint. Note that Python packages in the virtual environment incombatible with pylint's Python version will not work.

Added

• Support for using pylint installed in a virtual environment. See force_venv_activation parameter on inithook method.

Added

• Support for Conda and PyPy
• Documentation improvements

Removed

• Support for Python 2.7.

Compatibility with Python 3 venv module.