python - Error message "Linter pylint is not installed"

Question

I want to run Python code in Microsoft Visual Studio Code but it gives an error:

Linter pylint is not installed

I installed:

• The Visual Studio Code Python extension
• Python?3
• Anaconda

How can I install Pylint?

Answer 1

Check the path Pylint has been installed to, by typing which pylint on your terminal.

You will get something like: /usr/local/bin/pylint

Copy it.

Go to your Visual Studio Code settings in the preferences tab and find the line that goes

"python.linting.pylintPath": "pylint"

Edit the line to be

"python.linting.pylintPath": "/usr/local/bin/pylint",

replacing the value "pylint" with the path you got from typing which pylint.

Save your changes and reload Visual Studio Code.