From a01332f54e14e6411ad597e2cf1a88f6daf087f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Parantapa Bhattacharya <parantapa@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:46:47 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Add support for pylint

Make pylint one of the available syntax checkers for python in
addition to flakes8 and pyflakes.
---
 syntax_checkers/python.vim | 53 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/syntax_checkers/python.vim b/syntax_checkers/python.vim
index 894e11d6..ed9a682f 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/python.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/python.vim
@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@
 "
 "Authors:     Martin Grenfell <martin.grenfell@gmail.com>
 "             kstep <me@kstep.me>
+"             Parantapa Bhattacharya <parantapa@gmail.com>
 "
 "============================================================================
-
-" in order to force the use of pyflakes if both flake8 and pyflakes are
-" available, add this to your .vimrc:
+"
+" For forcing the use of flake8, pyflakes, or pylint set
 "
 "   let g:syntastic_python_checker = 'pyflakes'
+"
+" in your .vimrc. Default is flake8.
 
 if exists("loaded_python_syntax_checker")
     finish
@@ -19,13 +21,15 @@ let loaded_python_syntax_checker = 1
 
 "bail if the user doesnt have his favorite checker or flake8 or pyflakes installed
 if !exists('g:syntastic_python_checker') || !executable('g:syntastic_python_checker')
-   if executable("flake8")
-      let g:syntastic_python_checker = 'flake8'
-   elseif executable("pyflakes")
-      let g:syntastic_python_checker = 'pyflakes'
-   else
-      finish
-   endif
+    if executable("flake8")
+        let g:syntastic_python_checker = 'flake8'
+    elseif executable("pyflakes")
+        let g:syntastic_python_checker = 'pyflakes'
+    elseif executable("pylint")
+        let g:syntastic_python_checker = 'pylint'
+    else
+        finish
+    endif
 endif
 
 function! SyntaxCheckers_python_Term(i)
@@ -47,14 +51,27 @@ function! SyntaxCheckers_python_Term(i)
     return ''
 endfunction
 
-function! SyntaxCheckers_python_GetLocList()
-    let makeprg = g:syntastic_python_checker.' '.shellescape(expand('%'))
-    let errorformat =
-        \ '%E%f:%l: could not compile,%-Z%p^,%W%f:%l:%c: %m,%W%f:%l: %m,%-G%.%#'
+if g:syntastic_python_checker == 'pylint'
+    function! SyntaxCheckers_python_GetLocList()
+        let makeprg = 'pylint -f parseable -r n -i y ' .
+            \ shellescape(expand('%')) .
+            \ ' \| sed ''s_: \[[RC]_: \[W_''' .
+            \ ' \| sed ''s_: \[[F]_:\ \[E_'''
+        let errorformat = '%f:%l: [%t%n] %m,%-GNo config%m'
+        let errors = SyntasticMake({ 'makeprg': makeprg, 'errorformat': errorformat })
 
-    let errors = SyntasticMake({ 'makeprg': makeprg, 'errorformat': errorformat })
+        return errors
+    endfunction
+else
+    function! SyntaxCheckers_python_GetLocList()
+        let makeprg = g:syntastic_python_checker.' '.shellescape(expand('%'))
+        let errorformat =
+            \ '%E%f:%l: could not compile,%-Z%p^,%W%f:%l:%c: %m,%W%f:%l: %m,%-G%.%#'
 
-    call SyntasticHighlightErrors(errors, function('SyntaxCheckers_python_Term'))
+        let errors = SyntasticMake({ 'makeprg': makeprg, 'errorformat': errorformat })
 
-    return errors
-endfunction
+        call SyntasticHighlightErrors(errors, function('SyntaxCheckers_python_Term'))
+
+        return errors
+    endfunction
+endif