further remove evidence of pylint.

This just removes comments '# pylint:' things and other code
remnents of pylint.

28 files changed, 45 insertions, 105 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d96e6488..009257ca 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -58,5 +58,5 @@ rpm:
 deb:
 	./packages/bddeb
 
-.PHONY: test pylint pyflakes 2to3 clean pep8 rpm deb yaml check_version
+.PHONY: test pyflakes 2to3 clean pep8 rpm deb yaml check_version
 .PHONY: pip-test-requirements pip-requirements clean_pyc
diff --git a/cloudinit/config/cc_disk_setup.py b/cloudinit/config/cc_disk_setup.py
index a5209268..1660832b 100644
--- a/cloudinit/config/cc_disk_setup.py
+++ b/cloudinit/config/cc_disk_setup.py
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ def get_partition_mbr_layout(size, layout):
 def purge_disk_ptable(device):
     # wipe the first and last megabyte of a disk (or file)
     # gpt stores partition table both at front and at end.
-    null = '\0'  # pylint: disable=W1401
+    null = '\0'
     start_len = 1024 * 1024
     end_len = 1024 * 1024
     with open(device, "rb+") as fp:
diff --git a/cloudinit/config/cc_mounts.py b/cloudinit/config/cc_mounts.py
index 80590118..ba1303d1 100644
--- a/cloudinit/config/cc_mounts.py
+++ b/cloudinit/config/cc_mounts.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 #    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-from string import whitespace  # pylint: disable=W0402
+from string import whitespace
 
 import logging
 import os.path
diff --git a/cloudinit/config/cc_power_state_change.py b/cloudinit/config/cc_power_state_change.py
index 638daef8..09d37371 100644
--- a/cloudinit/config/cc_power_state_change.py
+++ b/cloudinit/config/cc_power_state_change.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def load_power_state(cfg):
 
 
 def doexit(sysexit):
-    os._exit(sysexit)  # pylint: disable=W0212
+    os._exit(sysexit)
 
 
 def execmd(exe_args, output=None, data_in=None):
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def execmd(exe_args, output=None, data_in=None):
         proc = subprocess.Popen(exe_args, stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
                                 stdout=output, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
         proc.communicate(data_in)
-        ret = proc.returncode  # pylint: disable=E1101
+        ret = proc.returncode
     except Exception:
         doexit(EXIT_FAIL)
     doexit(ret)
diff --git a/cloudinit/config/cc_resizefs.py b/cloudinit/config/cc_resizefs.py
index 667d5977..b9655749 100644
--- a/cloudinit/config/cc_resizefs.py
+++ b/cloudinit/config/cc_resizefs.py
@@ -28,19 +28,19 @@ from cloudinit import util
 frequency = PER_ALWAYS
 
 
-def _resize_btrfs(mount_point, devpth):  # pylint: disable=W0613
+def _resize_btrfs(mount_point, devpth):
     return ('btrfs', 'filesystem', 'resize', 'max', mount_point)
 
 
-def _resize_ext(mount_point, devpth):  # pylint: disable=W0613
+def _resize_ext(mount_point, devpth):
     return ('resize2fs', devpth)
 
 
-def _resize_xfs(mount_point, devpth):  # pylint: disable=W0613
+def _resize_xfs(mount_point, devpth):
     return ('xfs_growfs', devpth)
 
 
-def _resize_ufs(mount_point, devpth):  # pylint: disable=W0613
+def _resize_ufs(mount_point, devpth):
     return ('growfs', devpth)
 
 # Do not use a dictionary as these commands should be able to be used
diff --git a/cloudinit/config/cc_set_passwords.py b/cloudinit/config/cc_set_passwords.py
index 4a3b21af..24e33915 100644
--- a/cloudinit/config/cc_set_passwords.py
+++ b/cloudinit/config/cc_set_passwords.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from cloudinit import distros as ds
 from cloudinit import ssh_util
 from cloudinit import util
 
-from string import letters, digits  # pylint: disable=W0402
+from string import letters, digits
 
 # We are removing certain 'painful' letters/numbers
 PW_SET = (letters.translate(None, 'loLOI') +
diff --git a/cloudinit/distros/parsers/resolv_conf.py b/cloudinit/distros/parsers/resolv_conf.py
index 1be9d46b..5733c25a 100644
--- a/cloudinit/distros/parsers/resolv_conf.py
+++ b/cloudinit/distros/parsers/resolv_conf.py
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ class ResolvConf(object):
         self._contents.append(('option', ['search', s_list, '']))
         return flat_sds
 
-    @local_domain.setter  # pl51222 pylint: disable=E1101
-    def local_domain(self, domain):  # pl51222 pylint: disable=E0102
+    @local_domain.setter
+    def local_domain(self, domain):
         self.parse()
         self._remove_option('domain')
         self._contents.append(('option', ['domain', str(domain), '']))
diff --git a/cloudinit/handlers/boot_hook.py b/cloudinit/handlers/boot_hook.py
index 1848ce2c..3a50cf87 100644
--- a/cloudinit/handlers/boot_hook.py
+++ b/cloudinit/handlers/boot_hook.py
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ class BootHookPartHandler(handlers.Handler):
         util.write_file(filepath, contents.lstrip(), 0700)
         return filepath
 
-    def handle_part(self, _data, ctype, filename,  # pylint: disable=W0221
-                    payload, frequency):  # pylint: disable=W0613
+    def handle_part(self, data, ctype, filename, payload, frequency):
         if ctype in handlers.CONTENT_SIGNALS:
             return
 
diff --git a/cloudinit/handlers/cloud_config.py b/cloudinit/handlers/cloud_config.py
index 4232700f..bf994e33 100644
--- a/cloudinit/handlers/cloud_config.py
+++ b/cloudinit/handlers/cloud_config.py
@@ -138,8 +138,7 @@ class CloudConfigPartHandler(handlers.Handler):
         self.file_names = []
         self.cloud_buf = None
 
-    def handle_part(self, _data, ctype, filename,  # pylint: disable=W0221
-                    payload, _frequency, headers):  # pylint: disable=W0613
+    def handle_part(self, data, ctype, filename, payload, frequency, headers):
         if ctype == handlers.CONTENT_START:
             self._reset()
             return
diff --git a/cloudinit/handlers/shell_script.py b/cloudinit/handlers/shell_script.py
index 30c1ed89..9755ab05 100644
--- a/cloudinit/handlers/shell_script.py
+++ b/cloudinit/handlers/shell_script.py
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ class ShellScriptPartHandler(handlers.Handler):
             handlers.type_from_starts_with(SHELL_PREFIX),
         ]
 
-    def handle_part(self, _data, ctype, filename,  # pylint: disable=W0221
-                    payload, frequency):  # pylint: disable=W0613
+    def handle_part(self, data, ctype, filename, payload, frequency):
         if ctype in handlers.CONTENT_SIGNALS:
             # TODO(harlowja): maybe delete existing things here
             return
diff --git a/cloudinit/handlers/upstart_job.py b/cloudinit/handlers/upstart_job.py
index bac4cad2..50d193c4 100644
--- a/cloudinit/handlers/upstart_job.py
+++ b/cloudinit/handlers/upstart_job.py
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ class UpstartJobPartHandler(handlers.Handler):
             handlers.type_from_starts_with(UPSTART_PREFIX),
         ]
 
-    def handle_part(self, _data, ctype, filename,  # pylint: disable=W0221
-                    payload, frequency):
+    def handle_part(self, data, ctype, filename, payload, frequency):
         if ctype in handlers.CONTENT_SIGNALS:
             return
 
diff --git a/cloudinit/patcher.py b/cloudinit/patcher.py
index 0f3c034e..f6609d6f 100644
--- a/cloudinit/patcher.py
+++ b/cloudinit/patcher.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def _patch_logging():
     fallback_handler = QuietStreamHandler(sys.stderr)
     fallback_handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter(FALL_FORMAT))
 
-    def handleError(self, record):  # pylint: disable=W0613
+    def handleError(self, record):
         try:
             fallback_handler.handle(record)
             fallback_handler.flush()
diff --git a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceOpenNebula.py b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceOpenNebula.py
index 34557f8b..e2469f6e 100644
--- a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceOpenNebula.py
+++ b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceOpenNebula.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import base64
 import os
 import pwd
 import re
-import string  # pylint: disable=W0402
+import string
 
 from cloudinit import log as logging
 from cloudinit import sources
diff --git a/cloudinit/type_utils.py b/cloudinit/type_utils.py
index 2decbfc5..cc3d9495 100644
--- a/cloudinit/type_utils.py
+++ b/cloudinit/type_utils.py
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 #
 #    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 #    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-#
-# pylint: disable=C0302
 
 import types
 
diff --git a/cloudinit/url_helper.py b/cloudinit/url_helper.py
index 73c1fa4e..3074dd08 100644
--- a/cloudinit/url_helper.py
+++ b/cloudinit/url_helper.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ try:
     from distutils.version import LooseVersion
     import pkg_resources
     _REQ = pkg_resources.get_distribution('requests')
-    _REQ_VER = LooseVersion(_REQ.version)  # pylint: disable=E1103
+    _REQ_VER = LooseVersion(_REQ.version)
     if _REQ_VER >= LooseVersion('0.8.8'):
         SSL_ENABLED = True
     if _REQ_VER >= LooseVersion('0.7.0') and _REQ_VER < LooseVersion('1.0.0'):
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ except:
 
 
 def _cleanurl(url):
-    parsed_url = list(urlparse(url, scheme='http'))  # pylint: disable=E1123
+    parsed_url = list(urlparse(url, scheme='http'))
     if not parsed_url[1] and parsed_url[2]:
         # Swap these since this seems to be a common
         # occurrence when given urls like 'www.google.com'
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class StringResponse(object):
         self.contents = contents
         self.url = None
 
-    def ok(self, *args, **kwargs):  # pylint: disable=W0613
+    def ok(self, *args, **kwargs):
         if self.code != 200:
             return False
         return True
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class UrlError(IOError):
 
 def _get_ssl_args(url, ssl_details):
     ssl_args = {}
-    scheme = urlparse(url).scheme  # pylint: disable=E1101
+    scheme = urlparse(url).scheme
     if scheme == 'https' and ssl_details:
         if not SSL_ENABLED:
             LOG.warn("SSL is not supported in requests v%s, "
@@ -227,10 +227,9 @@ def readurl(url, data=None, timeout=None, retries=0, sec_between=1,
 
             r = requests.request(**req_args)
             if check_status:
-                r.raise_for_status()  # pylint: disable=E1103
+                r.raise_for_status()
             LOG.debug("Read from %s (%s, %sb) after %s attempts", url,
-                      r.status_code, len(r.content),  # pylint: disable=E1103
-                      (i + 1))
+                      r.status_code, len(r.content), (i + 1))
             # Doesn't seem like we can make it use a different
             # subclass for responses, so add our own backward-compat
             # attrs
diff --git a/cloudinit/util.py b/cloudinit/util.py
index 0821901a..bdb0f268 100644
--- a/cloudinit/util.py
+++ b/cloudinit/util.py
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 #
 #    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 #    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-#
-# pylint: disable=C0302
 
 from StringIO import StringIO
 
@@ -42,7 +40,7 @@ import re
 import shutil
 import socket
 import stat
-import string  # pylint: disable=W0402
+import string
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import tempfile
@@ -198,11 +196,11 @@ def fork_cb(child_cb, *args):
     if fid == 0:
         try:
             child_cb(*args)
-            os._exit(0)  # pylint: disable=W0212
+            os._exit(0)
         except:
             logexc(LOG, "Failed forking and calling callback %s",
                    type_utils.obj_name(child_cb))
-            os._exit(1)  # pylint: disable=W0212
+            os._exit(1)
     else:
         LOG.debug("Forked child %s who will run callback %s",
                   fid, type_utils.obj_name(child_cb))
@@ -487,7 +485,7 @@ def redirect_output(outfmt, errfmt, o_out=None, o_err=None):
             new_fp = open(arg, owith)
         elif mode == "|":
             proc = subprocess.Popen(arg, shell=True, stdin=subprocess.PIPE)
-            new_fp = proc.stdin  # pylint: disable=E1101
+            new_fp = proc.stdin
         else:
             raise TypeError("Invalid type for output format: %s" % outfmt)
 
@@ -509,7 +507,7 @@ def redirect_output(outfmt, errfmt, o_out=None, o_err=None):
             new_fp = open(arg, owith)
         elif mode == "|":
             proc = subprocess.Popen(arg, shell=True, stdin=subprocess.PIPE)
-            new_fp = proc.stdin  # pylint: disable=E1101
+            new_fp = proc.stdin
         else:
             raise TypeError("Invalid type for error format: %s" % errfmt)
 
@@ -937,7 +935,7 @@ def is_resolvable(name):
     should also not exist.  The random entry will be resolved inside
     the search list.
     """
-    global _DNS_REDIRECT_IP  # pylint: disable=W0603
+    global _DNS_REDIRECT_IP
     if _DNS_REDIRECT_IP is None:
         badips = set()
         badnames = ("does-not-exist.example.com.", "example.invalid.",
@@ -1532,7 +1530,7 @@ def subp(args, data=None, rcs=None, env=None, capture=True, shell=False,
         (out, err) = sp.communicate(data)
     except OSError as e:
         raise ProcessExecutionError(cmd=args, reason=e)
-    rc = sp.returncode  # pylint: disable=E1101
+    rc = sp.returncode
     if rc not in rcs:
         raise ProcessExecutionError(stdout=out, stderr=err,
                                     exit_code=rc,
diff --git a/packages/debian/control.in b/packages/debian/control.in
index c892747c..9207e5f4 100644
--- a/packages/debian/control.in
+++ b/packages/debian/control.in
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9),
                python (>= 2.6.6-3~),
                python-nose,
                pyflakes,
-               pylint,
                python-setuptools,
                python-selinux,
                python-cheetah,
diff --git a/pylintrc b/pylintrc
deleted file mode 100644
index ee886510..00000000
--- a/pylintrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-[General]
-init-hook='import sys; sys.path.append("tests/")'
-
-[MESSAGES CONTROL]
-# See: http://pylint-messages.wikidot.com/all-codes
-# W0142: *args and **kwargs are fine.
-# W0511: TODOs in code comments are fine.
-# W0702: No exception type(s) specified
-# W0703: Catch "Exception"
-# C0103: Invalid name
-# C0111: Missing docstring
-disable=W0142,W0511,W0702,W0703,C0103,C0111
-
-[REPORTS]
-reports=no
-include-ids=yes
-
-[FORMAT]
-max-line-length=79
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 556103b9..2fb191c0 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def tiny_p(cmd, capture=True):
     sp = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=stdout,
                     stderr=stderr, stdin=None)
     (out, err) = sp.communicate()
-    ret = sp.returncode  # pylint: disable=E1101
+    ret = sp.returncode
     if ret not in [0]:
         raise RuntimeError("Failed running %s [rc=%s] (%s, %s)"
                             % (cmd, ret, out, err))
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test__init__.py b/tests/unittests/test__init__.py
index 03065c8b..17965488 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test__init__.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test__init__.py
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ class FakeModule(handlers.Handler):
     def list_types(self):
         return self.types
 
-    def handle_part(self, _data, ctype, filename,  # pylint: disable=W0221
-                    payload, frequency):
+    def handle_part(self, data, ctype, filename, payload, frequency):
         pass
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_generic.py b/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_generic.py
index a972568f..db6aa0e8 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_generic.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_distros/test_generic.py
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ package_mirrors = [
     unknown_arch_info
 ]
 
-gpmi = distros._get_package_mirror_info  # pylint: disable=W0212
-gapmi = distros._get_arch_package_mirror_info  # pylint: disable=W0212
+gpmi = distros._get_package_mirror_info
+gapmi = distros._get_arch_package_mirror_info
 
 
 class TestGenericDistro(helpers.FilesystemMockingTestCase):
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_growpart.py b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_growpart.py
index fa624197..5d0636d1 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_growpart.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_handler/test_handler_growpart.py
@@ -203,8 +203,6 @@ def simple_device_part_info(devpath):
 
 
 class Bunch(object):
-    st_mode = None  # fix pylint complaint
-
     def __init__(self, **kwds):
         self.__dict__.update(kwds)
 
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_merging.py b/tests/unittests/test_merging.py
index 17704f8e..07b610f7 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_merging.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_merging.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import glob
 import os
 import random
 import re
-import string  # pylint: disable=W0402
+import string
 
 SOURCE_PAT = "source*.*yaml"
 EXPECTED_PAT = "expected%s.yaml"
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_util.py b/tests/unittests/test_util.py
index 0cb41520..35e92445 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_util.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_util.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# pylint: disable=C0301
-# the mountinfo data lines are too long
 import os
 import stat
 import yaml
@@ -18,7 +16,7 @@ class FakeSelinux(object):
         self.match_what = match_what
         self.restored = []
 
-    def matchpathcon(self, path, mode):  # pylint: disable=W0613
+    def matchpathcon(self, path, mode):
         if path == self.match_what:
             return
         else:
@@ -27,7 +25,7 @@ class FakeSelinux(object):
     def is_selinux_enabled(self):
         return True
 
-    def restorecon(self, path, recursive):  # pylint: disable=W0613
+    def restorecon(self, path, recursive):
         self.restored.append(path)
 
 
diff --git a/tools/hacking.py b/tools/hacking.py
index 14bd0cda..e7797564 100755
--- a/tools/hacking.py
+++ b/tools/hacking.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ def add_cloud():
         if not inspect.isfunction(function):
             continue
         if name.startswith("cloud_"):
-            exec("pep8.%s = %s" % (name, name))  # pylint: disable=W0122
+            exec("pep8.%s = %s" % (name, name))
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     # NOVA based 'hacking.py' error codes start with an N
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     pep8.current_file = current_file
     pep8.readlines = readlines
     try:
-        pep8._main()  # pylint: disable=W0212
+        pep8._main()
     finally:
         if len(_missingImport) > 0:
             print >> sys.stderr, ("%i imports missing in this test environment"
diff --git a/tools/mock-meta.py b/tools/mock-meta.py
index c79f0598..dfbc2a71 100755
--- a/tools/mock-meta.py
+++ b/tools/mock-meta.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import json
 import logging
 import os
 import random
-import string  # pylint: disable=W0402
+import string
 import sys
 import yaml
 
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ class UserDataHandler(object):
             blob = "\n".join(lines)
         return blob.strip()
 
-    def get_data(self, params, who, **kwargs):  # pylint: disable=W0613
+    def get_data(self, params, who, **kwargs):
         if not params:
             return self._get_user_blob(who=who)
         return NOT_IMPL_RESPONSE
@@ -427,8 +427,8 @@ def extract_opts():
 
 
 def setup_fetchers(opts):
-    global meta_fetcher  # pylint: disable=W0603
-    global user_fetcher  # pylint: disable=W0603
+    global meta_fetcher
+    global user_fetcher
     meta_fetcher = MetaDataHandler(opts)
     user_fetcher = UserDataHandler(opts)
 
diff --git a/tools/run-pep8 b/tools/run-pep8
index cfce5edd..d0a131f6 100755
--- a/tools/run-pep8
+++ b/tools/run-pep8
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ else
     base=`pwd`/tools/
 fi
 
-IGNORE="E501" # Line too long (these are caught by pylint)
+IGNORE=""
 
 # King Arthur: Be quiet! ... Be Quiet! I Order You to Be Quiet.
 IGNORE="$IGNORE,E121" # Continuation line indentation is not a multiple of four
diff --git a/tools/run-pylint b/tools/run-pylint
deleted file mode 100755
index 0fe0c64a..00000000
--- a/tools/run-pylint
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
-   files=( bin/cloud-init $(find * -name "*.py" -type f) )
-else
-   files=( "$@" );
-fi 
-
-RC_FILE="pylintrc"
-if [ ! -f $RC_FILE ]; then
-    RC_FILE="../pylintrc"
-fi
-
-cmd=(
-    pylint
-    --rcfile=$RC_FILE
-    --disable=R
-    --disable=I
-    --dummy-variables-rgx="_"
-    "${files[@]}"
-)
-
-echo -e "\nRunning pylint:"
-echo "${cmd[@]}"
-"${cmd[@]}"
-