Remove pin on Pylint to support Python 3.11

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -25,23 +25,31 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        root-version: ["6.24", "6.26", "6.28"]
-        python-version: ["3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10"]
+        root-version: ["6.24", "6.26", "6.28", "6.30"]
+        python-version: ["3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
         exclude:
           - root-version: "6.24"
             python-version: "3.10"
+          - root-version: "6.24"
+            python-version: "3.11"
           - root-version: "6.26"
             python-version: "3.6"
           - root-version: "6.26"
             python-version: "3.7"
+          - root-version: "6.26"
+            python-version: "3.11"
           - root-version: "6.28"
             python-version: "3.6"
           - root-version: "6.28"
             python-version: "3.7"
+          - root-version: "6.30"
+            python-version: "3.6"
+          - root-version: "6.30"
+            python-version: "3.7"
         include:
           - os: macos-latest
-            root-version: "6.28"
-            python-version: "3.10"
+            root-version: "6.30"
+            python-version: "3.11"
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -70,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
         python -m pip install --upgrade \
-          'pylint==2.9.6' \
+          'pylint' \
           pytest_pylint \
           configparser \
           astroid \
@@ -109,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
         path: examples/*.html
 
     - name: Run pylint
-      if: ${{ always() }}
+      if: ${{ always() && !startsWith(matrix.python-version, '3.6') && !startsWith(matrix.python-version, '3.7') }}
       run: |
         python -m pylint hepdata_lib/*.py
         python -m pylint tests/*.py --rcfile=tests/pylintrc

docs/dev.rst

@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ Analysing the code
     pylint hepdata_lib/*.py
     pylint tests/*.py --rcfile=tests/pylintrc
 
-These commands are run by GitHub Actions, so you should first check locally that no issues are flagged.
+These commands are run by GitHub Actions (for Python 3.8 or later),
+so you should first check locally that no issues are flagged.
 
 
 Making a release

hepdata_lib/c_file_reader.py

@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ def get_graphs(self):
 
     def create_tgraph_dict(self, graph_list, list_of_tgraphs):
         """Function to create pyroot TGraph dict"""
-        # pylint: disable=no-self-use
 
         # Adding tgraphs into a dictionary
         y_values = []
@@ -100,7 +99,6 @@ def create_tgraph_dict(self, graph_list, list_of_tgraphs):
 
     def create_tgrapherrors_dict(self, graph_list):
         """Function to create pyroot TGraphErrors dict"""
-        # pylint: disable=no-self-use
 
         # Adding TGraphErrors into a dictionary
         y_values = []
@@ -135,7 +133,6 @@ def create_tgrapherrors_dict(self, graph_list):
 
     def create_tgrapherrors(self, x_value, y_value, dx_value, dy_value):
         """Function to create pyroot TGraphErrors object"""
-        # pylint: disable=no-self-use
 
         # Creating pyroot TGraphErrors object
         x_values = array('i')
@@ -171,7 +168,6 @@ def create_tgrapherrors(self, x_value, y_value, dx_value, dy_value):
 
     def create_tgraph(self, x_value, y_value):
         """Function to create pyroot TGraph object"""
-        # pylint: disable=no-self-use
 
         # Creating pyroot TGraph object
         x_values = array('i')
@@ -197,7 +193,6 @@ def create_tgraph(self, x_value, y_value):
 
     def check_for_comments(self, line):
         """Check line for comment"""
-        # pylint: disable=no-self-use
 
         _line = line
         ignoreline = 0

hepdata_lib/helpers.py

@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ def execute_command(command):
     :type command: string
     """
 
-    subprocess_args = dict(
-        args=command,
-        stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
-        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-        stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
-        shell=True,
-        universal_newlines=True
-    )
+    subprocess_args = {
+        "args": command,
+        "stdin": subprocess.PIPE,
+        "stdout": subprocess.PIPE,
+        "stderr": subprocess.PIPE,
+        "shell": True,
+        "universal_newlines": True
+    }
     with subprocess.Popen(**subprocess_args) as proc:
         exit_code = proc.wait()
         if exit_code == 127:

hepdata_lib/root_utils.py

@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ def get_hist_2d_points(hist, **kwargs):
     ixmax = hist.GetXaxis().FindBin(xlim[1]) if xlim[1] is not None else hist.GetNbinsX() + 1
     iymin = hist.GetYaxis().FindBin(ylim[0]) if ylim[0] is not None else 1
     iymax = hist.GetYaxis().FindBin(ylim[1]) if ylim[1] is not None else hist.GetNbinsY() + 1
-    symmetric = (hist.GetBinErrorOption() == r.TH1.kNormal)
+    symmetric = hist.GetBinErrorOption() == r.TH1.kNormal
     if force_symmetric_errors:
         symmetric = True
     for x_bin in range(ixmin, ixmax):
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ def get_hist_1d_points(hist, **kwargs):
     for key in ["x", "y", "x_edges", "x_labels", "dy"]:
         points[key] = []
 
-    symmetric = (hist.GetBinErrorOption() == r.TH1.kNormal)
+    symmetric = hist.GetBinErrorOption() == r.TH1.kNormal
     if force_symmetric_errors:
         symmetric = True
     ixmin = hist.GetXaxis().FindBin(xlim[0]) if xlim[0] is not None else 1