Pylint Plugin: Failure: executable "/usr/bin/pylint" not found

Step 1: Are you in the right place?

• I have verified there are no duplicate active or recent bugs, questions, or requests
• I have verified that I am using the latest version of the plugin.

Step 2: Describe your environment

• Plugin version: 12.2
• PyCharm/IDEA version: 2020.3
• Pylint version: 1.8.3

Step 3: Describe the problem:

Steps to reproduce:

When I start a Pylint check on the current file, I got the following error message : “Pylint Plugin: Failure: executable “/usr/bin/pylint” not found”

For information, my project interpreter is /usr/bin/python3.6 and I am not using any venv.

Observed Results:

• When I run Pylint in command line in a terminal, it works great.

• When I go to the plugin settings, Path to Pylint executable displays Auto-detected: /usr/bin/pylint

• When I click on the button test, I got an error notification telling me that the executable /usr/bin/pylint is not found.

• When I force Path to Pylint executable to /usr/bin/pylint I have the same issue.

Expected Results:

• Pylint plugin displays the detected problems

Relevant Code:

$ which pylint
/usr/bin/pylint

[SergeyKapshuchenko]

@MrBerthier so I’ve fixed it

1. pip uninstall pylint
2. delete folders “pylint” and “pylint-{version}.dist-info” in your virtual environment /venv/lib/python{version}/…
3. try to pip install pylint again

Now everything works fine

[MrBerthier]

Thanks!