"python.linting.enabled": false ; still linting?

Environment data

• VS Code version: 1.60.1
• Extension version (available under the Extensions sidebar): v2021.9.1246542782
• OS and version: elementary OS 5.1.7 Hera (based on Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS)
• Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): Python 3.8.11
• Type of virtual environment used (N/A | venv | virtualenv | conda | …): conda 4.10.3
• Relevant/affected Python packages and their versions: XXX
• Relevant/affected Python-related VS Code extensions and their versions: XXX
• Value of the python.languageServer setting: “Default”

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Expected behaviour

"python.linting.enabled": false should turn off linting

Actual behaviour

It does not?

Steps to reproduce:

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1. Set "python.linting.enabled": false
2. This is what I see (even after restarting):

(the Error Lens extension is activated)

Logs

Output for Python in the Output panel (View→Output, change the drop-down the upper-right of the Output panel to Python)

##########Linting Output - flake8##########
6,1,E,E265:block comment should start with '# '
7,80,E,E501:line too long (87 > 79 characters)
11,1,E,E303:too many blank lines (3)
18,1,E,E999:IndentationError: unexpected indent
18,2,E,E111:indentation is not a multiple of 4
18,2,E,E113:unexpected indentation
19,1,W,W293:blank line contains whitespace
20,1,W,W391:blank line at end of file

flake8 is not even enabled??

[Gabriel-p]

Thank you Kim. Since I no longer keep the workspace where the issue occurred (or the original settings) I think this issue can be closed now

[kimadeline]

The error doesn’t come from flake8, it comes from Jedi, the language server used to provide Intellisense. The Jedi implementation only supports Python 3, and is deactivated when using Python 2.7, so this behaviour makes sense. If you want to not get any Intellisense you can set the python.languageServer setting to "None", either in your user settings or your workspace settings.

However, this doesn’t explain why you were getting flake8 linting messages in your original message, and I cannot replicate the behaviour.