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-# For documentation about this config, see
-# https://pylint.readthedocs.io/en/stable/user_guide/configuration/all-options.html (as of writing, version 2.17.4)
-
-[MAIN]
-
-jobs=0 # Default: 1
-
-load-plugins=
-        pylint.extensions.broad_try_clause
-
-recursive=yes # Default: False
-
-# reports=yes # Default: False
-
-# score=no # Default: True
-
-# To disable more rules, see output of pylint. E.g.
-# [...] C0301: Line too long (89/80) (line-too-long)
-# can be suppressed with either disable=line-too-long or disable=C
-# It is also possible to ignore a specific line by adding
-# # pylint: disable=broad-exception-caught
-# above the line causing the lint error
-disable=
-        W, ; all Warnings are allowed to fail
-        import-error, ; To suppress e.g "Unable to import 'grass.script"
-        missing-module-docstring, ; we use the GRASS GIS header
-        R, ; refactoring + design recommendations
-
-[BASIC]
-# for global variable setting
-good-names=keep_data,download_dir,gisdbase,tgtgisrc,tmploc,srcgisrc
-
-[BROAD_TRY_CLAUSE]
-max-try-statements=4 # Default: 1
-
-[FORMAT]
-max-line-length=80 # Default: 100
-max-module-lines=800 # Default: 1000
-ignore-long-lines=.*COPYRIGHT:.* |# . description:.*|\s*(# )?.*http.:\/\/\S+?|# %%*
-
-[MESSAGES CONTROL]
-# E0606 (possibly-used-before-assignment): to set options and flags at the bottom of the file without pre-initialization
-disable=E0606
-
-[VARIABLES]
-additional-builtins=_ # Default: ()