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diff --git a/doc/ale-python.txt b/doc/ale-python.txt index f74e4e83..dd5d4cc6 100644 --- a/doc/ale-python.txt +++ b/doc/ale-python.txt @@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ ALE will look for configuration files with the following filenames. > flake8.cfg .flake8rc pylama.ini + pylintrc + .pylintrc Pipfile Pipfile.lock < @@ -512,10 +514,12 @@ g:ale_python_pylint_change_directory *g:ale_python_pylint_change_directory* Type: |Number| Default: `1` - If set to `1`, ALE will switch to the directory the Python file being - checked with `pylint` is in before checking it. This helps `pylint` find - configuration files more easily. This option can be turned off if you want - to control the directory Python is executed from yourself. + If set to `1`, `pylint` will be run from a detected project root, per + |ale-python-root|. Since `pylint` only checks for `pylintrc` in the packages + above its current directory before falling back to user and global `pylintrc` + files, this is necessary for `pylint` to use a project `pylintrc` file, if + present. This option can be turned off if you want to control the directory + Python is executed from yourself. g:ale_python_pylint_executable *g:ale_python_pylint_executable* |