Before: call ale#assert#SetUpLinterTest('python', 'pydocstyle') After: call ale#assert#TearDownLinterTest() Execute(The pydocstyle command callback should return default string): AssertLinter 'pydocstyle', \ ale#path#BufferCdString(bufnr('')) \ . ale#Escape('pydocstyle') . ' ' . ale#Escape('dummy.txt') Execute(The pydocstyle command callback should allow options): let g:ale_python_pydocstyle_options = '--verbose' AssertLinter 'pydocstyle', \ ale#path#BufferCdString(bufnr('')) \ . ale#Escape('pydocstyle') . ' --verbose ' . ale#Escape('dummy.txt') Execute(The pydocstyle executable should be configurable): let g:ale_python_pydocstyle_executable = '~/.local/bin/pydocstyle' AssertLinter '~/.local/bin/pydocstyle', \ ale#path#BufferCdString(bufnr('')) \ . ale#Escape('~/.local/bin/pydocstyle') . ' ' . ale#Escape('dummy.txt') Execute(Setting executable to 'pipenv' appends 'run pydocstyle'): let g:ale_python_pydocstyle_executable = 'path/to/pipenv' AssertLinter 'path/to/pipenv', \ ale#path#BufferCdString(bufnr('')) \ . ale#Escape('path/to/pipenv') . ' run pydocstyle ' . ale#Escape('dummy.txt') Execute(Pipenv is detected when python_pydocstyle_auto_pipenv is set): let g:ale_python_pydocstyle_auto_pipenv = 1 call ale#test#SetFilename('/testplugin/test/python_fixtures/pipenv/whatever.py') AssertLinter 'pipenv', \ ale#path#BufferCdString(bufnr('')) \ . ale#Escape('pipenv') . ' run pydocstyle ' . ale#Escape('whatever.py')