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+#!/bin/sh
+
+TODO="C0111,C0301,C0322,W0311,C0324,W0331,W0212,W0611,W0613,W0201,W0106,W0622,W0403,W0612,W0102,W0404,W0704,W0402,W0702,W0401,E0602,W0221,E1111,W0101,W0105,W0601,W0602,W0703,W0701,W0312,W0231,W0233"
+
+BROKEN="C0103,E1101"
+
+DISABLE="W0142,R0913,W0621,R0903,R0201,R0904,W0511,W0232,R0902,W0603,R0914,C0302,C0102,I0011,R0911,R0912,R0901,R0801,R0923,R0915"
+
+PYTHONPATH=.:./shell:$SUGAR_PREFIX/lib/python2.4/site-packages/gtk-2.0:$PYTHONPATH \
+  pylint \
+  --include-ids=y \
+  --disable-msg=$TODO,$BROKEN,$DISABLE \
+  shell sugar