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SARIF output format for pylint ?

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#5,493 opened on Dec 8, 2021

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Description

Current problem

Hi, is it in the roadmap to make pylint provide SARIF output ? (SARIF is the OASIS common format for all analysis tools )

It would help improve its integration within MegaLinter :)

Best regards

Desired solution

Sarif output result :)

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Research direction
Examine how pylint currently implements output reporters (e.g., JSON, text) and create a new SARIF reporter class following the same pattern.
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