pylint-dev · jacobtylerwalls · Aug 1, 2023 · Jul 26, 2023 · Aug 1, 2023 · Aug 1, 2023
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.txt b/CONTRIBUTORS.txt
@@ -557,6 +557,7 @@ contributors:
 - Arthur Lutz <[email protected]>
 - Antonio Ossa <[email protected]>
 - Antonio <[email protected]>
+- Antonio <[email protected]>
 - Anthony VEREZ <[email protected]>
 - Anthony Tan <[email protected]>
 - Anthony Foglia <[email protected]> (Google): Added simple string slots check.

diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/2/2.17/index.rst b/doc/whatsnew/2/2.17/index.rst
@@ -29,6 +29,81 @@ so we find problems before the actual release.
 
 .. towncrier release notes start
 
+What's new in Pylint 2.17.5?
+----------------------------
+Release date: 2023-07-26
+
+
+False Positives Fixed
+---------------------
+
+- Fix a false positive for ``unused-variable`` when there is an import in a
+  ``if TYPE_CHECKING:`` block and ``allow-global-unused-variables`` is set to
+  ``no`` in the configuration.
+
+  Closes #8696 (`#8696 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/8696>`_)
+
+- Fix false positives generated when supplying arguments as ``**kwargs`` to IO
+  calls like open().
+
+  Closes #8719 (`#8719 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/8719>`_)
+
+- Fix a false positive where pylint was ignoring method calls annotated as
+  ``NoReturn`` during the ``inconsistent-return-statements`` check.
+
+  Closes #8747 (`#8747 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/8747>`_)
+
+- Exempt parents with only type annotations from the ``invalid-enum-extension``
+  message.
+
+  Closes #8830 (`#8830 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/8830>`_)
+
+
+
+Other Bug Fixes
+---------------
+
+- Fixed crash when a call to ``super()`` was placed after an operator (e.g.
+  ``not``).
+
+  Closes #8554 (`#8554 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/8554>`_)
+
+- Fix crash for ``modified-while-iterating`` checker when deleting
+  members of a dict returned from a call.
+
+  Closes #8598 (`#8598 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/8598>`_)
+
+- Fix crash in ``invalid-metaclass`` check when a metaclass had duplicate
+  bases.
+
+  Closes #8698 (`#8698 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/8698>`_)
+
+- Avoid ``consider-using-f-string`` on modulos with brackets in template.
+
+  Closes #8720. (`#8720 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/8720>`_)
+
+- Fix a crash when ``__all__`` exists but cannot be inferred.
+
+  Closes #8740 (`#8740 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/8740>`_)
+
+- Fix crash when a variable is assigned to a class attribute of identical name.
+
+  Closes #8754 (`#8754 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/8754>`_)
+
+- Fixed a crash when calling ``copy.copy()`` without arguments.
+
+  Closes #8774 (`#8774 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/8774>`_)
+
+
+
+Other Changes
+-------------
+
+- Fix a crash when a ``nonlocal`` is defined at module-level.
+
+  Closes #8735 (`#8735 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/8735>`_)
+
+
 What's new in Pylint 2.17.4?
 ----------------------------
 Release date: 2023-05-06

diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/3/3.0/index.rst b/doc/whatsnew/3/3.0/index.rst
@@ -12,12 +12,15 @@
 Summary -- Release highlights
 =============================
 
-In ``3.0.0``, we're enacting necessary breaking changes and long
-announced deprecations.
+Pylint now provides some important usability and performance improvements,
+along with enacting necessary breaking changes and long-announced deprecations.
 
 There's going to be frequent beta releases,
 before the official releases, everyone is welcome to try the betas
 so we find problems before the actual release.
 
+The required ``astroid`` version is now 3.0.0. See the
+`astroid changelog <https://pylint.readthedocs.io/projects/astroid/en/latest/changelog.html#what-s-new-in-astroid-3-0-0>`_
+for additional fixes, features, and performance improvements applicable to pylint.
 
 .. towncrier release notes start
diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8408.internal b/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8408.internal
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-'Reporter.set_output' was removed in favor of 'reporter.out = stream'.
+``Reporter.set_output`` was removed in favor of ``reporter.out = stream``.
 
 Refs #8408
diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8554.bugfix b/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8554.bugfix
diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8558.new_check b/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8558.new_check
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Add a new checker ``kwarg-superseded-by-positional-arg`` to warn when a function is called with a keyword argument which shares a name with a positional-only parameter and the function contains a keyword variadic parameter dictionary. It may be surprising behaviour when the keyword argument is added to the keyword variadic parameter dictionary.
+
+Closes #8558
diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8598.bugfix b/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8598.bugfix
diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8696.false_positive b/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8696.false_positive
diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8698.bugfix b/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8698.bugfix
diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8719.false_positive b/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8719.false_positive
diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8720.bugfix b/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8720.bugfix
diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8735.other b/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8735.other
diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8740.bugfix b/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8740.bugfix
diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8747.false_positive b/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8747.false_positive
diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8754.bugfix b/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8754.bugfix
diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8774.bugfix b/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8774.bugfix
diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8830.false_positive b/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8830.false_positive
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		@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
		Add a new checker ``kwarg-superseded-by-positional-arg`` to warn when a function is called with a keyword argument which shares a name with a positional-only parameter and the function contains a keyword variadic parameter dictionary. It may be surprising behaviour when the keyword argument is added to the keyword variadic parameter dictionary.

		Closes #8558