pylint-flask-sqlalchemy
A Pylint plugin for improving code analysis when editing code using Flask-SQLAlchemy
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, but with caution. The plugin solves a real problem for Flask-SQLAlchemy projects and has no known vulnerabilities. However, it is abandoned (last release 2020-01-14) and may break with newer Pylint or Flask-SQLAlchemy versions. Install it only if you are working with a stable, older Flask-SQLAlchemy stack or if you can tolerate potential incompatibilities.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Pylint and Flask-SQLAlchemy to be installed; plugin must be explicitly loaded via --load-plugins flag or Pylint configuration.
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel, but the package is abandoned (last release 2020-01-14).
- No known security vulnerabilities, but no active maintenance means no fixes for future Pylint or Flask-SQLAlchemy incompatibilities.
License · maintenance · safety
GPL (copyleft) — Licensed under GPL (copyleft). Any code that uses this plugin must comply with GPL terms; redistribution or modification requires source disclosure under the same license.
last release 2020-01-14 (2404 days)
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 76,982 downloads/mo, #14,567 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install pylint-flask-sqlalchemy
pylint --load-plugins pylint_flask_sqlalchemy app.py- Whether the plugin remains compatible with current versions of Pylint and Flask-SQLAlchemy given the time since last release.
- Whether scoped_session handling covers all common Flask-SQLAlchemy patterns in modern codebases.
What it is and what it does
This is a Pylint plugin designed to fix a specific problem: when Pylint analyzes Flask-SQLAlchemy code, it generates false-positive no-member errors because it cannot statically resolve the dynamic attributes that Flask-SQLAlchemy adds to the SQLAlchemy and scoped_session objects at runtime. The plugin teaches Pylint to recognize these attributes, eliminating spurious warnings that would otherwise clutter your lint output.
You install it alongside Pylint and Flask-SQLAlchemy, then tell Pylint to load it via the --load-plugins flag or configuration file. The plugin intercepts Pylint's analysis of Flask-SQLAlchemy code and suppresses the false positives, allowing legitimate errors to surface. However, the package has not been updated since 2020-01-14 and is marked abandoned, so it may not work with newer versions of its dependencies.
Use it for
- Suppress false no-member errors when linting a Flask-SQLAlchemy application to get a clean, accurate Pylint score.
- Integrate into a CI/CD pipeline that runs Pylint on Flask projects to prevent build failures from spurious SQLAlchemy warnings.
- Use in a legacy Flask-SQLAlchemy codebase where you want to enforce code quality standards without disabling Pylint's member checks.
- Reduce noise in Pylint output for db.session operations (add, commit) and model column definitions on scoped_session objects.
Worth the install?
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Yes, but with caution.
The plugin solves a real problem for Flask-SQLAlchemy projects and has no known vulnerabilities. However, it is abandoned (last release 2020-01-14) and may break with newer Pylint or Flask-SQLAlchemy versions. Install it only if you are working with a stable, older Flask-SQLAlchemy stack or if you can tolerate potential incompatibilities.
Install
pylint-flask-sqlalchemy on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel, but the package is abandoned (last release 2020-01-14). No known security vulnerabilities, but no active maintenance means no fixes for future Pylint or Flask-SQLAlchemy incompatibilities.
Requires Pylint and Flask-SQLAlchemy to be installed; plugin must be explicitly loaded via --load-plugins flag or Pylint configuration.
License in practice
Licensed under GPL (copyleft). Any code that uses this plugin must comply with GPL terms; redistribution or modification requires source disclosure under the same license.
Quickstart
pip install pylint-flask-sqlalchemy
pylint --load-plugins pylint_flask_sqlalchemy app.pyVerify before relying
- Whether the plugin remains compatible with current versions of Pylint and Flask-SQLAlchemy given the time since last release.
- Whether scoped_session handling covers all common Flask-SQLAlchemy patterns in modern codebases.
Package facts
| License | GPL copyleft |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.5 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 2 packagespylintFlask-SQLAlchemy |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 2,404 days since the last release |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 76,982 / month, #14,567 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 3 - AlphaIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License (GPL)Operating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyTyping :: Typed |
Evidence: pylint_flask_sqlalchemy-0.2.0-py3-none-any.whl
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