Before: runtime ale_linters/python/pylint.vim After: call ale#linter#Reset() silent file something_else.py Execute(pylint handler parsing, translating columns to 1-based index): AssertEqual \ [ \ { \ 'lnum': 4, \ 'col': 1, \ 'text': 'C0303: Trailing whitespace (trailing-whitespace)', \ 'type': 'W', \ }, \ { \ 'lnum': 1, \ 'col': 1, \ 'text': 'C0111: Missing module docstring (missing-docstring)', \ 'type': 'W', \ }, \ { \ 'lnum': 2, \ 'col': 1, \ 'text': 'C0111: Missing function docstring (missing-docstring)', \ 'type': 'W', \ }, \ { \ 'lnum': 3, \ 'col': 5, \ 'text': 'E0103: ''break'' not properly in loop (not-in-loop)', \ 'type': 'E', \ }, \ { \ 'lnum': 4, \ 'col': 5, \ 'text': 'W0101: Unreachable code (unreachable)', \ 'type': 'W', \ }, \ { \ 'lnum': 7, \ 'col': 33, \ 'text': 'W0702: No exception type(s) specified (bare-except)', \ 'type': 'W', \ }, \ ], \ ale_linters#python#pylint#Handle(bufnr(''), [ \ 'No config file found, using default configuration', \ '************* Module test', \ 'test.py:4:0: C0303 (trailing-whitespace) Trailing whitespace', \ 'test.py:1:0: C0111 (missing-docstring) Missing module docstring', \ 'test.py:2:0: C0111 (missing-docstring) Missing function docstring', \ 'test.py:3:4: E0103 (not-in-loop) ''break'' not properly in loop', \ 'test.py:4:4: W0101 (unreachable) Unreachable code', \ 'test.py:7:32: W0702 (bare-except) No exception type(s) specified', \ '', \ '------------------------------------------------------------------', \ 'Your code has been rated at 0.00/10 (previous run: 2.50/10, -2.50)', \ ])