diff --git a/tools/lint.sh b/tools/lint.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+TOOLS="$(cd "`dirname "$0"`"; pwd)"
+pylint -E -j 0 -f colorized --disable=E0602 $TOOLS/../anki $TOOLS/../aqt