diff --git a/pylint.sh b/pylint.sh
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+PROJECT=vanth
+SCRIPTS="bin/vanth"
+mkdir -p dist
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+    FILES="conftest.py setup.py $(find $PROJECT -maxdepth 3 -name "*.py" -not -path "*alembic/*" -print) $SCRIPTS $(find tests -maxdepth 3 -name "*.py" -print)"
+else
+    FILES="$1"
+    echo "linting $FILES"
+fi
+pylint $FILES --reports=no | tee dist/pylint.log