diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index f006a4a..f772971 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
 # run arbitrary code
 extension-pkg-whitelist=
 
-# Add files or directories to the blacklist. They should be base names, not
+# Add files or directories to the ignore-list. They should be base names, not
 # paths.
 ignore=CVS
 
-# Add files or directories matching the regex patterns to the blacklist. The
+# Add files or directories matching the regex patterns to the ignore-list. The
 # regex matches against base names, not paths.
 ignore-patterns=