Suspicious state from syntax checker python-pylint/astroid.exceptions.TooManyLevelsError: Relative import with too many levels (1) for module 'flycheck_AUtils'

[qohelet]

Checklist

• I have checked existing issues for potential duplicates before creating this one.
• I have read the [Troubleshooting guide][https://www.flycheck.org/en/latest/user/troubleshooting.html].

Bug description

When editing a file the messages-buffer constantly shows up and gives me the following message:

Suspicious state from syntax checker python-pylint: Flycheck checker python-pylint returned 1, but its output contained no errors: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.9/runpy.py", line 213, in run_module
    return _run_code(code, {}, init_globals, run_name, mod_spec)
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.9/runpy.py", line 87, in _run_code
    exec(code, run_globals)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pylint/__main__.py", line 9, in <module>
    pylint.run_pylint()
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pylint/__init__.py", line 24, in run_pylint
    PylintRun(sys.argv[1:])
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pylint/lint/run.py", line 384, in __init__
    linter.check(args)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pylint/lint/pylinter.py", line 975, in check
    self._check_files(
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pylint/lint/pylinter.py", line 1009, in _check_files
    self._check_file(get_ast, check_astroid_module, name, filepath, modname)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pylint/lint/pylinter.py", line 1035, in _check_file
    check_astroid_module(ast_node)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pylint/lint/pylinter.py", line 1172, in check_astroid_module
    retval = self._check_astroid_module(
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pylint/lint/pylinter.py", line 1217, in _check_astroid_module
    walker.walk(ast_node)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pylint/utils/ast_walker.py", line 77, in walk
    self.walk(child)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pylint/utils/ast_walker.py", line 74, in walk
    callback(astroid)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pylint/checkers/deprecated.py", line 112, in visit_importfrom
    basename = get_import_name(node, basename)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pylint/checkers/utils.py", line 1552, in get_import_name
    modname = root.relative_to_absolute_name(
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/astroid/scoped_nodes.py", line 726, in relative_to_absolute_name
    raise TooManyLevelsError(level=level, name=self.name)
astroid.exceptions.TooManyLevelsError: Relative import with too many levels (1) for module 'flycheck_AUtils'
Exception on node <ImportFrom l.15 at 0x7f5ce4f46a30> in file '/home/qohelet/MOP/pyara/flycheck_AUtils.py'
Try installing a more recent version of python-pylint, and please open a bug report if the issue persists in the latest release.  Thanks!

All the packages have been upgraded. I googled the error but couldn't find anything related. Also I can't figure out which one is the problem. Is it flycheck or pylint?

Steps to reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Open any Python-File
2. Do Edits, Save, keep on Editing
3. A wild message appears

• I have read https://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/28429/how-do-i-troubleshoot-emacs-problems

Expected behavior

Either a clearer description of what's the exact problem or a persistent message, but not a pop-up

Screenshots

Just the errorlog, looks the same in emacs

System configuration

Syntax checkers for buffer AUtils.py in python-mode:
First checker to run:
  python-flake8
    - may enable:         yes
    - executable:         Found at /usr/bin/python3
    - configuration file: Not found
    - `flake8' module:    Found at "/home/qohelet/.local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/flake8/__init__.py"
    - next checkers:      python-pylint, python-mypy
Checkers that may run as part of the first checker's chain:
  python-pylint
    - may enable:         yes
    - executable:         Found at /usr/bin/python3
    - configuration file: Not found
    - `pylint' module:    Found at "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pylint/__init__.py"
    - next checkers:      python-mypy
Checkers that could run if selected:
  python-pycompile  select
    - may enable:    yes
    - executable:    Found at /usr/bin/python3
    - next checkers: python-mypy
Checkers that are compatible with this mode, but will not run until properly configured:
  python-pyright (automatically disabled) reset
    - may enable: no
    - executable: Not found
  python-mypy (automatically disabled) reset
    - may enable:         no
    - may run:            t
    - executable:         Not found
    - configuration file: Not found
Flycheck Mode is enabled.  Use C-u C-c ! x to enable disabled
checkers.
--------------------
Flycheck version: 32snapshot (package: 20210708.1337)
Emacs version:    27.2
System:           x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu
Window system:    x

Emacs configuration:

• Plain Emacs / Custom configuration
• Spacemacs
• Doom Emacs
• Other shared configuration
  Feel free: https://github.com/qohelet/emacs_python_ide
  Strangely this works without any problem on my other systems.

Additional notes

Problem appeared today - and for the first time, I couldn't figure out yet what caused it.
Restarted emacs after the upgrades. Can't find the issue by myself

[cpitclaudel]

Ouch, sorry for the trouble. It looks like a pylint bug: this message is produced by pylint, and Flycheck is complaining that it doesn't understand it, because it doesn't follow the usual format for Pylint errors.

You can use C-c ! C-c to run pylint as a command line program. This should reproduce the error; please submit it to the pylint folks and add a link back here.

I'll close this issue since the problem is on the pylint side.

[qohelet]

Thank you for your quick answer. Running
pylint
just returns
[No match]
I assume this is due to the amount of pylint-packages. Any idea which one it could be or how to find it out?

[cpitclaudel]

Are you using C-c ! C-c to run pylint? That will show you the exact command that Flycheck is using.

[qohelet]

Are you using C-c ! C-c to run pylint?

I had to executpylint-python as there are various pylint-packages.

The result is pretty long and lists every warning it can find, so it's cropped to the more relevant parts:

-*- mode: compilation; default-directory: "~/MOP/pytesting/Testing/" -*-
Compilation started at Tue Aug 24 16:18:31

/usr/bin/python3 -c import\ sys\;sys.path.pop\(0\)\;import\ runpy\;runpy.run_module\(\"pylint\"\) --reports\=n --output-format\=json /home/qohelet/MOP/pytesting/Testing/AUTests.py
[
    {
        "type": "convention",
        "module": "AUTests",
        "obj": "",
        "line": 37,
        "column": 0,
        "path": "AUTests.py",
        "symbol": "line-too-long",
        "message": "Line too long (136/100)",
        "message-id": "C0301"
    },
    {
        "type": "convention",
        "module": "AUTests",
        "obj": "",
        "line": 154,
        "column": 0,
        "path": "AUTests.py",
        "symbol": "line-too-long",
        "message": "Line too long (131/100)",
        "message-id": "C0301"
    },
    {
        "type": "convention",
        "module": "AUTests",
        "obj": "",
        "line": 195,
        "column": 0,
        "path": "AUTests.py",
        "symbol": "line-too-long",
        "message": "Line too long (122/100)",
        "message-id": "C0301"
    },
    {
        "type": "convention",
        "module": "AUTests",
        "obj": "",
        "line": 1,
        "column": 0,
        "path": "AUTests.py",
        "symbol": "invalid-name",
        "message": "Module name \"AUTests\" doesn't conform to snake_case naming style",
        "message-id": "C0103"
    },
    {
        "type": "convention",
        "module": "AUTests",
        "obj": "",
        "line": 1,
        "column": 0,
        "path": "AUTests.py",
        "symbol": "missing-module-docstring",
        "message": "Missing module docstring",
        "message-id": "C0114"
    },
.... And so on and so forth...
    {
        "type": "convention",
        "module": "AUTests",
        "obj": "",
        "line": 20,
        "column": 0,
        "path": "AUTests.py",
        "symbol": "ungrouped-imports",
        "message": "Imports from package pyara are not grouped",
        "message-id": "C0412"
    }
]

Compilation exited abnormally with code 30 at Tue Aug 24 16:18:37