pylint error in test_repl.

pymodbus/repl/client/main.py

@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def convert(self, value, param, ctx):
         return None
 
 
-def _process_args(args: list, string: bool = True):
+def process_args(args: list, string: bool = True):
     """Internal function to parse arguments provided on command line.
 
     :param args: Array of argument values
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ def _(event):
                     text = text.strip().split()
                     cmd = text[0].split(".")[1]
                     args = text[1:]
-                    kwargs, execute = _process_args(args, string=False)
+                    kwargs, execute = process_args(args, string=False)
                     if execute:
                         if text[0] in CLIENT_ATTRIBUTES:
                             result = Result(getattr(client, cmd))
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ def _(event):
                         result.raw()
                     if words[0] == "result.decode":
                         args = words[1:]
-                        kwargs, execute = _process_args(args)
+                        kwargs, execute = process_args(args)
                         if execute:
                             result.decode(**kwargs)
         except KeyboardInterrupt:

test/test_repl_client.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """Test client sync."""
-from pymodbus.repl.client.main import _process_args as process_args
+from pymodbus.repl.client.main import process_args
 from pymodbus.server.reactive.default_config import DEFAULT_CONFIG
 
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def test_repl_default_config():
 
 
 def test_repl_client_process_args():
-    """Test argument processing in repl.client.main (_process_args function)."""
+    """Test argument processing in repl.client.main ( process_args function)."""
     resp = process_args(["address=11"], False)
     assert resp == ({"address": 11}, True)