def METHOD_NAME(self):
    """Run the pylint static linter.
    :return: return code of the linter run
    :rtype: int
    """
    args = self._prepare_args()
    print("Pylint version: ", pylint.__version__)
    print("Running pylint with args: ", args)
    pylint.lint.Run(args,
                    reporter=TextReporter(self._stdout),
                    do_exit=False)
    return self._process_output()