diff --git a/.pylint b/.pylint
deleted file mode 100644
index 934f30b..0000000
--- a/.pylint
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,425 +0,0 @@
-[MASTER]
-
-# A comma-separated list of package or module names from where C extensions may
-# be loaded. Extensions are loading into the active Python interpreter and may
-# run arbitrary code
-extension-pkg-whitelist=
-
-# Add files or directories to the blacklist. They should be base names, not
-# paths.
-ignore=CVS
-
-# Add files or directories matching the regex patterns to the blacklist. The
-# regex matches against base names, not paths.
-ignore-patterns=
-
-# Python code to execute, usually for sys.path manipulation such as
-# pygtk.require().
-#init-hook=
-
-# Use multiple processes to speed up Pylint.
-jobs=1
-
-# List of plugins (as comma separated values of python modules names) to load,
-# usually to register additional checkers.
-load-plugins=
-
-# Pickle collected data for later comparisons.
-persistent=yes
-
-# Specify a configuration file.
-#rcfile=
-
-# Allow loading of arbitrary C extensions. Extensions are imported into the
-# active Python interpreter and may run arbitrary code.
-unsafe-load-any-extension=no
-
-
-[MESSAGES CONTROL]
-
-# Only show warnings with the listed confidence levels. Leave empty to show
-# all. Valid levels: HIGH, INFERENCE, INFERENCE_FAILURE, UNDEFINED
-confidence=
-
-# Disable the message, report, category or checker with the given id(s). You
-# can either give multiple identifiers separated by comma (,) or put this
-# option multiple times (only on the command line, not in the configuration
-# file where it should appear only once).You can also use "--disable=all" to
-# disable everything first and then reenable specific checks. For example, if
-# you want to run only the similarities checker, you can use "--disable=all
-# --enable=similarities". If you want to run only the classes checker, but have
-# no Warning level messages displayed, use"--disable=all --enable=classes
-# --disable=W"
-disable=print-statement,parameter-unpacking,unpacking-in-except,old-raise-syntax,backtick,long-suffix,old-ne-operator,old-octal-literal,import-star-module-level,raw-checker-failed,bad-inline-option,locally-disabled,locally-enabled,file-ignored,suppressed-message,useless-suppression,deprecated-pragma,apply-builtin,basestring-builtin,buffer-builtin,cmp-builtin,coerce-builtin,execfile-builtin,file-builtin,long-builtin,raw_input-builtin,reduce-builtin,standarderror-builtin,unicode-builtin,xrange-builtin,coerce-method,delslice-method,getslice-method,setslice-method,no-absolute-import,old-division,dict-iter-method,dict-view-method,next-method-called,metaclass-assignment,indexing-exception,raising-string,reload-builtin,oct-method,hex-method,nonzero-method,cmp-method,input-builtin,round-builtin,intern-builtin,unichr-builtin,map-builtin-not-iterating,zip-builtin-not-iterating,range-builtin-not-iterating,filter-builtin-not-iterating,using-cmp-argument,eq-without-hash,div-method,idiv-method,rdiv-method,exception-message-attribute,invalid-str-codec,sys-max-int,bad-python3-import,deprecated-string-function,deprecated-str-translate-call
-
-# Enable the message, report, category or checker with the given id(s). You can
-# either give multiple identifier separated by comma (,) or put this option
-# multiple time (only on the command line, not in the configuration file where
-# it should appear only once). See also the "--disable" option for examples.
-enable=
-
-
-[REPORTS]
-
-# Python expression which should return a note less than 10 (10 is the highest
-# note). You have access to the variables errors warning, statement which
-# respectively contain the number of errors / warnings messages and the total
-# number of statements analyzed. This is used by the global evaluation report
-# (RP0004).
-evaluation=10.0 - ((float(5 * error + warning + refactor + convention) / statement) * 10)
-
-# Template used to display messages. This is a python new-style format string
-# used to format the message information. See doc for all details
-#msg-template=
-
-# Set the output format. Available formats are text, parseable, colorized, json
-# and msvs (visual studio).You can also give a reporter class, eg
-# mypackage.mymodule.MyReporterClass.
-output-format=text
-
-# Tells whether to display a full report or only the messages
-reports=no
-
-# Activate the evaluation score.
-score=yes
-
-
-[REFACTORING]
-
-# Maximum number of nested blocks for function / method body
-max-nested-blocks=5
-
-
-[SIMILARITIES]
-
-# Ignore comments when computing similarities.
-ignore-comments=yes
-
-# Ignore docstrings when computing similarities.
-ignore-docstrings=yes
-
-# Ignore imports when computing similarities.
-ignore-imports=no
-
-# Minimum lines number of a similarity.
-min-similarity-lines=4
-
-
-[FORMAT]
-
-# Expected format of line ending, e.g. empty (any line ending), LF or CRLF.
-expected-line-ending-format=
-
-# Regexp for a line that is allowed to be longer than the limit.
-ignore-long-lines=^\s*(# )?<?https?://\S+>?$
-
-# Number of spaces of indent required inside a hanging  or continued line.
-indent-after-paren=4
-
-# String used as indentation unit. This is usually "    " (4 spaces) or "\t" (1
-# tab).
-indent-string='    '
-
-# Maximum number of characters on a single line.
-max-line-length=79
-
-# Maximum number of lines in a module
-max-module-lines=2000
-
-# List of optional constructs for which whitespace checking is disabled. `dict-
-# separator` is used to allow tabulation in dicts, etc.: {1  : 1,\n222: 2}.
-# `trailing-comma` allows a space between comma and closing bracket: (a, ).
-# `empty-line` allows space-only lines.
-no-space-check=trailing-comma,dict-separator
-
-# Allow the body of a class to be on the same line as the declaration if body
-# contains single statement.
-single-line-class-stmt=no
-
-# Allow the body of an if to be on the same line as the test if there is no
-# else.
-single-line-if-stmt=no
-
-
-[BASIC]
-
-# Naming hint for argument names
-argument-name-hint=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
-
-# Regular expression matching correct argument names
-argument-rgx=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
-
-# Naming hint for attribute names
-attr-name-hint=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
-
-# Regular expression matching correct attribute names
-attr-rgx=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
-
-# Bad variable names which should always be refused, separated by a comma
-bad-names=foo,bar,baz,toto,tutu,tata
-
-# Naming hint for class attribute names
-class-attribute-name-hint=([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]{2,30}|(__.*__))$
-
-# Regular expression matching correct class attribute names
-class-attribute-rgx=([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]{2,30}|(__.*__))$
-
-# Naming hint for class names
-class-name-hint=[A-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9]+$
-
-# Regular expression matching correct class names
-class-rgx=[A-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9]+$
-
-# Naming hint for constant names
-const-name-hint=(([A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*)|(__.*__))$
-
-# Regular expression matching correct constant names
-const-rgx=(([A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*)|(__.*__))$
-
-# Minimum line length for functions/classes that require docstrings, shorter
-# ones are exempt.
-docstring-min-length=-1
-
-# Naming hint for function names
-function-name-hint=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
-
-# Regular expression matching correct function names
-function-rgx=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
-
-# Good variable names which should always be accepted, separated by a comma
-good-names=i,j,k,ex,Run,_
-
-# Include a hint for the correct naming format with invalid-name
-include-naming-hint=no
-
-# Naming hint for inline iteration names
-inlinevar-name-hint=[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*$
-
-# Regular expression matching correct inline iteration names
-inlinevar-rgx=[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*$
-
-# Naming hint for method names
-method-name-hint=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
-
-# Regular expression matching correct method names
-method-rgx=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
-
-# Naming hint for module names
-module-name-hint=(([a-z_][a-z0-9_]*)|([A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]+))$
-
-# Regular expression matching correct module names
-module-rgx=(([a-z_][a-z0-9_]*)|([A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]+))$
-
-# Colon-delimited sets of names that determine each other's naming style when
-# the name regexes allow several styles.
-name-group=
-
-# Regular expression which should only match function or class names that do
-# not require a docstring.
-no-docstring-rgx=^_
-
-# List of decorators that produce properties, such as abc.abstractproperty. Add
-# to this list to register other decorators that produce valid properties.
-property-classes=abc.abstractproperty
-
-# Naming hint for variable names
-variable-name-hint=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
-
-# Regular expression matching correct variable names
-variable-rgx=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
-
-
-[TYPECHECK]
-
-# List of decorators that produce context managers, such as
-# contextlib.contextmanager. Add to this list to register other decorators that
-# produce valid context managers.
-contextmanager-decorators=contextlib.contextmanager
-
-# List of members which are set dynamically and missed by pylint inference
-# system, and so shouldn't trigger E1101 when accessed. Python regular
-# expressions are accepted.
-generated-members=
-
-# Tells whether missing members accessed in mixin class should be ignored. A
-# mixin class is detected if its name ends with "mixin" (case insensitive).
-ignore-mixin-members=yes
-
-# This flag controls whether pylint should warn about no-member and similar
-# checks whenever an opaque object is returned when inferring. The inference
-# can return multiple potential results while evaluating a Python object, but
-# some branches might not be evaluated, which results in partial inference. In
-# that case, it might be useful to still emit no-member and other checks for
-# the rest of the inferred objects.
-ignore-on-opaque-inference=yes
-
-# List of class names for which member attributes should not be checked (useful
-# for classes with dynamically set attributes). This supports the use of
-# qualified names.
-ignored-classes=optparse.Values,thread._local,_thread._local
-
-# List of module names for which member attributes should not be checked
-# (useful for modules/projects where namespaces are manipulated during runtime
-# and thus existing member attributes cannot be deduced by static analysis. It
-# supports qualified module names, as well as Unix pattern matching.
-ignored-modules=
-
-# Show a hint with possible names when a member name was not found. The aspect
-# of finding the hint is based on edit distance.
-missing-member-hint=yes
-
-# The minimum edit distance a name should have in order to be considered a
-# similar match for a missing member name.
-missing-member-hint-distance=1
-
-# The total number of similar names that should be taken in consideration when
-# showing a hint for a missing member.
-missing-member-max-choices=1
-
-
-[VARIABLES]
-
-# List of additional names supposed to be defined in builtins. Remember that
-# you should avoid to define new builtins when possible.
-additional-builtins=
-
-# Tells whether unused global variables should be treated as a violation.
-allow-global-unused-variables=yes
-
-# List of strings which can identify a callback function by name. A callback
-# name must start or end with one of those strings.
-callbacks=cb_,_cb
-
-# A regular expression matching the name of dummy variables (i.e. expectedly
-# not used).
-dummy-variables-rgx=_+$|(_[a-zA-Z0-9_]*[a-zA-Z0-9]+?$)|dummy|^ignored_|^unused_
-
-# Argument names that match this expression will be ignored. Default to name
-# with leading underscore
-ignored-argument-names=_.*|^ignored_|^unused_
-
-# Tells whether we should check for unused import in __init__ files.
-init-import=no
-
-# List of qualified module names which can have objects that can redefine
-# builtins.
-redefining-builtins-modules=six.moves,future.builtins
-
-
-[SPELLING]
-
-# Spelling dictionary name. Available dictionaries: none. To make it working
-# install python-enchant package.
-spelling-dict=
-
-# List of comma separated words that should not be checked.
-spelling-ignore-words=
-
-# A path to a file that contains private dictionary; one word per line.
-spelling-private-dict-file=
-
-# Tells whether to store unknown words to indicated private dictionary in
-# --spelling-private-dict-file option instead of raising a message.
-spelling-store-unknown-words=no
-
-
-[MISCELLANEOUS]
-
-# List of note tags to take in consideration, separated by a comma.
-notes=FIXME,XXX,TODO
-
-
-[LOGGING]
-
-# Logging modules to check that the string format arguments are in logging
-# function parameter format
-logging-modules=logging
-
-
-[CLASSES]
-
-# List of method names used to declare (i.e. assign) instance attributes.
-defining-attr-methods=__init__,__new__,setUp
-
-# List of member names, which should be excluded from the protected access
-# warning.
-exclude-protected=_asdict,_fields,_replace,_source,_make
-
-# List of valid names for the first argument in a class method.
-valid-classmethod-first-arg=cls
-
-# List of valid names for the first argument in a metaclass class method.
-valid-metaclass-classmethod-first-arg=mcs
-
-
-[DESIGN]
-
-# Maximum number of arguments for function / method
-max-args=5
-
-# Maximum number of attributes for a class (see R0902).
-max-attributes=7
-
-# Maximum number of boolean expressions in a if statement
-max-bool-expr=5
-
-# Maximum number of branch for function / method body
-max-branches=12
-
-# Maximum number of locals for function / method body
-max-locals=15
-
-# Maximum number of parents for a class (see R0901).
-max-parents=7
-
-# Maximum number of public methods for a class (see R0904).
-max-public-methods=20
-
-# Maximum number of return / yield for function / method body
-max-returns=6
-
-# Maximum number of statements in function / method body
-max-statements=50
-
-# Minimum number of public methods for a class (see R0903).
-min-public-methods=2
-
-
-[IMPORTS]
-
-# Allow wildcard imports from modules that define __all__.
-allow-wildcard-with-all=no
-
-# Analyse import fallback blocks. This can be used to support both Python 2 and
-# 3 compatible code, which means that the block might have code that exists
-# only in one or another interpreter, leading to false positives when analysed.
-analyse-fallback-blocks=no
-
-# Deprecated modules which should not be used, separated by a comma
-deprecated-modules=regsub,TERMIOS,Bastion,rexec
-
-# Create a graph of external dependencies in the given file (report RP0402 must
-# not be disabled)
-ext-import-graph=
-
-# Create a graph of every (i.e. internal and external) dependencies in the
-# given file (report RP0402 must not be disabled)
-import-graph=
-
-# Create a graph of internal dependencies in the given file (report RP0402 must
-# not be disabled)
-int-import-graph=
-
-# Force import order to recognize a module as part of the standard
-# compatibility libraries.
-known-standard-library=
-
-# Force import order to recognize a module as part of a third party library.
-known-third-party=enchant
-
-
-[EXCEPTIONS]
-
-# Exceptions that will emit a warning when being caught. Defaults to
-# "Exception"
-overgeneral-exceptions=Exception
diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..168e0b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+[BASIC]
+# We're ok with short funtion argument names.
+# [invalid-name]
+argument-rgx=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]*$
+
+# Allow filter and map.
+# [bad-builtin]
+bad-functions=input
+
+# We prefer docstrings, but we don't require them on all functions.
+# Require them only on long functions (for some value of long).
+# [missing-docstring]
+docstring-min-length=10
+
+# Allow longer methods than the default.
+# [invalid-name]
+method-rgx=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,35}$
+
+# Allow module names containing a dash (but no underscore or uppercase letter).
+# They are whole programs, not meant to be included by another module.
+# [invalid-name]
+module-rgx=(([a-z_][a-z0-9_]*)|([A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]+)|[a-z][-0-9a-z]+)$
+
+# Some functions don't need docstrings.
+# [missing-docstring]
+no-docstring-rgx=(run_)main$
+
+# We're ok with short local or global variable names.
+# [invalid-name]
+variable-rgx=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]*$
+
+[DESIGN]
+# Allow more than the default 7 attributes.
+# [too-many-instance-attributes]
+max-attributes=15
+
+[FORMAT]
+# Allow longer modules than the default recommended maximum.
+# [too-many-lines]
+max-module-lines=2000
+
+[MESSAGES CONTROL]
+disable=
+
+[REPORTS]
+# Don't diplay statistics. Just the facts.
+reports=no
+
+[VARIABLES]
+# Allow unused variables if their name starts with an underscore.
+# [unused-argument]
+dummy-variables-rgx=_.*
diff --git a/tests/scripts/check-python-files.sh b/tests/scripts/check-python-files.sh
index 009ba4c..a37d1d5 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/check-python-files.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/check-python-files.sh
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 # PEP8 coding standards.
 
 if `hash pylint > /dev/null 2>&1`; then
-    pylint -j 2 tests/scripts/generate_test_code.py --rcfile .pylint
-    pylint -j 2 tests/scripts/test_generate_test_code.py --rcfile .pylint
-    pylint -j 2 tests/scripts/mbedtls_test.py --rcfile .pylint
+    pylint -j 2 tests/scripts/generate_test_code.py
+    pylint -j 2 tests/scripts/test_generate_test_code.py
+    pylint -j 2 tests/scripts/mbedtls_test.py
 else
     echo "$0: WARNING: 'pylint' not found! Skipping checks on Python files."
 fi