build(deps): Bump pylint from 4.0.7 to 4.0.8

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Bumps pylint from 4.0.7 to 4.0.8.

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v4.0.8

What's new in Pylint 4.0.8?

Release date: 2026-08-29

False Positives Fixed

• Fix a false positive for :ref:unspecified-encoding when an open call uses a mode argument that cannot be inferred.

  Closes #10201

• Fix a false positive for invalid-name (C0103) on names assigned in an if __name__ == "__main__": block. Such a block reads like a script body, so a name there is now accepted if it matches either the constant or the variable naming style.

  Closes #10766

• Fix false positives for :ref:invalid-str-returned, :ref:invalid-repr-returned, :ref:invalid-format-returned, :ref:invalid-bytes-returned, :ref:invalid-hash-returned, :ref:invalid-index-returned, :ref:invalid-length-returned, :ref:invalid-length-hint-returned, :ref:invalid-getnewargs-returned and :ref:invalid-getnewargs-ex-returned when the returned value is an instance of a subclass of the expected builtin type, such as self in a str subclass or a namedtuple.

  Closes #11306

• Fix false positives for :ref:bad-string-format-type when the argument is an instance of a subclass of int, float or str, such as bool or an IntEnum member formatted with %d.

  Closes #11315

False Negatives Fixed

• redundant-unittest-assert now also flags assertEqual and assertNotEqual when both compared values are constants, e.g. self.assertEqual(5, 5).

  Closes #11321

Other Bug Fixes

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Commits

• ecb84ba Bump pylint to 4.0.8, update changelog (#11355)
• 989e9c5 [Backport maintenance/4.0.x] Support isort 9 (#11354)
• 8c1ee95 Flag assertEqual and assertNotEqual between two constants in W1503
• eadefe3 Fix false positive bad-string-format-type for subclasses of builtin types
• db00e3b [Backport maintenance/4.0.x] fix(docparams): guard decorated_with_property ag...
• 7909c17 Accept subclass instances in the invalid-*-returned checks
• d19640d [Backport maintenance/4.0.x] Fix invalid-name false positive in `if _name...
• 94e5704 Skip unspecified-encoding for unknown open modes (#11163)
• d59b329 fix(refactoring): handle non-AssignName targets in use-yield-from (#11286) (#...
• eea0569 [Backport maintenance/4.0.x] Fix crash in docparams on raising a non-exceptio...
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Pull Request Overview

This pull request updates the pylint static analysis dependency from version 4.0.7 to 4.0.8. Codacy analysis confirms that the change is up to standards, with no new quality issues, clones, or complexity increases introduced.

While the update is straightforward, it is important to verify that the new version of the linter is compatible with the existing codebase and does not produce unexpected linting failures that could disrupt development workflows.

Test suggestions

• Execute the linting suite (pylint) to ensure compatibility with version 4.0.8 and verify no regressions in existing code.
• Verify that unittest files do not trigger the newly fixed 'redundant-unittest-assert' warning (W1503) when comparing constants.

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Consider implementing these tests if applicable:
1. Execute the linting suite (pylint) to ensure compatibility with version 4.0.8 and verify no regressions in existing code.
2. Verify that unittest files do not trigger the newly fixed 'redundant-unittest-assert' warning (W1503) when comparing constants.

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