Bump pylint to 2.9.0, update changelog, add python 3.10 to package meta

Author: Pierre-Sassoulas

ChangeLog

@@ -2,12 +2,28 @@
 Pylint's ChangeLog
 ------------------
 
-What's New in Pylint 2.9.0?
+What's New in Pylint 2.10.0?
+============================
+Release date: TBA
+
+..
+  Put new features here and also in 'doc/whatsnew/2.10.rst'
+
+
+What's New in Pylint 2.9.1?
 ===========================
 Release date: TBA
 
 ..
-  Put new features and bugfixes here and also in 'doc/whatsnew/2.9.rst'
+  Put bug fixes that should not wait for a new minor version here
+
+
+
+What's New in Pylint 2.9.0?
+===========================
+Release date: 2021-06-29
+
+* Python 3.10 is now supported.
 
 * Add type annotations to pyreverse dot files
 
@@ -18,7 +34,7 @@ Release date: TBA
 
   Closes #4618
 
-* astroid has been upgraded to 2.6.0
+* astroid has been upgraded to 2.6.1
 
 * Added various deprecated functions/methods for python 3.10, 3.7, 3.6 and 3.3
 
@@ -36,8 +52,6 @@ Release date: TBA
 
   Closes #4612
 
-* Appveyor is no longer used in the continuous integration
-
 * Added ``deprecated-decorator``: Emitted when deprecated decorator is used.
 
   Closes #4429
@@ -137,7 +151,7 @@ Release date: TBA
 * Fix a crash when a plugin from the configuration could not be loaded and raise an error
   'bad-plugin-value' instead
 
-Closes #4555
+  Closes #4555
 
 * Added handling of floating point values when parsing configuration from pyproject.toml
 
@@ -174,11 +188,11 @@ Closes #4555
   consistency. As such they don't necessarily provide a performance benefit
   and are often times opinionated.
 
-  * New checker ``consider-using-tuple``. Emitted when an in-place defined
-    list or set can be replaced by a tuple.
+* New checker ``consider-using-tuple``. Emitted when an in-place defined
+  list or set can be replaced by a tuple.
 
-  * New checker ``consider-using-namedtuple-or-dataclass``. Emitted when dictionary values
-    can be replaced by namedtuples or dataclass instances.
+* New checker ``consider-using-namedtuple-or-dataclass``. Emitted when dictionary values
+  can be replaced by namedtuples or dataclass instances.
 
 * Fix error that occurred when using ``slice`` as subscript for dict.
 

pylint/__pkginfo__.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # For details: https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/blob/master/LICENSE
 from typing import Tuple
 
-__version__ = "2.9.0-dev1"
+__version__ = "2.9.0"
 
 
 def get_numversion_from_version(v: str) -> Tuple:

pylint/checkers/base.py

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2020 Gabriel R Sezefredo <[email protected]>
 # Copyright (c) 2020 Benny <[email protected]>
 # Copyright (c) 2020 Anubhav <[email protected]>
+# Copyright (c) 2021 Lorena B <[email protected]>
 # Copyright (c) 2021 Marc Mueller <[email protected]>
 # Copyright (c) 2021 David Liu <[email protected]>
 # Copyright (c) 2021 Andreas Finkler <[email protected]>

pylint/checkers/utils.py

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2020 Ram Rachum <[email protected]>
 # Copyright (c) 2020 Slavfox <[email protected]>
 # Copyright (c) 2020 Anthony Sottile <[email protected]>
+# Copyright (c) 2021 Lorena B <[email protected]>
 # Copyright (c) 2021 Marc Mueller <[email protected]>
 # Copyright (c) 2021 yushao2 <[email protected]>
 

pylint/checkers/variables.py

@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2020 Andrew Simmons <[email protected]>
 # Copyright (c) 2020 Anthony Sottile <[email protected]>
 # Copyright (c) 2020 Ashley Whetter <[email protected]>
+# Copyright (c) 2021 Sergei Lebedev <[email protected]>
+# Copyright (c) 2021 Lorena B <[email protected]>
 # Copyright (c) 2021 Marc Mueller <[email protected]>
 # Copyright (c) 2021 haasea <[email protected]>
 # Copyright (c) 2021 Alexander Kapshuna <[email protected]>

pylint/extensions/_check_docs_utils.py

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2019 Hugo van Kemenade <[email protected]>
 # Copyright (c) 2019 Danny Hermes <[email protected]>
 # Copyright (c) 2019 Zeb Nicholls <[email protected]>
-# Copyright (c) 2021 Marc Mueller <[email protected]>
 # Copyright (c) 2021 Pierre Sassoulas <[email protected]>
+# Copyright (c) 2021 Marc Mueller <[email protected]>
 
 # Licensed under the GPL: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 # For details: https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/blob/master/LICENSE

pylint/extensions/confusing_elif.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2021 Pierre Sassoulas <[email protected]>
 # Copyright (c) 2021 Andreas Finkler <[email protected]>
+# Copyright (c) 2021 Pierre Sassoulas <[email protected]>
 
 # Licensed under the GPL: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 # For details: https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/blob/master/LICENSE

pylint/pyreverse/diagrams.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2018 ssolanki <[email protected]>
 # Copyright (c) 2019-2021 Pierre Sassoulas <[email protected]>
 # Copyright (c) 2020 hippo91 <[email protected]>
+# Copyright (c) 2021 Mark Byrne <[email protected]>
 
 # Licensed under the GPL: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 # For details: https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/blob/master/LICENSE

pylint/pyreverse/inspector.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2019 Hugo van Kemenade <[email protected]>
 # Copyright (c) 2020 hippo91 <[email protected]>
 # Copyright (c) 2020 Anthony Sottile <[email protected]>
+# Copyright (c) 2021 Mark Byrne <[email protected]>
 
 # Licensed under the GPL: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 # For details: https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/blob/master/LICENSE

pylint/pyreverse/main.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2019 Hugo van Kemenade <[email protected]>
 # Copyright (c) 2020 Peter Kolbus <[email protected]>
 # Copyright (c) 2020 hippo91 <[email protected]>
-# Copyright (c) 2021 Mark Byrne <mbyrnepr2@gmail.com>
+# Copyright (c) 2021 Mark Byrne <31762852+mbyrnepr2@users.noreply.github.com>
 
 # Licensed under the GPL: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 # For details: https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/blob/master/LICENSE