class_sqlThread pylint fixes

src/class_sqlThread.py

@@ -4,22 +4,21 @@ sqlThread is defined here
 
 import threading
 from bmconfigparser import BMConfigParser
+
 import sqlite3
 import time
 import shutil  # used for moving the messages.dat file
 import sys
 import os
 from debug import logger
+
 import helper_sql
 import helper_startup
 import paths
 import queues
 import state
 import tr
-
-# This thread exists because SQLITE3 is so un-threadsafe that we must
-# submit queries to it and it puts results back in a different queue. They
-# won't let us just use locks.
+# pylint: disable=attribute-defined-outside-init,protected-access
 
 
 class sqlThread(threading.Thread):
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ class sqlThread(threading.Thread):
     def __init__(self):
         threading.Thread.__init__(self, name="SQL")
 
-    def run(self):
+    def run(self):    # pylint: disable=too-many-locals, too-many-branches, too-many-statements
         """Process SQL queries from `.helper_sql.sqlSubmitQueue`"""
         self.conn = sqlite3.connect(state.appdata + 'messages.dat')
         self.conn.text_factory = str

src/depends.py

@@ -316,8 +316,8 @@ def check_curses():
     """Do curses dependency check.
 
     Here we are checking for curses if available or not with check
-    as interface requires the pythondialog\ package and the dialog
-    utility.
+    as interface requires the pythondialog <https://pypi.org/project/pythondialog>
+    package and the dialog utility.
     """
     if sys.hexversion < 0x20600F0:
         logger.error(

src/helper_inbox.py

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-"""Helper Inbox performs inbox messagese related operations."""
+"""Helper Inbox performs inbox messages related operations."""
 
 from helper_sql import sqlExecute, sqlQuery
 import queues
 
 
 def insert(t):
+	"""Perform an insert into the "inbox" table"""
     sqlExecute('''INSERT INTO inbox VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)''', *t)
     # shouldn't emit changedInboxUnread and displayNewInboxMessage
     # at the same time

src/helper_search.py

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python2.7
-
+"""Additional SQL helper for searching messages"""
 from helper_sql import *
 
 try:

src/helper_sql.py

@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ def sqlExecuteChunked(sqlStatement, idCount, *args):
 
 
 def sqlExecute(sqlStatement, *args):
+    """Execute SQL statement (optionally with arguments)"""
     sqlLock.acquire()
     sqlSubmitQueue.put(sqlStatement)