diff --git a/pybitmessage b/pybitmessage
deleted file mode 120000
index e8310385..00000000
--- a/pybitmessage
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-src
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/bmconfigparser.py b/src/bmconfigparser.py
index a5574156..d96d994d 100644
--- a/src/bmconfigparser.py
+++ b/src/bmconfigparser.py
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ class BMConfigParser(configparser.ConfigParser):
             return default
 
     def items(self, section, raw=False, variables=None):
+        # pylint: disable=signature-differs
         """Return section variables as parent,
         but override the "raw" argument to always True"""
         return configparser.ConfigParser.items(self, section, True, variables)
diff --git a/src/multiqueue.py b/src/multiqueue.py
index 4230d050..792427a0 100644
--- a/src/multiqueue.py
+++ b/src/multiqueue.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class MultiQueue(Queue.Queue):
         Queue.Queue.__init__(self, maxsize)
 
     # Initialize the queue representation
-    def _init(self, maxsize):
+    def _init(self, _):
         self.iter = 0
         self.queues = []
         for _ in range(self.queueCount):
diff --git a/src/network/bmproto.py b/src/network/bmproto.py
index 5c57748a..adca21f5 100644
--- a/src/network/bmproto.py
+++ b/src/network/bmproto.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """
 Bitmessage Protocol
 """
-# pylint: disable=attribute-defined-outside-init, too-few-public-methods
+# pylint: disable=attribute-defined-outside-init, too-few-public-methods, logging-format-interpolation
 import base64
 import hashlib
 import logging
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ class BMProto(AdvancedDispatcher, ObjectTracker):
             length=protocol.Header.size, expectBytes=self.payloadLength)
         return True
 
-    def state_bm_command(self):  # pylint: disable=too-many-branches, too-many-statements
+    def state_bm_command(self):
+        # pylint: disable=too-many-branches, too-many-statements
         """Process incoming command"""
         self.payload = self.read_buf[:self.payloadLength]
         if self.checksum != hashlib.sha512(self.payload).digest()[0:4]:
diff --git a/src/network/connectionchooser.py b/src/network/connectionchooser.py
index 87fea685..4ea36a02 100644
--- a/src/network/connectionchooser.py
+++ b/src/network/connectionchooser.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """
 Select which node to connect to
 """
-# pylint: disable=too-many-branches
+# pylint: disable=too-many-branches, logging-format-interpolation, unidiomatic-typecheck
 import logging
 import random  # nosec
 
diff --git a/src/network/connectionpool.py b/src/network/connectionpool.py
index 5e59d99d..36f8c2b3 100644
--- a/src/network/connectionpool.py
+++ b/src/network/connectionpool.py
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class BMConnectionPool(object):
     def startListening(self, bind=None):
         """Open a listening socket and start accepting connections on it"""
         if bind is None:
-            "this return blank host"
+            """this return blank host"""
             bind = self.getListeningIP()
         port = BMConfigParser().safeGetInt("bitmessagesettings", "port")
         # correct port even if it changed
diff --git a/src/network/tcp.py b/src/network/tcp.py
index 33ac4df5..47553751 100644
--- a/src/network/tcp.py
+++ b/src/network/tcp.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ from network.socks5 import Socks5Connection
 from network.tls import TLSDispatcher
 from .node import Peer
 from queues import UISignalQueue, invQueue, receiveDataQueue
-
+# pylint: disable=logging-format-interpolation
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('default')
 
diff --git a/src/protocol.py b/src/protocol.py
index 8b6a71d8..6f84236e 100644
--- a/src/protocol.py
+++ b/src/protocol.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Low-level protocol-related functions.
 """
 # pylint: disable=too-many-boolean-expressions,too-many-return-statements
-# pylint: disable=too-many-locals,too-many-statements
+# pylint: disable=too-many-locals,too-many-statements,logging-format-interpolation
 
 import base64
 import hashlib
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ Header = Struct('!L12sL4s')
 VersionPacket = Struct('>LqQ20s4s36sH')
 
 # Bitfield
+# pylint: disable=unidiomatic-typecheck
 
 
 def getBitfield(address):
diff --git a/src/shared.py b/src/shared.py
index b1a19c08..0f2a816c 100644
--- a/src/shared.py
+++ b/src/shared.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from addresses import decodeAddress, encodeVarint
 from bmconfigparser import BMConfigParser
 from debug import logger
 from helper_sql import sqlQuery
-
+# pylint: disable=logging-format-interpolation
 
 verbose = 1
 # This is obsolete with the change to protocol v3
diff --git a/src/tests/test_networkgroup.py b/src/tests/test_networkgroup.py
index 76cfb033..14e61a8e 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_networkgroup.py
+++ b/src/tests/test_networkgroup.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class TestNetworkGroup(unittest.TestCase):
     """
     def test_network_group(self):
         """Test various types of network groups"""
+        # pylint: disable=import-error
         from pybitmessage.protocol import network_group
 
         test_ip = '1.2.3.4'