Before: call ale#assert#SetUpLinterTest('python', 'pylama') call ale#test#SetFilename('test.py') let b:bin_dir = has('win32') ? 'Scripts' : 'bin' let b:command_tail = ' %s' After: unlet! b:bin_dir unlet! b:executable unlet! b:command_tail call ale#assert#TearDownLinterTest() Execute(The default pylama command should be correct): AssertLinterCwd ale#path#Simplify(g:dir) AssertLinter 'pylama', ale#Escape('pylama') . b:command_tail Execute(The option for disabling changing directories should work): let g:ale_python_pylama_change_directory = 0 AssertLinterCwd '' AssertLinter 'pylama', ale#Escape('pylama') . b:command_tail Execute(The pylama executable should be configurable, and escaped properly): let g:ale_python_pylama_executable = 'executable with spaces' AssertLinterCwd ale#path#Simplify(g:dir) AssertLinter 'executable with spaces', \ ale#Escape('executable with spaces') . b:command_tail Execute(The pylama command callback should let you set options): let g:ale_python_pylama_options = '--some-option' AssertLinterCwd ale#path#Simplify(g:dir) AssertLinter 'pylama', ale#Escape('pylama') . ' --some-option' . b:command_tail Execute(The pylama command callback should switch directories to the detected project root): silent execute 'file ' . fnameescape(g:dir . '/../test-files/python/no_virtualenv/subdir/foo/bar.py') AssertLinterCwd ale#path#Simplify(g:dir . '/../test-files/python/no_virtualenv/subdir') AssertLinter 'pylama', ale#Escape('pylama') . b:command_tail Execute(The pylama command callback shouldn't detect virtualenv directories where they don't exist): call ale#test#SetFilename('../test-files/python/no_virtualenv/subdir/foo/bar.py') AssertLinterCwd ale#path#Simplify(g:dir . '/../test-files/python/no_virtualenv/subdir') AssertLinter 'pylama', ale#Escape('pylama') . b:command_tail Execute(The pylama command callback should detect virtualenv directories and switch to the project root): call ale#test#SetFilename('../test-files/python/with_virtualenv/subdir/foo/bar.py') let b:executable = ale#path#Simplify( \ g:dir . '/../test-files/python/with_virtualenv/env/' . b:bin_dir . '/pylama' \) AssertLinterCwd ale#path#Simplify(g:dir . '/../test-files/python/with_virtualenv/subdir') AssertLinter b:executable, ale#Escape(b:executable) . b:command_tail Execute(You should able able to use the global pylama instead): call ale#test#SetFilename('../test-files/python/with_virtualenv/subdir/foo/bar.py') let g:ale_python_pylama_use_global = 1 AssertLinterCwd ale#path#Simplify(g:dir . '/../test-files/python/with_virtualenv/subdir') AssertLinter 'pylama', ale#Escape('pylama') . b:command_tail Execute(Setting executable to 'pipenv' appends 'run pylama'): let g:ale_python_pylama_executable = 'path/to/pipenv' AssertLinter 'path/to/pipenv', \ ale#Escape('path/to/pipenv') . ' run pylama' . b:command_tail Execute(Pipenv is detected when python_pylama_auto_pipenv is set): let g:ale_python_pylama_auto_pipenv = 1 call ale#test#SetFilename('../test-files/python/pipenv/whatever.py') AssertLinter 'pipenv', ale#Escape('pipenv') . ' run pylama' . b:command_tail Execute(Setting executable to 'poetry' appends 'run pylama'): let g:ale_python_pylama_executable = 'path/to/poetry' AssertLinter 'path/to/poetry', \ ale#Escape('path/to/poetry') . ' run pylama' . b:command_tail Execute(poetry is detected when python_pylama_auto_poetry is set): let g:ale_python_pylama_auto_poetry = 1 call ale#test#SetFilename('../test-files/python/poetry/whatever.py') AssertLinter 'poetry', ale#Escape('poetry') . ' run pylama' . b:command_tail