Super-linter: Where can I put ".flake8"?

[ymd-h]

According to README, flake8 configuration file can be set by the environment value PYTHON_FLAKE8_CONFIG_FILE.

However, explicitly setting filename and putting that config file (e.g. .flake8) at repository root doesn't work (flake8 still use default settings).

Where can I put the config file?

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It seems that even user set config file name, the config file name is concatenated with DEFAULT_RULES_LOCATION. (This is true for not only flake8, but also other linters, too.)
https://github.com/github/super-linter/blob/c4708f880319b174ccb95bce414e4dc5c0a49004/lib/linter.sh#L108-L109

https://github.com/github/super-linter/blob/c4708f880319b174ccb95bce414e4dc5c0a49004/lib/linter.sh#L25

[bazzadp]

According to the README the config file name can be set with this - so presume that means you can't fully specify it with a path as well.

All override files need to be in .github/linters folder otherwise the defaults will be used. You can specify a LINTER_RULES_PATH config file - but then it will override all linters and not just flake8.

Alternatively, apparently a symlink might work if you want to avoid duplicating a config file.

[admiralAwkbar]

@ymd-h as long as the file is in the .github/linters/ folder it will be parsed.

[ymd-h]

@bazzadp and @admiralAwkbar
Thank you for your kind support!

It worked for me.(Putting at .github/linters/.flake8)