Merge pull request #116 from lsst/tickets/DM-40033

DM-40033: Exclude tests/.tests when running linters

Author: timj

python/lsst/sconsUtils/__init__.py

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # Try to import the generated version module.
 try:
     from .version import *
-except:
+except Exception:
     __version__ = "unknown"
 
 # These should remain in their own namespaces

python/lsst/sconsUtils/tests.py

@@ -364,10 +364,14 @@ def runPythonLinter(self):
         for path in glob.glob(os.path.join(self._tmpDir, "linter-*.log*")):
             os.unlink(path)
 
+        # Always exclude the tests output directory. This should never be
+        # examined.
+        lint_options = "--extend-exclude=tests/.tests"
+
         cmd = f"""
         @printf "%s\\n" 'Running python linter {linter}...';
         @rm -f ${{TARGET}} ${{TARGET}}.failed;
-        @({linter} . > ${{TARGET}}); \
+        @({linter} {lint_options} . > ${{TARGET}}); \
         export rc="$?"; \
         if [ "$$rc" -eq 0 ]; then \
             echo "Python linting completed successfully"; \