Mention that unused-import skips __init__.py files (#10179)

pylint-dev · Jan 13, 2025 · 909a883 · 909a883
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+By default, this check is skipped for ``__init__.py`` files, as they often contain imports from submodules for the convenience of end users. While these imports are not used within ``__init__.py``, they serve the purpose of providing intuitive import paths for the module's important classes and constants.
diff --git a/doc/data/messages/u/unused-import/related.rst b/doc/data/messages/u/unused-import/related.rst
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+- :ref:`--init-import <variables-options>`
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		By default, this check is skipped for ``__init__.py`` files, as they often contain imports from submodules for the convenience of end users. While these imports are not used within ``__init__.py``, they serve the purpose of providing intuitive import paths for the module's important classes and constants.