diff --git a/.landscape.yml b/.landscape.yml
index 6826b3f6e..d10d1c8a2 100644
--- a/.landscape.yml
+++ b/.landscape.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-doc-warnings: yes
+doc-warnings: no # experimental, raises an exception
 test-warnings: no
 strictness: veryhigh
 max-line-length: 160
@@ -11,6 +11,21 @@ python-targets:
   - 3
 ignore-paths:
   - examples/webchat
+  - doc/
+  - build
+  - dist
+  - .eggs
+  # util creates lots of warnings. ideally they should be fixed,
+  # but that code doesn't change often
+  - util
+  # likewise with scripts
+  - scripts/
+ignore-patterns:
+  # disabled code
+  - greentest/xtest_.*py
+  # standard library code
+  - ^greentest/2.*
+  - ^greentest/3.*
 
 pyroma:
   run: true
diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e994164e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+[MESSAGES CONTROL]
+
+# Disable the message, report, category or checker with the given id(s). You
+# can either give multiple identifier separated by comma (,) or put this option
+# multiple time (only on the command line, not in the configuration file where
+# it should appear only once).
+#disable=I0011,W0511,W0312,C0103,C0301,C0111,C0324,C0321,R0903,R0201,W0613,W0232,W0142,R0922,C0330
+disable=wrong-import-position,
+	wrong-import-order,
+	missing-docstring,
+	ungrouped-imports,
+	invalid-name, # We get lots of these, especially in scripts. should fix many of them
+	protected-access, # We have many cases of this; legit ones need to be examinid and commented, then this removed
+
+[FORMAT]
+# duplicated from setup.cfg
+max-line-length=160
+
+[MISCELLANEOUS]
+# List of note tags to take in consideration, separated by a comma.
+#notes=FIXME,XXX,TODO
+# Disable that, we don't want them in the report (???)
+notes=
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 5247baa05..ff15f5597 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 [pep8]
-ignore=E702,E265,E402,E731,E266,E261,W503,E129
+# N801: class names should use CapWords
+ignore=E702,E265,E402,E731,E266,E261,W503,E129,N801
 max_line_length=160
 exclude=.runtimes,.eggs,.tox,.git,build,2.6,2.7,2.7pypy,3.3,3.5,test_support.py,test_queue.py,patched_tests_setup.py,test_threading_2.py,lock_tests.py,_sslgte279.py,3.4