pylint #5677 unsupported action: callback [rejected]

Steps to reproduce :

install the following ~/.pylintrc file:

[MASTER]
init-hook="execfile('/home/alf/.pylint_init_hook.py')"

create an empty (or with a print statement) file ~/.pylint_init_hook.py

run pylint:

alf@lacapelle:~$ pylint
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/pylint", line 4, in <module>
    lint.Run(sys.argv[1:])
  File "/home/alf/dev/public/pylint/lint.py", line 877, in __init__
    linter.load_config_file()
  File "/home/alf/dev/public/logilab/common/configuration.py", line 518, in load_config_file
    provider.set_option(option, value, opt_dict=optdict)
  File "/home/alf/dev/public/pylint/lint.py", line 331, in set_option
    BaseRawChecker.set_option(self, opt_name, value, action, opt_dict)
  File "/home/alf/dev/public/logilab/common/configuration.py", line 681, in set_option
    raise UnsupportedAction(action)
logilab.common.configuration.UnsupportedAction: callback