pylint #8332 Wrong line number 1 when syntax error found [resolved]

$ python -c 'print "pass\nprint \"Sylvain Th\xc3\xa9nault\""' > test.py
$ python test.py
File "test.py", line 2
SyntaxError: Non-ASCII character '\xc3' in file test.py on line 2, but no encoding declared; see http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0263.html for details
$ pylint -rn test.py
E: 1: Non ascii characters found but no encoding specified (PEP 263)

prioritynormal
typebug
done in0.18.0
load0.100
load left0.000
closed by<not specified>

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validation pendingresolved2009/04/10 09:39 UTCsthenault
in-progressvalidation pending2009/03/23 11:41 UTCsthenault
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this is actually specific to wrong encoding related messages, not generic SyntaxError. Fixed.

2009/03/23 11:40 UTCsthenault