Fixed --generate-config file path error (#918)

pyta-uoft · Jun 22, 2023 · eb8630d · eb8630d
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ and adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 - Modified configuration behaviour so when providing a config file, it only needs to contain the configuration options you want overridden.
 - Added the option `load_default_config` to `check_errors` and `check_all` to specify whether to automatically load the PythonTA default config.
 
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Fixed bug where running `python3 -m python_ta --generate-config` yields a `FileNotFoundError`.
+
 ### New checkers
 
 Pylint checkers v2.16:

diff --git a/python_ta/__main__.py b/python_ta/__main__.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def main(
 
     # `config` is None if `-c` flag is not set
     if generate_config:
-        pylintrc_location = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), ".pylintrc")
+        pylintrc_location = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "config/.pylintrc")
         with open(pylintrc_location, "r") as f:
             contents = f.read()
             print(contents)