Update .gitlab-ci.yml file

  key: "$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG" # Cache pip downloads per branch

  paths:

    - .cache/pip

    # If you were to use a venv consistently and wanted to cache it:

    # - venv/

stages:

# Job 5: Run Pylint

run_pylint:

  stage: lint # Separate stage for non-modifying checks

  stage: lint

  tags:

    - git-run-ia2

  needs:

    - job: apply_autopep8 # Get the fully formatted code

    - job: apply_autopep8 

      artifacts: true

  before_script:

    - pip install pylint

    # Crucially, also ensure the project itself is "installed" or accessible

    # for pylint to resolve its internal imports and dependencies.

    # If the artifact from apply_autopep8 doesn't guarantee a fully functional

    # python environment with noctua installed, we might need to `pip install -e .` again.

    # However, since install_noctua did `pip install -e .` and we pass the whole

    # workspace, the .egg-info or similar should be present, making `noctua` importable.

    # Let's assume the workspace artifact correctly sets up the Python path for `noctua`.

    # If pylint has import errors for 'noctua' or its submodules, add `pip install -e .` here.

    # Test:

    - echo "Ensuring noctua is importable for pylint..."

    - python -c "import noctua; print(f'Successfully imported noctua v{noctua.__version__}')" || \

      (echo "Failed to import noctua, trying pip install -e ." && pip install -e . && \

       python -c "import noctua; print(f'Successfully imported noctua v{noctua.__version__} after re-install')")

  script:

    - echo "Current directory $(pwd)"

    - ls -la

    # .pylintrc should be at the project root, available from the artifact

    - pylint --rcfile=.pylintrc "${PYLINT_TARGETS}"

    - echo "Pylint check complete."

  # This job acts as a gate. If it fails, the pipeline stops here (unless allow_failure=true).

  # No file artifacts are typically produced by pylint itself.

  rules: # Standard rules to run on MRs and default branch

  rules:

    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"

    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH

    - when: manual