diff --git a/examples/hello-python/Dockerfile b/examples/hello-python/Dockerfile
index b879d8f..9706413 100644
--- a/examples/hello-python/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/hello-python/Dockerfile
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
 COPY . .
 
-CMD [ "python", "-m", "App.web" ]
+CMD [ "python", "-m", "app.web" ]
 EXPOSE 8080
 
diff --git a/examples/hello-python/App/__init__.py b/examples/hello-python/app/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/hello-python/App/__init__.py
rename to examples/hello-python/app/__init__.py
diff --git a/examples/hello-python/App/web.py b/examples/hello-python/app/web.py
similarity index 79%
rename from examples/hello-python/App/web.py
rename to examples/hello-python/app/web.py
index e49958c..3008e69 100644
--- a/examples/hello-python/App/web.py
+++ b/examples/hello-python/app/web.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# pylint: disable=import-error
+# pylint: disable=unused-import
 import os
 import asyncio  # noqa: F401
 
@@ -14,13 +16,13 @@ routes = web.RouteTableDef()
 
 
 @routes.get("/")
-async def hello(request):
+async def hello(request):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     counter = await redis.incr("mycounter")
     return web.Response(text=f"counter={counter}")
 
 
 @routes.get("/hello.json")
-async def hello_json(request):
+async def hello_json(request):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     counter = await redis.incr("mycounter")
     data = {"counter": counter}
     return web.json_response(data)
diff --git a/podman_compose.py b/podman_compose.py
index d0125ae..f0b7327 100755
--- a/podman_compose.py
+++ b/podman_compose.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import shlex
 try:
     from shlex import quote as cmd_quote
 except ImportError:
-    from pipes import quote as cmd_quote
+    from pipes import quote as cmd_quote  # pylint: disable=deprecated-module
 
 # import fnmatch
 # fnmatch.fnmatchcase(env, "*_HOST")
@@ -54,7 +54,11 @@ def is_dict(dict_object):
 
 
 def is_list(list_object):
-    return not is_str(list_object) and not is_dict(list_object) and hasattr(list_object, "__iter__")
+    return (
+        not is_str(list_object)
+        and not is_dict(list_object)
+        and hasattr(list_object, "__iter__")
+    )
 
 
 # identity filter
diff --git a/pytests/test_volumes.py b/pytests/test_volumes.py
index 8133115..7f9d698 100644
--- a/pytests/test_volumes.py
+++ b/pytests/test_volumes.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
 import pytest
 
 from podman_compose import parse_short_mount
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index edfdf9f..770649e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,14 +2,16 @@ import os
 from setuptools import setup
 
 try:
-    readme = open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "README.md")).read()
-except:  # noqa: E722
-    readme = ""
+    README = open(
+        os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "README.md"), encoding="utf-8"
+    ).read()
+except:  # noqa: E722 # pylint: disable=bare-except
+    README = ""
 
 setup(
     name="podman-compose",
     description="A script to run docker-compose.yml using podman",
-    long_description=readme,
+    long_description=README,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     classifiers=[
         "Programming Language :: Python",
diff --git a/tests/test_podman_compose.py b/tests/test_podman_compose.py
index aaa4672..c255819 100644
--- a/tests/test_podman_compose.py
+++ b/tests/test_podman_compose.py
@@ -46,16 +46,16 @@ def test_podman_compose_extends_w_file_subdir():
         "docker.io/library/busybox",
     ]
 
-    out, err, returncode = capture(command_up)
+    out, _, returncode = capture(command_up)
     assert 0 == returncode
     # check container was created and exists
-    out, err, returncode = capture(command_check_container)
+    out, _, returncode = capture(command_check_container)
     assert 0 == returncode
     assert out == b'"localhost/subdir_test:me"\n'
-    out, err, returncode = capture(command_down)
+    out, _, returncode = capture(command_down)
     # cleanup test image(tags)
     assert 0 == returncode
     # check container did not exists anymore
-    out, err, returncode = capture(command_check_container)
+    out, _, returncode = capture(command_check_container)
     assert 0 == returncode
     assert out == b""