diff --git a/fract4d/fractal.py b/fract4d/fractal.py
index b0941b08..9c54bd96 100644
--- a/fract4d/fractal.py
+++ b/fract4d/fractal.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def save(self, file, update_saved_flag=True, **kwds):
 
         if compress:
             file.close()
-            print(file.getvalue(), file=main_file)
+            print(file.getvalue(), file=main_file)  # pylint: disable=possibly-used-before-assignment
 
         if update_saved_flag:
             self.saved = True
diff --git a/fract4d/gradient.py b/fract4d/gradient.py
index 8c68aef5..51112eaa 100644
--- a/fract4d/gradient.py
+++ b/fract4d/gradient.py
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ def get_color_at(self, pos):
             mpos = (self.mid - self.left) / len
             pos = (pos - self.left) / len
 
+        # pylint: disable=possibly-used-before-assignment
         if self.bmode == Blend.LINEAR:
             factor = self.get_linear_factor(pos, mpos)
         elif self.bmode == Blend.CURVED:
diff --git a/fract4d/tests/test_fract4d.py b/fract4d/tests/test_fract4d.py
index 2454468a..e53b24a2 100644
--- a/fract4d/tests/test_fract4d.py
+++ b/fract4d/tests/test_fract4d.py
@@ -572,6 +572,7 @@ def testFDSite(self):
                 # we use a buffer here like in gtkfractal.py "onData"
                 nb = 2 * 4
                 bytes = b""
+                temp = b""
                 while True:
                     # wait up to 1 sec until we can read, otherwise we assume the counterpart is gone (an error ocurred on the C++ layer)
                     r, w, e = select.select([rfd], [], [], 1)
diff --git a/fract4d_compiler/translate.py b/fract4d_compiler/translate.py
index 11f30c9d..36a967a8 100755
--- a/fract4d_compiler/translate.py
+++ b/fract4d_compiler/translate.py
@@ -771,6 +771,7 @@ def declarray(self, node):
             atype)
 
     def exp(self, node):
+        # pylint: disable=possibly-used-before-assignment
         if node.type == "const":
             r = self.const(node)
         elif node.type == "id":