Support both isort 4 and isort 5

The API of isort 5 (released on 2020-07-04) is completely different.
We must still support isort 4 because isort 5 dropped the
compatibility with Python 3.5, which pylint still supports.

Note about the `known-standard-library` option: it has been included
in pylint for years. Until now, it was mapped with the option of the
same name in isort. However, isort 5 has changed the meaning of this
option (see https://timothycrosley.github.io/isort/docs/upgrade_guides/5.0.0/#known_standard_library).

Most users of pylint want the meaning of the new
`extra-standard-library` option. To avoid a breaking change in pylint,
the `known-standard-library` pylint option is now mapped to
`known-standard-library` in isort 4, and `extra-standard-library` in
isort 5. Users that really want the _new_ meaning of
`known-standard-library` in isort 4 must disable the
`wrong-import-order` check in pylint and run isort manually, outside
of pylint.

Fix #3722.

ChangeLog

@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ Release date: TBA
 
 * Add `raise-missing-from` check for exceptions that should have a cause.
 
+* Support both isort 4 and isort 5. If you have pinned isort 4 in your projet requirements, nothing changes. If you use isort 5, though, note that the `known-standard-library` option is not interpreted the same in isort 4 and isort 5 (see the migration guide in isort documentation for further details). For compatibility's sake for most pylint users, the `known-standard-library` option in pylint now maps to `extra-standard-library` in isort 5. If you really want what `known-standard-library` now means in isort 5, you must disable the `wrong-import-order` check in pylint and run isort manually with a proper isort configuration file.
+
+  Close #3722
+
 
 What's New in Pylint 2.5.4?
 ===========================

doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst

@@ -27,3 +27,7 @@ Other Changes
 * `mixed-indentation` has been removed, it is no longer useful since TabError is included directly in python3
 
 * Fix superfluous-parens false-positive for the walrus operator
+
+* Add support for both isort 4 and isort 5. If you have pinned isort 4 in your projet requirements, nothing changes. If you use isort 5, though, note that the `known-standard-library` option is not interpreted the same in isort 4 and isort 5 (see `the migration guide in isort documentation`_ for further details). For compatibility's sake for most pylint users, the `known-standard-library` option in pylint now maps to `extra-standard-library` in isort 5. If you really want what `known-standard-library` now means in isort 5, you must disable the `wrong-import-order` check in pylint and run isort manually with a proper isort configuration file.
+
+.. _the migration guide in isort documentation: https://timothycrosley.github.io/isort/docs/upgrade_guides/5.0.0/#known_standard_library

man/pylint.1

@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ Create a graph of external dependencies in the given file (report RP0402 must no
 .IP "--int-import-graph=<file.dot>"
 Create a graph of internal dependencies in the given file (report RP0402 must not be disabled). [default: none]
 .IP "--known-standard-library=<modules>"
-Force import order to recognize a module as part of the standard compatibility libraries. [default: none]
+Force import order to recognize a module as part of the standard compatibility libraries.
 .IP "--known-third-party=<modules>"
 Force import order to recognize a module as part of a third party library. [default: enchant]
 .IP "--allow-any-import-level=<modules>"

pylint/__pkginfo__.py

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 install_requires = [
     "astroid>=2.4.0,<=2.5",
-    "isort>=4.2.5,<5",
+    "isort>=4.2.5,<6",
     "mccabe>=0.6,<0.7",
     "toml>=0.7.1",
 ]

pylint/checkers/imports.py

@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 from distutils import sysconfig
 
 import astroid
-import isort
 from astroid import modutils
 from astroid.decorators import cached
 
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@
 from pylint.graph import DotBackend, get_cycles
 from pylint.interfaces import IAstroidChecker
 from pylint.reporters.ureports.nodes import Paragraph, VerbatimText
-from pylint.utils import get_global_option
+from pylint.utils import IsortDriver, get_global_option
 
 
 def _qualified_names(modname):
@@ -709,11 +708,7 @@ def _check_imports_order(self, _module_node):
         third_party_not_ignored = []
         first_party_not_ignored = []
         local_not_ignored = []
-        isort_obj = isort.SortImports(
-            file_contents="",
-            known_third_party=self.config.known_third_party,
-            known_standard_library=self.config.known_standard_library,
-        )
+        isort_driver = IsortDriver(self.config)
         for node, modname in self._imports_stack:
             if modname.startswith("."):
                 package = "." + modname.split(".")[1]
@@ -723,7 +718,7 @@ def _check_imports_order(self, _module_node):
             ignore_for_import_order = not self.linter.is_message_enabled(
                 "wrong-import-order", node.fromlineno
             )
-            import_category = isort_obj.place_module(package)
+            import_category = isort_driver.place_module(package)
             node_and_package_import = (node, package)
             if import_category in ("FUTURE", "STDLIB"):
                 std_imports.append(node_and_package_import)

pylint/utils/__init__.py

@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
 from pylint.utils.ast_walker import ASTWalker
 from pylint.utils.file_state import FileState
 from pylint.utils.utils import (
+    HAS_ISORT_5,
+    IsortDriver,
     _basename_in_blacklist_re,
     _check_csv,
     _format_option_value,

pylint/utils/utils.py

@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 # Licensed under the GPL: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 # For details: https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/blob/master/COPYING
 
+try:
+    import isort.api
+
+    HAS_ISORT_5 = True
+except ImportError:  # isort < 5
+    import isort
+
+    HAS_ISORT_5 = False
+
 import codecs
 import os
 import re
@@ -398,3 +407,29 @@ def _ini_format(stream, options):
                 # remove trailing ',' from last element of the list
                 value = value[:-1]
             print("%s=%s" % (optname, value), file=stream)
+
+
+class IsortDriver:
+    """A wrapper around isort API that changed between versions 4 and 5."""
+
+    def __init__(self, config):
+        if HAS_ISORT_5:
+            self.isort5_config = isort.api.Config(
+                # There is not typo here. EXTRA_standard_library is
+                # what most users want. The option has been named
+                # KNOWN_standard_library for ages in pylint and we
+                # don't want to break compatibility.
+                extra_standard_library=config.known_standard_library,
+                known_third_party=config.known_third_party,
+            )
+        else:
+            self.isort4_obj = isort.SortImports(  # pylint: disable=no-member
+                file_contents="",
+                known_standard_library=config.known_standard_library,
+                known_third_party=config.known_third_party,
+            )
+
+    def place_module(self, package):
+        if HAS_ISORT_5:
+            return isort.api.place_module(package, self.isort5_config)
+        return self.isort4_obj.place_module(package)

tests/functional/w/wrong_import_order.txt

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 wrong-import-order:12::standard import "import os.path" should be placed before "import six"
 wrong-import-order:14::standard import "import sys" should be placed before "import six"
 wrong-import-order:15::standard import "import datetime" should be placed before "import six"
-wrong-import-order:18::first party import "import totally_missing" should be placed before "from .package import Class"
-wrong-import-order:20::third party import "import astroid" should be placed before "import unused_import"
-wrong-import-order:24::third party import "from six.moves.urllib.parse import quote" should be placed before "import unused_import"
+wrong-import-order:18::third party import "import totally_missing" should be placed before "from .package import Class"
+wrong-import-order:20::third party import "import astroid" should be placed before "from .package import Class"
+wrong-import-order:24::third party import "from six.moves.urllib.parse import quote" should be placed before "from .package import Class"

tests/test_functional.py

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 from pylint import testutils
+from pylint.utils import HAS_ISORT_5
 
 
 class test_dialect(csv.excel):
@@ -77,6 +78,10 @@ def get_tests():
             continue
         for filename in filenames:
             if filename != "__init__.py" and filename.endswith(".py"):
+                # isort 5 has slightly different rules as isort 4. Testing
+                # both would be hard: test with isort 5 only.
+                if filename == "wrong_import_order.py" and not HAS_ISORT_5:
+                    continue
                 suite.append(testutils.FunctionalTestFile(dirpath, filename))
     return suite
 

tox.ini

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ commands =
 basepython = python3
 deps =
     black==19.10b0
-    isort==4.3.21
+    isort==5.4.2
 commands =
     black --check . --exclude="tests/functional/|tests/input|tests/extensions/data|tests/regrtest_data/|tests/data/|venv|astroid|.tox"
     isort -rc . --check-only
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ deps =
    coverage<5.0
    isort
    mccabe
+   # isort 5 is not compatible with Python 3.5
+   py35: isort>=4.2.5,<5
    pytest
    pytest-xdist
    pytest-benchmark