diff --git a/cms/envs/dev.py b/cms/envs/dev.py
index 07630bdf31..2dcb3640ca 100644
--- a/cms/envs/dev.py
+++ b/cms/envs/dev.py
@@ -181,6 +181,6 @@ if SEGMENT_IO_KEY:
 #####################################################################
 # Lastly, see if the developer has any local overrides.
 try:
-    from .private import *
+    from .private import *      # pylint: disable=F0401
 except ImportError:
     pass
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/external_auth/views.py b/common/djangoapps/external_auth/views.py
index 93ab70debb..06709eff9e 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/external_auth/views.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/external_auth/views.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import json
 import logging
 import random
 import re
-import string
+import string       # pylint: disable=W0402
 import fnmatch
 
 from textwrap import dedent
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/heartbeat/urls.py b/common/djangoapps/heartbeat/urls.py
index 3f45a95dd2..6a0be757c9 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/heartbeat/urls.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/heartbeat/urls.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from django.conf.urls import *
+from django.conf.urls import url, patterns
 
 urlpatterns = patterns('',  # nopep8
     url(r'^$', 'heartbeat.views.heartbeat', name='heartbeat'),
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/student/admin.py b/common/djangoapps/student/admin.py
index 64fe844801..4d6976d7d4 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/student/admin.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/student/admin.py
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 django admin pages for courseware model
 '''
 
-from student.models import *
+from student.models import UserProfile, UserTestGroup, CourseEnrollmentAllowed
+from student.models import CourseEnrollment, Registration, PendingNameChange
 from django.contrib import admin
-from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 
 admin.site.register(UserProfile)
 
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/student/management/commands/massemailtxt.py b/common/djangoapps/student/management/commands/massemailtxt.py
index fec354e974..ae25430a85 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/student/management/commands/massemailtxt.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/student/management/commands/massemailtxt.py
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ rate -- messages per second
         self.log_file.write(datetime.datetime.utcnow().isoformat() + ' -- ' + text + '\n')
 
     def handle(self, *args, **options):
-        global log_file
         (user_file, message_base, logfilename, ratestr) = args
 
         users = [u.strip() for u in open(user_file).readlines()]
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/student/views.py b/common/djangoapps/student/views.py
index e065333409..6b9c9104c5 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/student/views.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/student/views.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import json
 import logging
 import random
 import re
-import string
+import string       # pylint: disable=W0402
 import urllib
 import uuid
 import time
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/track/admin.py b/common/djangoapps/track/admin.py
index 1f19c59a93..d75f206846 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/track/admin.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/track/admin.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 django admin pages for courseware model
 '''
 
-from track.models import *
+from track.models import TrackingLog
 from django.contrib import admin
 
 admin.site.register(TrackingLog)
diff --git a/common/lib/symmath/symmath/formula.py b/common/lib/symmath/symmath/formula.py
index ca4e20ace3..d5b97a2550 100644
--- a/common/lib/symmath/symmath/formula.py
+++ b/common/lib/symmath/symmath/formula.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # Provides sympy representation.
 
 import os
-import string
+import string       # pylint: disable=W0402
 import re
 import logging
 import operator
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/contentstore/django.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/contentstore/django.py
index f163348cc8..25a5d7912f 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/contentstore/django.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/contentstore/django.py
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ def load_function(path):
 
 
 def contentstore(name='default'):
-    global _CONTENTSTORE
-
     if name not in _CONTENTSTORE:
         class_ = load_function(settings.CONTENTSTORE['ENGINE'])
         options = {}
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/django.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/django.py
index a2e2a4a5a5..c98e6cadef 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/django.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/django.py
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ def load_function(path):
 
 
 def modulestore(name='default'):
-    global _MODULESTORES
-
     if name not in _MODULESTORES:
         class_ = load_function(settings.MODULESTORE[name]['ENGINE'])
 
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/admin.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/admin.py
index 9ef4c1de20..743d1fed52 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/admin.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/admin.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 django admin pages for courseware model
 '''
 
-from courseware.models import *
+from courseware.models import StudentModule, OfflineComputedGrade, OfflineComputedGradeLog
 from django.contrib import admin
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/helpers.py b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/helpers.py
index a8a51ad95c..1310c4e0c1 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/helpers.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/helpers.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from django.conf import settings
 from .mustache_helpers import mustache_helpers
 from functools import partial
 
-from .utils import *
+from .utils import extend_content, merge_dict, render_mustache
 import django_comment_client.settings as cc_settings
 
 import pystache_custom as pystache
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/tests.py b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/tests.py
index 8fd8ed7e2b..8c6a48d8c1 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/tests.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/tests.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import string
+import string       # pylint: disable=W0402
 import random
 
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/utils.py b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/utils.py
index 496c834950..6668826b67 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/utils.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/utils.py
@@ -73,21 +73,17 @@ def get_discussion_id_map(course):
     """
         return a dict of the form {category: modules}
     """
-    global _DISCUSSIONINFO
     initialize_discussion_info(course)
     return _DISCUSSIONINFO[course.id]['id_map']
 
 
 def get_discussion_title(course, discussion_id):
-    global _DISCUSSIONINFO
     initialize_discussion_info(course)
     title = _DISCUSSIONINFO[course.id]['id_map'].get(discussion_id, {}).get('title', '(no title)')
     return title
 
 
 def get_discussion_category_map(course):
-
-    global _DISCUSSIONINFO
     initialize_discussion_info(course)
     return filter_unstarted_categories(_DISCUSSIONINFO[course.id]['category_map'])
 
@@ -141,8 +137,6 @@ def sort_map_entries(category_map):
 
 
 def initialize_discussion_info(course):
-    global _DISCUSSIONINFO
-
     course_id = course.id
 
     discussion_id_map = {}
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/management/commands/compute_grades.py b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/management/commands/compute_grades.py
index 4518450e39..d1c66d51d2 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/management/commands/compute_grades.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/management/commands/compute_grades.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # django management command: dump grades to csv files
 # for use by batch processes
 
-from instructor.offline_gradecalc import *
+from instructor.offline_gradecalc import offline_grade_calculation
 from courseware.courses import get_course_by_id
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
 
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/lms_migration/management/commands/create_user.py b/lms/djangoapps/lms_migration/management/commands/create_user.py
index 87abf4f73a..5d96d96a8a 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/lms_migration/management/commands/create_user.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/lms_migration/management/commands/create_user.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 import os
 import sys
-import string
+import string       # pylint: disable=W0402
 import datetime
 from getpass import getpass
 import json
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/psychometrics/admin.py b/lms/djangoapps/psychometrics/admin.py
index ff1a14d722..b7c04b5069 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/psychometrics/admin.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/psychometrics/admin.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 django admin pages for courseware model
 '''
 
-from psychometrics.models import *
+from psychometrics.models import PsychometricData
 from django.contrib import admin
 
 admin.site.register(PsychometricData)
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/psychometrics/management/commands/init_psychometrics.py b/lms/djangoapps/psychometrics/management/commands/init_psychometrics.py
index 87e62f4a2c..f9cfbd28f5 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/psychometrics/management/commands/init_psychometrics.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/psychometrics/management/commands/init_psychometrics.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 
 import json
 
-from courseware.models import *
-from track.models import *
-from psychometrics.models import *
+from courseware.models import StudentModule
+from track.models import TrackingLog
+from psychometrics.models import PsychometricData
 from xmodule.modulestore import Location
 
 from django.conf import settings
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/psychometrics/psychoanalyze.py b/lms/djangoapps/psychometrics/psychoanalyze.py
index ab9a5e6242..c6e66445a4 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/psychometrics/psychoanalyze.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/psychometrics/psychoanalyze.py
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ from scipy.optimize import curve_fit
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.db.models import Sum, Max
-from psychometrics.models import *
+from psychometrics.models import PsychometricData
+from courseware.models import StudentModule
 from pytz import UTC
 
 log = logging.getLogger("mitx.psychometrics")
@@ -303,7 +304,7 @@ def generate_plots_for_problem(problem):
 def make_psychometrics_data_update_handler(course_id, user, module_state_key):
     """
     Construct and return a procedure which may be called to update
-    the PsychometricsData instance for the given StudentModule instance.
+    the PsychometricData instance for the given StudentModule instance.
     """
     sm, status = StudentModule.objects.get_or_create(
                        course_id=course_id,
diff --git a/lms/envs/dev.py b/lms/envs/dev.py
index b1519b77bc..813f9cf32c 100644
--- a/lms/envs/dev.py
+++ b/lms/envs/dev.py
@@ -258,6 +258,6 @@ if SEGMENT_IO_LMS_KEY:
 #####################################################################
 # Lastly, see if the developer has any local overrides.
 try:
-    from .private import *
+    from .private import *      # pylint: disable=F0401
 except ImportError:
     pass
diff --git a/lms/lib/comment_client/comment.py b/lms/lib/comment_client/comment.py
index fb5a4ad0c3..fd68d5cdeb 100644
--- a/lms/lib/comment_client/comment.py
+++ b/lms/lib/comment_client/comment.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-from .utils import *
+from .utils import CommentClientError, perform_request
 
-from .thread import Thread
+from .thread import Thread, _url_for_flag_abuse_thread, _url_for_unflag_abuse_thread
 import models
 import settings
 
diff --git a/lms/lib/comment_client/comment_client.py b/lms/lib/comment_client/comment_client.py
index d91c5ea47f..4f660533f1 100644
--- a/lms/lib/comment_client/comment_client.py
+++ b/lms/lib/comment_client/comment_client.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from .thread import Thread
 from .user import User
 from .commentable import Commentable
 
-from .utils import *
+from .utils import perform_request
 
 import settings
 
diff --git a/lms/lib/comment_client/commentable.py b/lms/lib/comment_client/commentable.py
index 111809f8f0..05efd70e50 100644
--- a/lms/lib/comment_client/commentable.py
+++ b/lms/lib/comment_client/commentable.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-from .utils import *
-
 import models
 import settings
 
diff --git a/lms/lib/comment_client/legacy.py b/lms/lib/comment_client/legacy.py
deleted file mode 100644
index de7ce201ce..0000000000
--- a/lms/lib/comment_client/legacy.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,226 +0,0 @@
-def delete_threads(commentable_id, *args, **kwargs):
-    return _perform_request('delete', _url_for_commentable_threads(commentable_id), *args, **kwargs)
-
-
-def get_threads(commentable_id, recursive=False, query_params={}, *args, **kwargs):
-    default_params = {'page': 1, 'per_page': 20, 'recursive': recursive}
-    attributes = dict(default_params.items() + query_params.items())
-    response = _perform_request('get', _url_for_threads(commentable_id), attributes, *args, **kwargs)
-    return response.get('collection', []), response.get('page', 1), response.get('num_pages', 1)
-
-
-def search_threads(course_id, recursive=False, query_params={}, *args, **kwargs):
-    default_params = {'page': 1, 'per_page': 20, 'course_id': course_id, 'recursive': recursive}
-    attributes = dict(default_params.items() + query_params.items())
-    response = _perform_request('get', _url_for_search_threads(), attributes, *args, **kwargs)
-    return response.get('collection', []), response.get('page', 1), response.get('num_pages', 1)
-
-
-def search_similar_threads(course_id, recursive=False, query_params={}, *args, **kwargs):
-    default_params = {'course_id': course_id, 'recursive': recursive}
-    attributes = dict(default_params.items() + query_params.items())
-    return _perform_request('get', _url_for_search_similar_threads(), attributes, *args, **kwargs)
-
-
-def search_recent_active_threads(course_id, recursive=False, query_params={}, *args, **kwargs):
-    default_params = {'course_id': course_id, 'recursive': recursive}
-    attributes = dict(default_params.items() + query_params.items())
-    return _perform_request('get', _url_for_search_recent_active_threads(), attributes, *args, **kwargs)
-
-
-def search_trending_tags(course_id, query_params={}, *args, **kwargs):
-    default_params = {'course_id': course_id}
-    attributes = dict(default_params.items() + query_params.items())
-    return _perform_request('get', _url_for_search_trending_tags(), attributes, *args, **kwargs)
-
-
-def create_user(attributes, *args, **kwargs):
-    return _perform_request('post', _url_for_users(), attributes, *args, **kwargs)
-
-
-def update_user(user_id, attributes, *args, **kwargs):
-    return _perform_request('put', _url_for_user(user_id), attributes, *args, **kwargs)
-
-
-def get_threads_tags(*args, **kwargs):
-    return _perform_request('get', _url_for_threads_tags(), {}, *args, **kwargs)
-
-
-def tags_autocomplete(value, *args, **kwargs):
-    return _perform_request('get', _url_for_threads_tags_autocomplete(), {'value': value}, *args, **kwargs)
-
-
-def create_thread(commentable_id, attributes, *args, **kwargs):
-    return _perform_request('post', _url_for_threads(commentable_id), attributes, *args, **kwargs)
-
-
-def get_thread(thread_id, recursive=False, *args, **kwargs):
-    return _perform_request('get', _url_for_thread(thread_id), {'recursive': recursive}, *args, **kwargs)
-
-
-def update_thread(thread_id, attributes, *args, **kwargs):
-    return _perform_request('put', _url_for_thread(thread_id), attributes, *args, **kwargs)
-
-
-def create_comment(thread_id, attributes, *args, **kwargs):
-    return _perform_request('post', _url_for_thread_comments(thread_id), attributes, *args, **kwargs)
-
-
-def delete_thread(thread_id, *args, **kwargs):
-    return _perform_request('delete', _url_for_thread(thread_id), *args, **kwargs)
-
-
-def get_comment(comment_id, recursive=False, *args, **kwargs):
-    return _perform_request('get', _url_for_comment(comment_id), {'recursive': recursive}, *args, **kwargs)
-
-
-def update_comment(comment_id, attributes, *args, **kwargs):
-    return _perform_request('put', _url_for_comment(comment_id), attributes, *args, **kwargs)
-
-
-def create_sub_comment(comment_id, attributes, *args, **kwargs):
-    return _perform_request('post', _url_for_comment(comment_id), attributes, *args, **kwargs)
-
-
-def delete_comment(comment_id, *args, **kwargs):
-    return _perform_request('delete', _url_for_comment(comment_id), *args, **kwargs)
-
-
-def vote_for_comment(comment_id, user_id, value, *args, **kwargs):
-    return _perform_request('put', _url_for_vote_comment(comment_id), {'user_id': user_id, 'value': value}, *args, **kwargs)
-
-
-def undo_vote_for_comment(comment_id, user_id, *args, **kwargs):
-    return _perform_request('delete', _url_for_vote_comment(comment_id), {'user_id': user_id}, *args, **kwargs)
-
-
-def vote_for_thread(thread_id, user_id, value, *args, **kwargs):
-    return _perform_request('put', _url_for_vote_thread(thread_id), {'user_id': user_id, 'value': value}, *args, **kwargs)
-
-
-def undo_vote_for_thread(thread_id, user_id, *args, **kwargs):
-    return _perform_request('delete', _url_for_vote_thread(thread_id), {'user_id': user_id}, *args, **kwargs)
-
-
-def get_notifications(user_id, *args, **kwargs):
-    return _perform_request('get', _url_for_notifications(user_id), *args, **kwargs)
-
-
-def get_user_info(user_id, complete=True, *args, **kwargs):
-    return _perform_request('get', _url_for_user(user_id), {'complete': complete}, *args, **kwargs)
-
-
-def subscribe(user_id, subscription_detail, *args, **kwargs):
-    return _perform_request('post', _url_for_subscription(user_id), subscription_detail, *args, **kwargs)
-
-
-def subscribe_user(user_id, followed_user_id, *args, **kwargs):
-    return subscribe(user_id, {'source_type': 'user', 'source_id': followed_user_id})
-
-follow = subscribe_user
-
-
-def subscribe_thread(user_id, thread_id, *args, **kwargs):
-    return subscribe(user_id, {'source_type': 'thread', 'source_id': thread_id})
-
-
-def subscribe_commentable(user_id, commentable_id, *args, **kwargs):
-    return subscribe(user_id, {'source_type': 'other', 'source_id': commentable_id})
-
-
-def unsubscribe(user_id, subscription_detail, *args, **kwargs):
-    return _perform_request('delete', _url_for_subscription(user_id), subscription_detail, *args, **kwargs)
-
-
-def unsubscribe_user(user_id, followed_user_id, *args, **kwargs):
-    return unsubscribe(user_id, {'source_type': 'user', 'source_id': followed_user_id})
-
-unfollow = unsubscribe_user
-
-
-def unsubscribe_thread(user_id, thread_id, *args, **kwargs):
-    return unsubscribe(user_id, {'source_type': 'thread', 'source_id': thread_id})
-
-
-def unsubscribe_commentable(user_id, commentable_id, *args, **kwargs):
-    return unsubscribe(user_id, {'source_type': 'other', 'source_id': commentable_id})
-
-
-def _perform_request(method, url, data_or_params=None, *args, **kwargs):
-    if method in ['post', 'put', 'patch']:
-        response = requests.request(method, url, data=data_or_params)
-    else:
-        response = requests.request(method, url, params=data_or_params)
-    if 200 < response.status_code < 500:
-        raise CommentClientError(response.text)
-    elif response.status_code == 500:
-        raise CommentClientUnknownError(response.text)
-    else:
-        if kwargs.get("raw", False):
-            return response.text
-        else:
-            return json.loads(response.text)
-
-
-def _url_for_threads(commentable_id):
-    return "{prefix}/{commentable_id}/threads".format(prefix=PREFIX, commentable_id=commentable_id)
-
-
-def _url_for_thread(thread_id):
-    return "{prefix}/threads/{thread_id}".format(prefix=PREFIX, thread_id=thread_id)
-
-
-def _url_for_thread_comments(thread_id):
-    return "{prefix}/threads/{thread_id}/comments".format(prefix=PREFIX, thread_id=thread_id)
-
-
-def _url_for_comment(comment_id):
-    return "{prefix}/comments/{comment_id}".format(prefix=PREFIX, comment_id=comment_id)
-
-
-def _url_for_vote_comment(comment_id):
-    return "{prefix}/comments/{comment_id}/votes".format(prefix=PREFIX, comment_id=comment_id)
-
-
-def _url_for_vote_thread(thread_id):
-    return "{prefix}/threads/{thread_id}/votes".format(prefix=PREFIX, thread_id=thread_id)
-
-
-def _url_for_notifications(user_id):
-    return "{prefix}/users/{user_id}/notifications".format(prefix=PREFIX, user_id=user_id)
-
-
-def _url_for_subscription(user_id):
-    return "{prefix}/users/{user_id}/subscriptions".format(prefix=PREFIX, user_id=user_id)
-
-
-def _url_for_user(user_id):
-    return "{prefix}/users/{user_id}".format(prefix=PREFIX, user_id=user_id)
-
-
-def _url_for_search_threads():
-    return "{prefix}/search/threads".format(prefix=PREFIX)
-
-
-def _url_for_search_similar_threads():
-    return "{prefix}/search/threads/more_like_this".format(prefix=PREFIX)
-
-
-def _url_for_search_recent_active_threads():
-    return "{prefix}/search/threads/recent_active".format(prefix=PREFIX)
-
-
-def _url_for_search_trending_tags():
-    return "{prefix}/search/tags/trending".format(prefix=PREFIX)
-
-
-def _url_for_threads_tags():
-    return "{prefix}/threads/tags".format(prefix=PREFIX)
-
-
-def _url_for_threads_tags_autocomplete():
-    return "{prefix}/threads/tags/autocomplete".format(prefix=PREFIX)
-
-
-def _url_for_users():
-    return "{prefix}/users".format(prefix=PREFIX)
diff --git a/lms/lib/comment_client/thread.py b/lms/lib/comment_client/thread.py
index 0b0be576b8..00d5f01814 100644
--- a/lms/lib/comment_client/thread.py
+++ b/lms/lib/comment_client/thread.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-from .utils import *
+from .utils import merge_dict, strip_blank, strip_none, extract, perform_request
+from .utils import CommentClientError
 import models
 import settings
 
diff --git a/lms/lib/comment_client/user.py b/lms/lib/comment_client/user.py
index a9e47fe6aa..2370052d90 100644
--- a/lms/lib/comment_client/user.py
+++ b/lms/lib/comment_client/user.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from .utils import *
+from .utils import merge_dict, perform_request, CommentClientError
 
 import models
 import settings
diff --git a/pylintrc b/pylintrc
index af958e4af4..dea0f240c6 100644
--- a/pylintrc
+++ b/pylintrc
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ disable=
 # W0142: Used * or ** magic
     I0011,C0301,W0141,W0142,
 
+# Django makes classes that trigger these
+# W0232: Class has no __init__ method
+    W0232,
+
 # Might use these when the code is in better shape
 # C0302: Too many lines in module
 # R0201: Method could be a function