diff --git a/lms/__init__.py b/lms/__init__.py
index 2481eb2689..b2e36bfc94 100644
--- a/lms/__init__.py
+++ b/lms/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""
+"""  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=django-not-configured
 Celery needs to be loaded when the cms modules are so that task
 registration and discovery can work correctly.
 """
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ kombu.utils.entrypoints = lambda namespace: iter([])
 # This will make sure the app is always imported when Django starts so
 # that shared_task will use this app, and also ensures that the celery
 # singleton is always configured for the LMS.
-from .celery import APP as CELERY_APP
+from .celery import APP as CELERY_APP  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=wrong-import-position
diff --git a/lms/celery.py b/lms/celery.py
index 808df030ef..2e7235f8d5 100644
--- a/lms/celery.py
+++ b/lms/celery.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""
+"""  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=django-not-configured
 Import celery, load its settings from the django settings
 and auto discover tasks in all installed django apps.
 
diff --git a/lms/docker_lms_gunicorn.py b/lms/docker_lms_gunicorn.py
index 163e13be33..9b79a792a1 100644
--- a/lms/docker_lms_gunicorn.py
+++ b/lms/docker_lms_gunicorn.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""
+"""  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=django-not-configured
 gunicorn configuration file: http://docs.gunicorn.org/en/stable/configure.html
 """
 
diff --git a/lms/envs/devstack.py b/lms/envs/devstack.py
index a7bd7f0f98..919ed49376 100644
--- a/lms/envs/devstack.py
+++ b/lms/envs/devstack.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from os.path import abspath, dirname, join
 
 from corsheaders.defaults import default_headers as corsheaders_default_headers
 
-# pylint: enable=unicode-format-string
+# pylint: enable=unicode-format-string  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=bad-option-value
 #####################################################################
 from edx_django_utils.plugins import add_plugins
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ DEBUG_TOOLBAR_CONFIG = {
 }
 
 
-def should_show_debug_toolbar(request):
+def should_show_debug_toolbar(request):  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring
     # We always want the toolbar on devstack unless running tests from another Docker container
     hostname = request.get_host()
     if hostname.startswith('edx.devstack.lms:') or hostname.startswith('lms.devstack.edx:'):
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ FEATURES['CERTIFICATES_HTML_VIEW'] = True
 
 
 ########################## Course Discovery #######################
-LANGUAGE_MAP = {'terms': {lang: display for lang, display in ALL_LANGUAGES}, 'name': 'Language'}
+LANGUAGE_MAP = {'terms': {lang: display for lang, display in ALL_LANGUAGES}, 'name': 'Language'}  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=unnecessary-comprehension
 COURSE_DISCOVERY_MEANINGS = {
     'org': {
         'name': 'Organization',
diff --git a/lms/envs/devstack_decentralized.py b/lms/envs/devstack_decentralized.py
index a622aeae7f..f288787b1a 100644
--- a/lms/envs/devstack_decentralized.py
+++ b/lms/envs/devstack_decentralized.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from os.path import abspath, dirname, join
 
 from corsheaders.defaults import default_headers as corsheaders_default_headers
 
-# pylint: enable=unicode-format-string
+# pylint: enable=unicode-format-string  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=bad-option-value
 #####################################################################
 from edx_django_utils.plugins import add_plugins
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ FEATURES['CERTIFICATES_HTML_VIEW'] = True
 
 
 ########################## Course Discovery #######################
-LANGUAGE_MAP = {'terms': {lang: display for lang, display in ALL_LANGUAGES}, 'name': 'Language'}
+LANGUAGE_MAP = {'terms': {lang: display for lang, display in ALL_LANGUAGES}, 'name': 'Language'}  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=unnecessary-comprehension
 COURSE_DISCOVERY_MEANINGS = {
     'org': {
         'name': 'Organization',
diff --git a/lms/envs/devstack_optimized.py b/lms/envs/devstack_optimized.py
index 40c98f22dc..b8d7cceea3 100644
--- a/lms/envs/devstack_optimized.py
+++ b/lms/envs/devstack_optimized.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ invoked each time that changes have been made.
 """
 
 
-import os
+import os  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=unused-import
 
 ########################## Devstack settings ###################################
 
diff --git a/lms/envs/devstack_with_worker.py b/lms/envs/devstack_with_worker.py
index 4844a188ee..3596852757 100644
--- a/lms/envs/devstack_with_worker.py
+++ b/lms/envs/devstack_with_worker.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ In two separate processes on devstack:
 """
 
 
-import os
+import os  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=unused-import
 
 # We intentionally define lots of variables that aren't used, and
 # want to import all variables from base settings files
diff --git a/lms/envs/production.py b/lms/envs/production.py
index 8a55e2a29d..f0b3ed5635 100644
--- a/lms/envs/production.py
+++ b/lms/envs/production.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def get_env_setting(setting):
         return os.environ[setting]
     except KeyError:
         error_msg = u"Set the %s env variable" % setting
-        raise ImproperlyConfigured(error_msg)
+        raise ImproperlyConfigured(error_msg)  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=raise-missing-from
 
 ################################ ALWAYS THE SAME ##############################
 
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ SESSION_COOKIE_DOMAIN = ENV_TOKENS.get('SESSION_COOKIE_DOMAIN')
 SESSION_COOKIE_HTTPONLY = ENV_TOKENS.get('SESSION_COOKIE_HTTPONLY', True)
 
 DCS_SESSION_COOKIE_SAMESITE = ENV_TOKENS.get('DCS_SESSION_COOKIE_SAMESITE', DCS_SESSION_COOKIE_SAMESITE)
-DCS_SESSION_COOKIE_SAMESITE_FORCE_ALL = ENV_TOKENS.get('DCS_SESSION_COOKIE_SAMESITE_FORCE_ALL', DCS_SESSION_COOKIE_SAMESITE_FORCE_ALL)
+DCS_SESSION_COOKIE_SAMESITE_FORCE_ALL = ENV_TOKENS.get('DCS_SESSION_COOKIE_SAMESITE_FORCE_ALL', DCS_SESSION_COOKIE_SAMESITE_FORCE_ALL)  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=line-too-long
 
 AWS_SES_REGION_NAME = ENV_TOKENS.get('AWS_SES_REGION_NAME', 'us-east-1')
 AWS_SES_REGION_ENDPOINT = ENV_TOKENS.get('AWS_SES_REGION_ENDPOINT', 'email.us-east-1.amazonaws.com')
diff --git a/lms/envs/test.py b/lms/envs/test.py
index cd5431bda2..1d2924c6e1 100644
--- a/lms/envs/test.py
+++ b/lms/envs/test.py
@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@ sessions. Assumes structure:
 import logging
 import os
 from collections import OrderedDict
-from random import choice
-from string import digits, ascii_letters, punctuation
+from random import choice  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=unused-import
+from string import digits, ascii_letters, punctuation  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=unused-import
 from uuid import uuid4
 
 import openid.oidutil
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy
 from edx_django_utils.plugins import add_plugins
 from path import Path as path
-from six.moves import range
+from six.moves import range  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=unused-import
 
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.plugins.constants import ProjectType, SettingsType
 from openedx.core.lib.derived import derive_settings
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ JWT_AUTH.update({
         ': "RSA"}'
     ),
 })
-# pylint: enable=unicode-format-string
+# pylint: enable=unicode-format-string  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=bad-option-value
 ####################### Plugin Settings ##########################
 
 add_plugins(__name__, ProjectType.LMS, SettingsType.TEST)
diff --git a/lms/lib/courseware_search/lms_filter_generator.py b/lms/lib/courseware_search/lms_filter_generator.py
index e3cec0f559..b517c24f42 100644
--- a/lms/lib/courseware_search/lms_filter_generator.py
+++ b/lms/lib/courseware_search/lms_filter_generator.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class LmsSearchFilterGenerator(SearchFilterGenerator):
 
     def field_dictionary(self, **kwargs):
         """ add course if provided otherwise add courses in which the user is enrolled in """
-        field_dictionary = super(LmsSearchFilterGenerator, self).field_dictionary(**kwargs)
+        field_dictionary = super(LmsSearchFilterGenerator, self).field_dictionary(**kwargs)  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=super-with-arguments
         if not kwargs.get('user'):
             field_dictionary['course'] = []
         elif not kwargs.get('course_id'):
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class LmsSearchFilterGenerator(SearchFilterGenerator):
         """
             Exclude any courses defined outside the current org.
         """
-        exclude_dictionary = super(LmsSearchFilterGenerator, self).exclude_dictionary(**kwargs)
+        exclude_dictionary = super(LmsSearchFilterGenerator, self).exclude_dictionary(**kwargs)  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=super-with-arguments
         course_org_filter = configuration_helpers.get_current_site_orgs()
         # If we have a course filter we are ensuring that we only get those courses above
         if not course_org_filter:
diff --git a/lms/lib/courseware_search/test/test_lms_filter_generator.py b/lms/lib/courseware_search/test/test_lms_filter_generator.py
index ea16908892..255b23c927 100644
--- a/lms/lib/courseware_search/test/test_lms_filter_generator.py
+++ b/lms/lib/courseware_search/test/test_lms_filter_generator.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class LmsSearchFilterGeneratorTestCase(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         )
 
     def setUp(self):
-        super(LmsSearchFilterGeneratorTestCase, self).setUp()
+        super(LmsSearchFilterGeneratorTestCase, self).setUp()  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=super-with-arguments
         self.build_courses()
         self.user = UserFactory.create(username="jack", email="jack@fake.edx.org", password='test')
 
diff --git a/lms/lib/courseware_search/test/test_lms_result_processor.py b/lms/lib/courseware_search/test/test_lms_result_processor.py
index 2bfed8f2b9..afe16e2064 100644
--- a/lms/lib/courseware_search/test/test_lms_result_processor.py
+++ b/lms/lib/courseware_search/test/test_lms_result_processor.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class LmsSearchResultProcessorTestCase(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         )
 
     def setUp(self):
-        super(LmsSearchResultProcessorTestCase, self).setUp()
+        super(LmsSearchResultProcessorTestCase, self).setUp()  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=super-with-arguments
         self.build_course()
 
     def test_url_parameter(self):
diff --git a/lms/lib/xblock/test/test_mixin.py b/lms/lib/xblock/test/test_mixin.py
index 34034851a3..c1bd13392f 100644
--- a/lms/lib/xblock/test/test_mixin.py
+++ b/lms/lib/xblock/test/test_mixin.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class XBlockValidationTest(LmsXBlockMixinTestCase):
     Unit tests for XBlock validation
     """
     def setUp(self):
-        super(XBlockValidationTest, self).setUp()
+        super(XBlockValidationTest, self).setUp()  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=super-with-arguments
         self.build_course()
 
     def verify_validation_message(self, message, expected_message, expected_message_type):
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ class OpenAssessmentBlockMixinTestCase(ModuleStoreTestCase):
     """
 
     def setUp(self):
-        super(OpenAssessmentBlockMixinTestCase, self).setUp()
+        super(OpenAssessmentBlockMixinTestCase, self).setUp()  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=super-with-arguments
         self.course = CourseFactory.create()
         self.section = ItemFactory.create(parent=self.course, category='chapter', display_name='Test Section')
         self.open_assessment = ItemFactory.create(
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ class RenamedTuple(tuple):
     This class is only used to allow overriding __name__ on the tuples passed
     through ddt, in order to have the generated test names make sense.
     """
-    pass
+    pass  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=unnecessary-pass
 
 
 def ddt_named(parent, child):
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ class XBlockMergedGroupAccessTest(LmsXBlockMixinTestCase):
     )
 
     def setUp(self):
-        super(XBlockMergedGroupAccessTest, self).setUp()
+        super(XBlockMergedGroupAccessTest, self).setUp()  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=super-with-arguments
         self.build_course()
 
     def verify_group_access(self, block_location, expected_dict):
diff --git a/lms/startup.py b/lms/startup.py
index ed1ad1caba..e430d4cbc6 100644
--- a/lms/startup.py
+++ b/lms/startup.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""
+"""  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=django-not-configured
 Module for code that should run during LMS startup (deprecated)
 """
 
diff --git a/lms/tests.py b/lms/tests.py
index b90707bafd..7b63055034 100644
--- a/lms/tests.py
+++ b/lms/tests.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-"""Tests for the lms module itself."""
+"""Tests for the lms module itself."""  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=django-not-configured
 
 
 import logging
 import mimetypes
 
-from django.conf import settings
+from django.conf import settings  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=unused-import
 from django.test import TestCase
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
diff --git a/lms/urls.py b/lms/urls.py
index b416f3d573..24c6e204b8 100644
--- a/lms/urls.py
+++ b/lms/urls.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""
+"""  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=django-not-configured
 URLs for LMS
 """
 
diff --git a/lms/wsgi.py b/lms/wsgi.py
index 2893066edd..5fc9188f63 100644
--- a/lms/wsgi.py
+++ b/lms/wsgi.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""
+"""  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=django-not-configured
 WSGI config for LMS.
 
 This module contains the WSGI application used by Django's development server
@@ -13,16 +13,16 @@ from safe_lxml import defuse_xml_libs
 defuse_xml_libs()
 
 # Disable PyContract contract checking when running as a webserver
-import contracts
+import contracts  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=wrong-import-order, wrong-import-position
 contracts.disable_all()
 
-import os
+import os  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=wrong-import-order, wrong-import-position
 os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "lms.envs.aws")
 
-import lms.startup as startup
+import lms.startup as startup  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=wrong-import-position
 startup.run()
 
-from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
+from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=wrong-import-position
 
 # Trigger a forced initialization of our modulestores since this can take a
 # while to complete and we want this done before HTTP requests are accepted.
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@ modulestore()
 
 # This application object is used by the development server
 # as well as any WSGI server configured to use this file.
-from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
+from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=wrong-import-order, wrong-import-position
 application = get_wsgi_application()
diff --git a/lms/wsgi_apache_lms.py b/lms/wsgi_apache_lms.py
index 09c038ada8..00eaac9bb0 100644
--- a/lms/wsgi_apache_lms.py
+++ b/lms/wsgi_apache_lms.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""
+"""  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=django-not-configured
 Apache WSGI file for LMS
 
 This module contains the WSGI application used for Apache deployment.
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ It exposes a module-level variable named ``application``.
 from safe_lxml import defuse_xml_libs
 defuse_xml_libs()
 
-import os
+import os  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=wrong-import-order, wrong-import-position
 
 os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "lms.envs.aws")
 os.environ.setdefault("SERVICE_VARIANT", "lms")
 
-import lms.startup as startup
+import lms.startup as startup  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=wrong-import-position
 startup.run()
 
 # This application object is used by the development server
 # as well as any WSGI server configured to use this file.
-from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
+from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=wrong-import-order, wrong-import-position
 application = get_wsgi_application()  # pylint: disable=invalid-name