diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/course_creators/admin.py b/cms/djangoapps/course_creators/admin.py
index 5b607eb603..3c41cd5370 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/course_creators/admin.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/course_creators/admin.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ admin.site.register(CourseCreator, CourseCreatorAdmin)
 
 
 @receiver(update_creator_state, sender=CourseCreator)
-def update_creator_group_callback(sender, **kwargs):
+def update_creator_group_callback(sender, **kwargs):  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=unused-argument
     """
     Callback for when the model's creator status has changed.
     """
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def update_creator_group_callback(sender, **kwargs):
 
 
 @receiver(send_user_notification, sender=CourseCreator)
-def send_user_notification_callback(sender, **kwargs):
+def send_user_notification_callback(sender, **kwargs):  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=unused-argument
     """
     Callback for notifying user about course creator status change.
     """
@@ -113,12 +113,12 @@ def send_user_notification_callback(sender, **kwargs):
 
     try:
         user.email_user(subject, message, studio_request_email)
-    except:
+    except:  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=bare-except
         log.warning(u"Unable to send course creator status e-mail to %s", user.email)
 
 
 @receiver(send_admin_notification, sender=CourseCreator)
-def send_admin_notification_callback(sender, **kwargs):
+def send_admin_notification_callback(sender, **kwargs):  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=unused-argument
     """
     Callback for notifying admin of a user in the 'pending' state.
     """
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/course_creators/models.py b/cms/djangoapps/course_creators/models.py
index bfb09a0c30..2b2c8a0129 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/course_creators/models.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/course_creators/models.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Table for storing information about whether or not Studio users have course crea
 """
 
 
-from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=imported-auth-user
 from django.db import models
 from django.db.models.signals import post_init, post_save
 from django.dispatch import Signal, receiver
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class CourseCreator(models.Model):
 
 
 @receiver(post_init, sender=CourseCreator)
-def post_init_callback(sender, **kwargs):
+def post_init_callback(sender, **kwargs):  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=unused-argument
     """
     Extend to store previous state.
     """
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/course_creators/tests/test_admin.py b/cms/djangoapps/course_creators/tests/test_admin.py
index 4905e90bb8..75c329306b 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/course_creators/tests/test_admin.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/course_creators/tests/test_admin.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Tests course_creators.admin.py.
 
 import mock
 from django.contrib.admin.sites import AdminSite
-from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=imported-auth-user
 from django.core import mail
 from django.http import HttpRequest
 from django.test import TestCase
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class CourseCreatorAdminTest(TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         """ Test case setup """
-        super(CourseCreatorAdminTest, self).setUp()
+        super(CourseCreatorAdminTest, self).setUp()  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=super-with-arguments
         self.user = User.objects.create_user('test_user', 'test_user+courses@edx.org', 'foo')
         self.table_entry = CourseCreator(user=self.user)
         self.table_entry.save()
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/course_creators/tests/test_views.py b/cms/djangoapps/course_creators/tests/test_views.py
index 78493ce857..7618c207ee 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/course_creators/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/course_creators/tests/test_views.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Tests course_creators.views.py.
 
 
 import mock
-from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=imported-auth-user
 from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.urls import reverse
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class CourseCreatorView(TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         """ Test case setup """
-        super(CourseCreatorView, self).setUp()
+        super(CourseCreatorView, self).setUp()  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=super-with-arguments
         self.user = User.objects.create_user('test_user', 'test_user+courses@edx.org', 'foo')
         self.admin = User.objects.create_user('Mark', 'admin+courses@edx.org', 'foo')
         self.admin.is_staff = True
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/maintenance/tests.py b/cms/djangoapps/maintenance/tests.py
index 6200aa8e1e..c324be9b1d 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/maintenance/tests.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/maintenance/tests.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class TestMaintenanceIndex(ModuleStoreTestCase):
     """
 
     def setUp(self):
-        super(TestMaintenanceIndex, self).setUp()
+        super(TestMaintenanceIndex, self).setUp()  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=super-with-arguments
         self.user = AdminFactory()
         login_success = self.client.login(username=self.user.username, password='test')
         self.assertTrue(login_success)
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class MaintenanceViewTestCase(ModuleStoreTestCase):
     view_url = ''
 
     def setUp(self):
-        super(MaintenanceViewTestCase, self).setUp()
+        super(MaintenanceViewTestCase, self).setUp()  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=super-with-arguments
         self.user = AdminFactory()
         login_success = self.client.login(username=self.user.username, password='test')
         self.assertTrue(login_success)
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class MaintenanceViewTestCase(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         Reverse the setup.
         """
         self.client.logout()
-        super(MaintenanceViewTestCase, self).tearDown()
+        super(MaintenanceViewTestCase, self).tearDown()  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=super-with-arguments
 
 
 @ddt.ddt
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class TestForcePublish(MaintenanceViewTestCase):
     """
 
     def setUp(self):
-        super(TestForcePublish, self).setUp()
+        super(TestForcePublish, self).setUp()  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=super-with-arguments
         self.view_url = reverse('maintenance:force_publish_course')
 
     def setup_test_course(self):
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ class TestAnnouncementsViews(MaintenanceViewTestCase):
     """
 
     def setUp(self):
-        super(TestAnnouncementsViews, self).setUp()
+        super(TestAnnouncementsViews, self).setUp()  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=super-with-arguments
         self.admin = AdminFactory.create(
             email='staff@edx.org',
             username='admin',
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/maintenance/views.py b/cms/djangoapps/maintenance/views.py
index 207966960e..ba80d6500c 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/maintenance/views.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/maintenance/views.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class MaintenanceBaseView(View):
     template = 'maintenance/container.html'
 
     def __init__(self, view=None):
-        super(MaintenanceBaseView, self).__init__()
+        super(MaintenanceBaseView, self).__init__()  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=super-with-arguments
         self.context = {
             'view': view if view else '',
             'form_data': {},
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class ForcePublishCourseView(MaintenanceBaseView):
     """
 
     def __init__(self):
-        super(ForcePublishCourseView, self).__init__(MAINTENANCE_VIEWS['force_publish_course'])
+        super(ForcePublishCourseView, self).__init__(MAINTENANCE_VIEWS['force_publish_course'])  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=super-with-arguments
         self.context.update({
             'current_versions': [],
             'updated_versions': [],
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ class AnnouncementBaseView(View):
 
     @method_decorator(require_global_staff)
     def dispatch(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
-        return super(AnnouncementBaseView, self).dispatch(request, *args, **kwargs)
+        return super(AnnouncementBaseView, self).dispatch(request, *args, **kwargs)  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=super-with-arguments
 
 
 class AnnouncementIndexView(ListView, MaintenanceBaseView):
@@ -251,10 +251,10 @@ class AnnouncementIndexView(ListView, MaintenanceBaseView):
     paginate_by = 8
 
     def __init__(self):
-        super(AnnouncementIndexView, self).__init__(MAINTENANCE_VIEWS['announcement_index'])
+        super(AnnouncementIndexView, self).__init__(MAINTENANCE_VIEWS['announcement_index'])  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=super-with-arguments
 
     def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
-        context = super(AnnouncementIndexView, self).get_context_data(**kwargs)
+        context = super(AnnouncementIndexView, self).get_context_data(**kwargs)  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=super-with-arguments
         context['view'] = MAINTENANCE_VIEWS['announcement_index']
         return context
 
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class AnnouncementEditView(UpdateView, AnnouncementBaseView):
     template_name = '/maintenance/_announcement_edit.html'
 
     def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
-        context = super(AnnouncementEditView, self).get_context_data(**kwargs)
+        context = super(AnnouncementEditView, self).get_context_data(**kwargs)  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=super-with-arguments
         context['action_url'] = reverse('maintenance:announcement_edit', kwargs={'pk': context['announcement'].pk})
         return context
 
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ class AnnouncementCreateView(CreateView, AnnouncementBaseView):
     template_name = '/maintenance/_announcement_edit.html'
 
     def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
-        context = super(AnnouncementCreateView, self).get_context_data(**kwargs)
+        context = super(AnnouncementCreateView, self).get_context_data(**kwargs)  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=super-with-arguments
         context['action_url'] = reverse('maintenance:announcement_create')
         return context
 
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/models/settings/course_grading.py b/cms/djangoapps/models/settings/course_grading.py
index 3cc7ff00df..738b31f2fe 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/models/settings/course_grading.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/models/settings/course_grading.py
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ class CourseGradingModel(object):
 
         # 'minimum_grade_credit' cannot be set to None
         if minimum_grade_credit is not None:
-            minimum_grade_credit = minimum_grade_credit
+            minimum_grade_credit = minimum_grade_credit  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=self-assigning-variable
 
             descriptor.minimum_grade_credit = minimum_grade_credit
             modulestore().update_item(descriptor, user.id)
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ class CourseGradingModel(object):
         }
 
     @staticmethod
-    def update_section_grader_type(descriptor, grader_type, user):
+    def update_section_grader_type(descriptor, grader_type, user):  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring
         if grader_type is not None and grader_type != u'notgraded':
             descriptor.format = grader_type
             descriptor.graded = True
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ class CourseGradingModel(object):
         return {'graderType': grader_type}
 
     @staticmethod
-    def convert_set_grace_period(descriptor):
+    def convert_set_grace_period(descriptor):  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring
         # 5 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds => converted to iso format
         rawgrace = descriptor.graceperiod
         if rawgrace:
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ class CourseGradingModel(object):
             return None
 
     @staticmethod
-    def parse_grader(json_grader):
+    def parse_grader(json_grader):  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring
         # manual to clear out kruft
         result = {"type": json_grader["type"],
                   "min_count": int(json_grader.get('min_count', 0)),
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ class CourseGradingModel(object):
         return result
 
     @staticmethod
-    def jsonize_grader(i, grader):
+    def jsonize_grader(i, grader):  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring
         # Warning: converting weight to integer might give unwanted results due
         # to the reason how floating point arithmetic works
         # e.g, "0.29 * 100 = 28.999999999999996"
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ class CourseGradingModel(object):
         }
 
 
-def _grading_event_and_signal(course_key, user_id):
+def _grading_event_and_signal(course_key, user_id):  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring
     name = GRADING_POLICY_CHANGED_EVENT_TYPE
     course = modulestore().get_course(course_key)
     grading_policy_hash = six.text_type(hash_grading_policy(course.grading_policy))
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ def _grading_event_and_signal(course_key, user_id):
     )
 
 
-def hash_grading_policy(grading_policy):
+def hash_grading_policy(grading_policy):  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring
     ordered_policy = json.dumps(
         grading_policy,
         separators=(',', ':'),  # Remove spaces from separators for more compact representation
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/models/settings/course_metadata.py b/cms/djangoapps/models/settings/course_metadata.py
index cd3e5d5884..534f182799 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/models/settings/course_metadata.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/models/settings/course_metadata.py
@@ -173,14 +173,14 @@ class CourseMetadata(object):
             if field.scope != Scope.settings:
                 continue
 
-            field_help = _(field.help)
+            field_help = _(field.help)  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=translation-of-non-string
             help_args = field.runtime_options.get('help_format_args')
             if help_args is not None:
                 field_help = field_help.format(**help_args)
 
             result[field.name] = {
                 'value': field.read_json(descriptor),
-                'display_name': _(field.display_name),
+                'display_name': _(field.display_name),  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=translation-of-non-string
                 'help': field_help,
                 'deprecated': field.runtime_options.get('deprecated', False),
                 'hide_on_enabled_publisher': field.runtime_options.get('hide_on_enabled_publisher', False)
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ class CourseMetadata(object):
                 if hasattr(descriptor, key) and getattr(descriptor, key) != val:
                     key_values[key] = descriptor.fields[key].from_json(val)
             except (TypeError, ValueError) as err:
-                raise ValueError(_(u"Incorrect format for field '{name}'. {detailed_message}").format(
+                raise ValueError(_(u"Incorrect format for field '{name}'. {detailed_message}").format(  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=raise-missing-from
                     name=model['display_name'], detailed_message=text_type(err)))
 
         return cls.update_from_dict(key_values, descriptor, user)
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/models/settings/encoder.py b/cms/djangoapps/models/settings/encoder.py
index 8451207a35..133ae1fda0 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/models/settings/encoder.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/models/settings/encoder.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class CourseSettingsEncoder(json.JSONEncoder):
     Serialize CourseDetails, CourseGradingModel, datetime, and old
     Locations
     """
-    def default(self, obj):  # pylint: disable=method-hidden
+    def default(self, obj):  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=arguments-differ, method-hidden
         if isinstance(obj, (CourseDetails, CourseGradingModel)):
             return obj.__dict__
         elif isinstance(obj, Location):
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/xblock_config/tests/test_models.py b/cms/djangoapps/xblock_config/tests/test_models.py
index 4fe2c88f1e..7b6c4db288 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/xblock_config/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/xblock_config/tests/test_models.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class TestLTIConsumerHideFieldsFlag(TestCase):
     These are set via Django admin settings.
     """
     def setUp(self):
-        super(TestLTIConsumerHideFieldsFlag, self).setUp()
+        super(TestLTIConsumerHideFieldsFlag, self).setUp()  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=super-with-arguments
         self.course_id = CourseLocator(org="edx", course="course", run="run")
 
     @ddt.data(