[doc] Add the possibility to set dynamic values in doc

Author: Pierre-Sassoulas

doc/exts/pylint_options.py

@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@ class OptionsData(NamedTuple):
 PYLINT_USERGUIDE_PATH = PYLINT_BASE_PATH / "doc" / "user_guide"
 """Path to the messages documentation folder."""
 
+DYNAMICALLY_DEFINED_OPTIONS: dict[str, dict[str, str]] = {
+    # Option name, key / values we want to modify
+    "py-version": {"default": "sys.version_info[:2]"},
+    "spelling-dict": {
+        "choices": "Values from 'enchant.Broker().list_dicts()' depending on your local enchant installation",
+        "help": "Spelling dictionary name. Available dictionaries depends on your local enchant installation",
+    },
+}
+
 
 def _register_all_checkers_and_extensions(linter: PyLinter) -> None:
     """Registers all checkers and extensions found in the default folders."""
@@ -49,12 +58,20 @@ def _get_all_options(linter: PyLinter) -> OptionsDataDict:
     """Get all options registered to a linter and return the data."""
     all_options: OptionsDataDict = defaultdict(list)
     for checker in sorted(linter.get_checkers()):
-        ch_name = checker.name
-        for option in checker.options:
-            all_options[ch_name].append(
+        checker_name = checker.name
+        for option_name, option_info in checker.options:
+            changes_to_do = DYNAMICALLY_DEFINED_OPTIONS.get(option_name, {})
+            if changes_to_do:
+                for key_to_change, new_value in changes_to_do.items():
+                    print(
+                        f"Doc value for {option_name!r}['{key_to_change}'] changed to "
+                        f"{new_value!r} (instead of {option_info[key_to_change]!r})"
+                    )
+                    option_info[key_to_change] = new_value
+            all_options[checker_name].append(
                 OptionsData(
-                    option[0],
-                    option[1],
+                    option_name,
+                    option_info,
                     checker,
                     getmodule(checker).__name__.startswith("pylint.extensions."),  # type: ignore[union-attr]
                 )
@@ -90,7 +107,13 @@ def _create_checker_section(
             continue
 
         # Get current value of option
-        value = getattr(linter.config, option.name.replace("-", "_"))
+        if (
+            option.name not in DYNAMICALLY_DEFINED_OPTIONS
+            or "default" not in DYNAMICALLY_DEFINED_OPTIONS[option.name]
+        ):
+            value = getattr(linter.config, option.name.replace("-", "_"))
+        else:
+            value = DYNAMICALLY_DEFINED_OPTIONS[option.name]["default"]
 
         # Create a comment if the option has no value
         if value is None:
@@ -191,6 +214,5 @@ def setup(app: Sphinx) -> None:
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    pass
-    # Uncomment to allow running this script by your local python interpreter
+    print("Uncomment the line following this print to make this script do something!")
     # build_options_page(None)

doc/user_guide/configuration/all-options.rst

@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ Standard Checkers
 """"""""""""
 *Minimum Python version to use for version dependent checks. Will default to the version used to run pylint.*
 
-**Default:**  ``(3, 11)``
+**Default:**  ``sys.version_info[:2]``
 
 
 --recursive
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ Standard Checkers
 
    persistent = true
 
-   py-version = [3, 11]
+   py-version = "sys.version_info[:2]"
 
    recursive = false
 
@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@ Standard Checkers
 
 --spelling-dict
 """""""""""""""
-*Spelling dictionary name. No available dictionaries : You need to install both the python package and the system dependency for enchant to work..*
+*Spelling dictionary name. Available dictionaries depends on your local enchant installation*
 
 **Default:** ``""``
 
@@ -1344,7 +1344,7 @@ Standard Checkers
    [tool.pylint.spelling]
    max-spelling-suggestions = 4
 
-   # Possible choices: ['', 'en', 'en_AU', 'en_CA', 'en_GB', 'en_US']
+   # Possible choices: Values from 'enchant.Broker().list_dicts()' depending on your local enchant installation
    spelling-dict = ""
 
    spelling-ignore-comment-directives = "fmt: on,fmt: off,noqa:,noqa,nosec,isort:skip,mypy:"