diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index cf377c33fbb5..4aabfeed2b6e 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ fail-under=10
 #from-stdin=
 
 # Files or directories to be skipped. They should be base names, not paths.
-ignore=CVS,protobufs
+ignore=CVS,protobufs,train,llamacpp
 
 # Add files or directories matching the regular expressions patterns to the
 # ignore-list. The regex matches against paths and can be in Posix or Windows
diff --git a/cli/generator/generate_data.py b/cli/generator/generate_data.py
index 5a28f55a65e0..eda0e54f32cb 100755
--- a/cli/generator/generate_data.py
+++ b/cli/generator/generate_data.py
@@ -64,13 +64,14 @@ def check_prompt_file(prompt_file_path):
 def encode_prompt(prompt_instructions, prompt):
     """Encode multiple prompt instructions into a single string."""
     idx = 0
-    prompt = prompt.format(taxonomy=prompt_instructions[0]['taxonomy_path'])
+    prompt = prompt.format(taxonomy=prompt_instructions[0]["taxonomy_path"])
+    # pylint: disable=unused-variable
     for idx, task_dict in enumerate(prompt_instructions):
-        (instruction, prompt_input, prompt_output, taxonomy_path) = (
+        (instruction, prompt_input, prompt_output, taxonomy_path,) = (
             task_dict["instruction"],
             task_dict["input"],
             task_dict["output"],
-            task_dict['taxonomy_path']
+            task_dict["taxonomy_path"],
         )
         instruction = re.sub(r"\s+", " ", instruction).strip().rstrip(":")
         prompt_input = "<noinput>" if prompt_input.lower() == "" else prompt_input
@@ -152,13 +153,6 @@ def find_word_in_string(w, s):
     return re.compile(r"\b({0})\b".format(w), flags=re.IGNORECASE).search(s)
 
 
-def get_seed_examples(contents):
-    if "seed_examples" in contents:
-        return contents["seed_examples"]
-    else:
-        return contents
-
-
 def get_seed_examples(contents):
     if "seed_examples" in contents:
         return contents["seed_examples"]
@@ -245,9 +239,14 @@ def generate_data(
                                 )
                                 warnings += 1
                                 continue
-                            tax_path = '->'.join(file_path.split(os.sep)[1:-1])
+                            tax_path = "->".join(file_path.split(os.sep)[1:-1])
                             seed_instruction_data.append(
-                                {"instruction": q, "input": "", "output": a, 'taxonomy_path': tax_path}
+                                {
+                                    "instruction": q,
+                                    "input": "",
+                                    "output": a,
+                                    "taxonomy_path": tax_path,
+                                }
                             )
                 except Exception as e:
                     errors += 1
diff --git a/cli/lab.py b/cli/lab.py
index 90f1ab15e651..6cbe9e6ea29f 100755
--- a/cli/lab.py
+++ b/cli/lab.py
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ def generate(
 
 @cli.command()
 @click.pass_context
+# pylint: disable=function-redefined
 def test(ctx):
     """Perform rudimentary tests of the model"""
     click.echo("# test TBD")
@@ -399,10 +400,9 @@ def is_macos_with_m_chip():
     try:
         # Running 'sysctl -a' and searching for a specific line that indicates ARM architecture
         result = subprocess.check_output(["sysctl", "-a"], text=True)
-        if "machdep.cpu.brand_string: Apple" in result:
-            return True
-        else:
-            return False
+        is_m_chip = "machdep.cpu.brand_string: Apple" in result
+        return is_m_chip
+    # pylint: disable=broad-exception-caught
     except Exception as e:
         print(f"Error checking architecture: {e}")
         return False
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ def train(
     """
     if not is_macos_with_m_chip():
         click.secho(
-            f"`lab train` is only implemented for macOS with M-series chips",
+            "`lab train` is only implemented for macOS with M-series chips",
             fg="red",
         )
         sys.exit()
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@ def train(
             train_files = glob(taxonomy_path + "/train_*")
             test_files = glob(taxonomy_path + "/test_*")
             if len(train_files) > 1 or len(test_files) > 1:
+                # pylint: disable=f-string-without-interpolation
                 click.secho(
                     f"Found multiple files from `lab generate`. Using the first one.",
                     fg="yellow",
@@ -533,13 +534,14 @@ def train(
     default="ibm-merlinite-7b-mlx-q",
 )
 @click.option("--adapter-file", help="LoRA adapter to use for test.", default=None)
+# pylint: disable=function-redefined
 def test(data_dir, model_dir, adapter_file):
     """
     TODO
     """
     if not is_macos_with_m_chip():
         click.secho(
-            f"`lab train` is only implemented for macOS with M-series chips",
+            "`lab train` is only implemented for macOS with M-series chips",
             fg="red",
         )
         sys.exit()
@@ -551,7 +553,7 @@ def test(data_dir, model_dir, adapter_file):
 
     # Load the JSON Lines file
     test_data_dir = f"{data_dir}/test.jsonl"
-    with open(test_data_dir, "r") as f:
+    with open(test_data_dir, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
         test_data = [json.loads(line) for line in f]
 
     SYS_PROMPT = "You are an AI language model developed by IBM Research. You are a cautious assistant. You carefully follow instructions. You are helpful and harmless and you follow ethical guidelines and promote positive behavior."