diff --git a/minecraft/compat.py b/minecraft/compat.py
index b30ef45..564f59e 100644
--- a/minecraft/compat.py
+++ b/minecraft/compat.py
@@ -7,7 +7,13 @@ both Python2 and Python3 while using the same codebase.
 # example
 # > from minecraft.compat import input
 # > input("asd")
+
+# Hi, I'm pylint, and sometimes I act silly, at which point my programmer
+# overlords need to correct me.
+
+# pylint: disable=undefined-variable
 try:
     input = raw_input
 except NameError:
     pass
+# pylint: enable=undefined-variable