diff --git a/tools/warn/.pylintrc b/tools/warn/.pylintrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6aeaed66a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/warn/.pylintrc
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[FORMAT]
+
+# Two spaces for each indentation level.
+indent-string='  '
diff --git a/tools/warn/html_writer.py b/tools/warn/html_writer.py
index bed25ed6f..ac5d4b7d8 100644
--- a/tools/warn/html_writer.py
+++ b/tools/warn/html_writer.py
@@ -144,12 +144,11 @@ def create_warnings(warn_patterns, project_names):
     2D warnings array where warnings[p][s] is # of warnings in project name p of
     severity level s
   """
-  # pylint:disable=invalid-name
   warnings = {p: {s.value: 0 for s in Severity.levels} for p in project_names}
-  for i in warn_patterns:
-    s = i['severity'].value
-    for p in i['projects']:
-      warnings[p][s] += i['projects'][p]
+  for pattern in warn_patterns:
+    value = pattern['severity'].value
+    for project in pattern['projects']:
+      warnings[project][value] += pattern['projects'][project]
   return warnings
 
 
@@ -173,11 +172,11 @@ def emit_table_header(total_by_severity):
   """Returns list of HTML-formatted content for severity stats."""
 
   stats_header = ['Project']
-  for s in Severity.levels:
-    if total_by_severity[s.value]:
+  for severity in Severity.levels:
+    if total_by_severity[severity.value]:
       stats_header.append(
           '<span style=\'background-color:{}\'>{}</span>'.format(
-              s.color, s.column_header))
+              severity.color, severity.column_header))
   stats_header.append('TOTAL')
   return stats_header
 
@@ -200,15 +199,15 @@ def emit_row_counts_per_project(warnings, total_by_project, total_by_severity,
 
   total_all_projects = 0
   stats_rows = []
-  for p in project_names:
-    if total_by_project[p]:
-      one_row = [p]
-      for s in Severity.levels:
-        if total_by_severity[s.value]:
-          one_row.append(warnings[p][s.value])
-      one_row.append(total_by_project[p])
+  for p_name in project_names:
+    if total_by_project[p_name]:
+      one_row = [p_name]
+      for severity in Severity.levels:
+        if total_by_severity[severity.value]:
+          one_row.append(warnings[p_name][severity.value])
+      one_row.append(total_by_project[p_name])
       stats_rows.append(one_row)
-      total_all_projects += total_by_project[p]
+      total_all_projects += total_by_project[p_name]
   return total_all_projects, stats_rows
 
 
@@ -226,10 +225,10 @@ def emit_row_counts_per_severity(total_by_severity, stats_header, stats_rows,
 
   total_all_severities = 0
   one_row = ['<b>TOTAL</b>']
-  for s in Severity.levels:
-    if total_by_severity[s.value]:
-      one_row.append(total_by_severity[s.value])
-      total_all_severities += total_by_severity[s.value]
+  for severity in Severity.levels:
+    if total_by_severity[severity.value]:
+      one_row.append(total_by_severity[severity.value])
+      total_all_severities += total_by_severity[severity.value]
   one_row.append(total_all_projects)
   stats_rows.append(one_row)
   writer('<script>')
@@ -328,8 +327,8 @@ def dump_fixed(writer, warn_patterns):
   for text in fixed_patterns:
     cur_row_class = 1 - cur_row_class
     # remove last '\n'
-    t = text[:-1] if text[-1] == '\n' else text
-    writer('<tr><td class="c' + str(cur_row_class) + '">' + t + '</td></tr>')
+    out_text = text[:-1] if text[-1] == '\n' else text
+    writer('<tr><td class="c' + str(cur_row_class) + '">' + out_text + '</td></tr>')
   writer('</table></div>')
   writer('</blockquote>')
 
@@ -339,10 +338,10 @@ def write_severity(csvwriter, sev, kind, warn_patterns):
   total = 0
   for pattern in warn_patterns:
     if pattern['severity'] == sev and pattern['members']:
-      n = len(pattern['members'])
-      total += n
+      num_members = len(pattern['members'])
+      total += num_members
       warning = kind + ': ' + (pattern['description'] or '?')
-      csvwriter.writerow([n, '', warning])
+      csvwriter.writerow([num_members, '', warning])
       # print number of warnings for each project, ordered by project name
       projects = sorted(pattern['projects'].keys())
       for project in projects:
@@ -355,8 +354,8 @@ def dump_csv(csvwriter, warn_patterns):
   """Dump number of warnings in CSV format to writer."""
   sort_warnings(warn_patterns)
   total = 0
-  for s in Severity.levels:
-    total += write_severity(csvwriter, s, s.column_header, warn_patterns)
+  for severity in Severity.levels:
+    total += write_severity(csvwriter, severity, severity.column_header, warn_patterns)
   csvwriter.writerow([total, '', 'All warnings'])
 
 
@@ -379,35 +378,35 @@ def dump_csv_with_description(csvwriter, warning_records, warning_messages,
     csvwriter.writerow(output)
 
 
-# Return s with escaped backslash and quotation characters.
-def escape_string(s):
-  return s.replace('\\', '\\\\').replace('"', '\\"')
+# Return line with escaped backslash and quotation characters.
+def escape_string(line):
+  return line.replace('\\', '\\\\').replace('"', '\\"')
 
 
-# Return s without trailing '\n' and escape the quotation characters.
-def strip_escape_string(s):
-  if not s:
-    return s
-  s = s[:-1] if s[-1] == '\n' else s
-  return escape_string(s)
+# Return line without trailing '\n' and escape the quotation characters.
+def strip_escape_string(line):
+  if not line:
+    return line
+  line = line[:-1] if line[-1] == '\n' else line
+  return escape_string(line)
 
 
 def emit_warning_array(name, writer, warn_patterns):
   writer('var warning_{} = ['.format(name))
-  for w in warn_patterns:
+  for pattern in warn_patterns:
     if name == 'severity':
-      writer('{},'.format(w[name].value))
+      writer('{},'.format(pattern[name].value))
     else:
-      writer('{},'.format(w[name]))
+      writer('{},'.format(pattern[name]))
   writer('];')
 
 
 def emit_warning_arrays(writer, warn_patterns):
   emit_warning_array('severity', writer, warn_patterns)
   writer('var warning_description = [')
-  for w in warn_patterns:
-    if w['members']:
-      writer('"{}",'.format(escape_string(w['description'])))
+  for pattern in warn_patterns:
+    if pattern['members']:
+      writer('"{}",'.format(escape_string(pattern['description'])))
     else:
       writer('"",')  # no such warning
   writer('];')
@@ -566,32 +565,32 @@ def emit_const_string(name, value, writer):
 # Emit a JavaScript const integer array.
 def emit_const_int_array(name, array, writer):
   writer('const ' + name + ' = [')
-  for n in array:
-    writer(str(n) + ',')
+  for item in array:
+    writer(str(item) + ',')
   writer('];')
 
 
 # Emit a JavaScript const string array.
 def emit_const_string_array(name, array, writer):
   writer('const ' + name + ' = [')
-  for s in array:
-    writer('"' + strip_escape_string(s) + '",')
+  for item in array:
+    writer('"' + strip_escape_string(item) + '",')
   writer('];')
 
 
 # Emit a JavaScript const string array for HTML.
 def emit_const_html_string_array(name, array, writer):
   writer('const ' + name + ' = [')
-  for s in array:
-    writer('"' + html.escape(strip_escape_string(s)) + '",')
+  for item in array:
+    writer('"' + html.escape(strip_escape_string(item)) + '",')
   writer('];')
 
 
 # Emit a JavaScript const object array.
 def emit_const_object_array(name, array, writer):
   writer('const ' + name + ' = [')
-  for x in array:
-    writer(str(x) + ',')
+  for item in array:
+    writer(str(item) + ',')
   writer('];')
 
 
@@ -671,8 +670,8 @@ def write_html(flags, project_names, warn_patterns, html_path, warning_messages,
                warning_links, warning_records, header_str):
   """Write warnings html file."""
   if html_path:
-    with open(html_path, 'w') as f:
-      dump_html(flags, f, warning_messages, warning_links, warning_records,
+    with open(html_path, 'w') as outf:
+      dump_html(flags, outf, warning_messages, warning_links, warning_records,
                 header_str, warn_patterns, project_names)
 
 
@@ -680,12 +679,12 @@ def write_out_csv(flags, warn_patterns, warning_messages, warning_links,
                   warning_records, header_str, project_names):
   """Write warnings csv file."""
   if flags.csvpath:
-    with open(flags.csvpath, 'w') as f:
-      dump_csv(csv.writer(f, lineterminator='\n'), warn_patterns)
+    with open(flags.csvpath, 'w') as outf:
+      dump_csv(csv.writer(outf, lineterminator='\n'), warn_patterns)
 
   if flags.csvwithdescription:
-    with open(flags.csvwithdescription, 'w') as f:
-      dump_csv_with_description(csv.writer(f, lineterminator='\n'),
+    with open(flags.csvwithdescription, 'w') as outf:
+      dump_csv_with_description(csv.writer(outf, lineterminator='\n'),
                                 warning_records, warning_messages,
                                 warn_patterns, project_names)
 
diff --git a/tools/warn/warn_common.py b/tools/warn/warn_common.py
index d69050f54..844f629a9 100755
--- a/tools/warn/warn_common.py
+++ b/tools/warn/warn_common.py
@@ -116,22 +116,20 @@ def get_project_names(project_list):
 
 def find_project_index(line, project_patterns):
   """Return the index to the project pattern array."""
-  # pylint:disable=invalid-name
-  for i, p in enumerate(project_patterns):
-    if p.match(line):
-      return i
+  for idx, pattern in enumerate(project_patterns):
+    if pattern.match(line):
+      return idx
   return -1
 
 
 def classify_one_warning(warning, link, results, project_patterns,
                          warn_patterns):
   """Classify one warning line."""
-  # pylint:disable=invalid-name
-  for i, w in enumerate(warn_patterns):
-    for cpat in w['compiled_patterns']:
+  for idx, pattern in enumerate(warn_patterns):
+    for cpat in pattern['compiled_patterns']:
       if cpat.match(warning):
-        p = find_project_index(warning, project_patterns)
-        results.append([warning, link, i, p])
+        project_idx = find_project_index(warning, project_patterns)
+        results.append([warning, link, idx, project_idx])
         return
   # If we end up here, there was a problem parsing the log
   # probably caused by 'make -j' mixing the output from
@@ -310,7 +308,6 @@ def parse_input_file_chrome(infile, flags):
   # Remove the duplicated warnings save ~8% of time when parsing
   # one typical build log than before
   unique_warnings = dict()
-  # pylint:disable=invalid-name
   for line in infile:
     if warning_pattern.match(line):
       normalized_line = normalize_warning_line(line, flags)
@@ -318,17 +315,17 @@ def parse_input_file_chrome(infile, flags):
         unique_warnings[normalized_line] = generate_cs_link(line, flags)
     elif (platform_version == 'unknown' or board_name == 'unknown' or
           architecture == 'unknown'):
-      m = re.match(r'.+Package:.+chromeos-base/chromeos-chrome-', line)
-      if m is not None:
+      result = re.match(r'.+Package:.+chromeos-base/chromeos-chrome-', line)
+      if result is not None:
         platform_version = 'R' + line.split('chrome-')[1].split('_')[0]
         continue
-      m = re.match(r'.+Source\sunpacked\sin\s(.+)', line)
-      if m is not None:
-        board_name = m.group(1).split('/')[2]
+      result = re.match(r'.+Source\sunpacked\sin\s(.+)', line)
+      if result is not None:
+        board_name = result.group(1).split('/')[2]
         continue
-      m = re.match(r'.+USE:\s*([^\s]*).*', line)
-      if m is not None:
-        architecture = m.group(1)
+      result = re.match(r'.+USE:\s*([^\s]*).*', line)
+      if result is not None:
+        architecture = result.group(1)
         continue
 
   header_str = '%s - %s - %s' % (platform_version, board_name, architecture)
@@ -396,22 +393,21 @@ def parse_input_file_android(infile, flags):
             line, flags, android_root, unique_warnings)
       continue
 
-    # pylint:disable=invalid-name
     if line_counter < 100:
       # save a little bit of time by only doing this for the first few lines
       line_counter += 1
-      m = re.search('(?<=^PLATFORM_VERSION=).*', line)
-      if m is not None:
-        platform_version = m.group(0)
-      m = re.search('(?<=^TARGET_PRODUCT=).*', line)
-      if m is not None:
-        target_product = m.group(0)
-      m = re.search('(?<=^TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT=).*', line)
-      if m is not None:
-        target_variant = m.group(0)
-      m = re.search('(?<=^TOP=).*', line)
-      if m is not None:
-        android_root = m.group(1)
+      result = re.search('(?<=^PLATFORM_VERSION=).*', line)
+      if result is not None:
+        platform_version = result.group(0)
+      result = re.search('(?<=^TARGET_PRODUCT=).*', line)
+      if result is not None:
+        target_product = result.group(0)
+      result = re.search('(?<=^TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT=).*', line)
+      if result is not None:
+        target_variant = result.group(0)
+      result = re.search('(?<=^TOP=).*', line)
+      if result is not None:
+        android_root = result.group(1)
 
   if android_root:
     new_unique_warnings = dict()
@@ -458,12 +454,11 @@ def get_warn_patterns(platform):
                      other_patterns.warn_patterns)
   else:
     raise Exception('platform name %s is not valid' % platform)
-  # pylint:disable=invalid-name
-  for w in warn_patterns:
-    w['members'] = []
+  for pattern in warn_patterns:
+    pattern['members'] = []
     # Each warning pattern has a 'projects' dictionary, that
     # maps a project name to number of warnings in that project.
-    w['projects'] = {}
+    pattern['projects'] = {}
   return warn_patterns