# Technical Document Extraction: Issue pylint-dev__pylint-5859
## 1. Document Overview
This image is a structured technical report or "Issue Card" documenting a specific software bug in the `pylint` repository. The document is contained within a rounded rectangular border and uses a combination of bold headers and monospaced text for code examples.
## 2. Component Isolation
### Region 1: Header
* **Left Alignment:** `Issue`
* **Right Alignment:** `pylint-dev__pylint-5859` (Identifier for the repository and issue number).
### Region 2: Main Content (Issue Description)
This section contains the prose and technical details of the bug.
* **Introductory Text:** "We’re currently solving the following issue within our repository. Here’s the issue text:"
* **ISSUE Title:** `"--notes" option ignores note tags that are entirely punctuation`
* **Section Header:** **Bug description**
* **Description Text:** "If a note tag specified with the ‘--notes’ option is entirely punctuation, pylint won’t report a fixme warning (W0511)."
* **Code/Example Block (Monospaced):**
```text
YES: yes
???: no
```
* **Explanation Text:** `pylint test.py -notes="YES,???"` will return a fixme warning (W0511) for the first line, but not the second.
### Region 3: Configuration and Command Metadata
This section specifies the environment/settings used to reproduce the issue.
* **Section Header:** **Configuration**
* **Format:** `ini`
* **Sub-label:** `Default`
* **Section Header:** **Command used**
* **Environment:** `shell`
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## 3. Technical Data Summary
| Field | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| **Repository/Issue ID** | pylint-dev__pylint-5859 |
| **Bug Category** | Functional / Reporting |
| **Affected Option** | `--notes` |
| **Error Code** | `W0511` (fixme warning) |
| **Trigger Condition** | Note tags consisting entirely of punctuation (e.g., `???`) |
| **Observed Behavior** | Punctuation-only tags are ignored; alphanumeric tags (e.g., `YES`) work correctly. |
| **Configuration Type** | Default `.ini` |
| **Execution Context** | Shell command |
## 4. Language Declaration
The entire document is in **English**. No other languages are present.
