Use the argparse config handler in docstring_checker.py

Author: DanielNoord

pylint/checkers/base/docstring_checker.py

@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ class DocStringChecker(_BasicChecker):
         ),
     )
 
+    def __init__(
+        self, linter=None, *, future_option_parsing: Literal[None, True] = None
+    ):
+        _BasicChecker.__init__(self, linter, future_option_parsing=True)
+
     def open(self):
         self.linter.stats.reset_undocumented()
 

pylint/config/argument.py

@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@
 """
 
 
-from typing import Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Union
+import re
+from typing import Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Pattern, Union
 
 from pylint import utils as pylint_utils
 
-_ArgumentTypes = Union[str, List[str]]
+_ArgumentTypes = Union[str, List[str], int, Pattern[str]]
 """List of possible argument types."""
 
 
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ def _csv_transformer(value: str) -> List[str]:
 _TYPE_TRANSFORMERS: Dict[str, Callable[[str], _ArgumentTypes]] = {
     "choice": str,
     "csv": _csv_transformer,
+    "int": int,
+    "regexp": re.compile,
 }
 """Type transformers for all argument types.