diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index d9fd1cdffd..e93fa93d3d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.py-version }}
-          architecture: ${{ matrix.py-arch }}
+          python-version: 
+            3.6
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
@@ -31,18 +31,11 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get install gfortran libopenblas-dev libhdf5-openmpi-dev libgsl0-dev cmake libfftw3-3 libfftw3-dev libmpfr6 libmpfr-dev
           pip install numpy scipy matplotlib docutils mpi4py pytest pytest-timeout
           if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
+          python -m pip install pylint pycodestyle pydocstyle flake8
       - name: Install amuse
         run: |
           pip install -e .
-      - name: Install Python dependencies
-        run: |
-          python -m pip install pylint pycodestyle pydocstyle flake8
 
-      #- name: Run linters
-      #  uses: wearerequired/lint-action@v1
-      #  with:
-      #    flake8: true
       - name: Analysing the code with pylint
         run: |
-          # pylint examples/textbook/*.py -r y --evaluation="max(0, 0 if fatal else 10.0 - ((float(5 * error + warning + refactor + convention) / statement) * 10) )"
-          pylint examples/textbook/*.py -r y --evaluation="max(0, 0 if fatal else 10.0 - ((float(5 * error + warning) / statement) * 10) )"
+          python support/lint.py --path ./examples/textbook/\*.py --threshold 3.0
diff --git a/support/lint.py b/support/lint.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..39cee4a157
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/lint.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# Pylint runner for github, based on the version in https://github.com/doedotdev/wool
+
+import argparse
+import logging
+from pylint.lint import Run
+
+
+logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.INFO)
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog="LINT")
+
+parser.add_argument('-p',
+                    '--path',
+                    help='path to directory you want to run pylint | '
+                         'Default: %(default)s | '
+                         'Type: %(type)s ',
+                    default='./src',
+                    type=str)
+
+parser.add_argument('-t',
+                    '--threshold',
+                    help='score threshold to fail pylint runner | '
+                         'Default: %(default)s | '
+                         'Type: %(type)s ',
+                    default=7,
+                    type=float)
+
+args = parser.parse_args()
+path = str(args.path)
+threshold = float(args.threshold)
+
+logging.info('PyLint Starting | '
+             'Path: {} | '
+             'Threshold: {} '.format(path, threshold))
+
+results = Run([path], do_exit=False)
+
+final_score = results.linter.stats['global_note']
+
+if final_score < threshold:
+
+    message = ('PyLint Failed | '
+               'Score: {} | '
+               'Threshold: {} '.format(final_score, threshold))
+
+    logging.error(message)
+    raise Exception(message)
+
+else:
+    message = ('PyLint Passed | '
+               'Score: {} | '
+               'Threshold: {} '.format(final_score, threshold))
+
+    logging.info(message)
+
+    exit(0)