diff --git a/bin/nova-ajax-console-proxy b/bin/nova-ajax-console-proxy
index bbd60bad..b4ba157e 100755
--- a/bin/nova-ajax-console-proxy
+++ b/bin/nova-ajax-console-proxy
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable-msg=C0103
+# pylint: disable=C0103
 # vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
 
 # Copyright 2010 United States Government as represented by the
diff --git a/bin/nova-api b/bin/nova-api
index 06bb855c..a1088c23 100755
--- a/bin/nova-api
+++ b/bin/nova-api
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable-msg=C0103
+# pylint: disable=C0103
 # vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
 
 # Copyright 2010 United States Government as represented by the
diff --git a/bin/nova-direct-api b/bin/nova-direct-api
index bf29d9a5..a2c9f155 100755
--- a/bin/nova-direct-api
+++ b/bin/nova-direct-api
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable-msg=C0103
+# pylint: disable=C0103
 # vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
 
 # Copyright 2010 United States Government as represented by the
diff --git a/bin/nova-instancemonitor b/bin/nova-instancemonitor
index 24cc9fd2..b9d4e49d 100755
--- a/bin/nova-instancemonitor
+++ b/bin/nova-instancemonitor
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
 if __name__ == '__builtin__':
     LOG.warn(_('Starting instance monitor'))
-    # pylint: disable-msg=C0103
+    # pylint: disable=C0103
     monitor = monitor.InstanceMonitor()
 
     # This is the parent service that twistd will be looking for when it
diff --git a/bin/nova-objectstore b/bin/nova-objectstore
index 9fbe228a..94ef2a8d 100755
--- a/bin/nova-objectstore
+++ b/bin/nova-objectstore
@@ -49,4 +49,4 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     twistd.serve(__file__)
 
 if __name__ == '__builtin__':
-    application = handler.get_application()  # pylint: disable-msg=C0103
+    application = handler.get_application()  # pylint: disable=C0103
diff --git a/nova/auth/fakeldap.py b/nova/auth/fakeldap.py
index 4466051f..e8f5771d 100644
--- a/nova/auth/fakeldap.py
+++ b/nova/auth/fakeldap.py
@@ -90,12 +90,12 @@ MOD_DELETE = 1
 MOD_REPLACE = 2
 
 
-class NO_SUCH_OBJECT(Exception):  # pylint: disable-msg=C0103
+class NO_SUCH_OBJECT(Exception):  # pylint: disable=C0103
     """Duplicate exception class from real LDAP module."""
     pass
 
 
-class OBJECT_CLASS_VIOLATION(Exception):  # pylint: disable-msg=C0103
+class OBJECT_CLASS_VIOLATION(Exception):  # pylint: disable=C0103
     """Duplicate exception class from real LDAP module."""
     pass
 
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ class FakeLDAP(object):
             # get the attributes from the store
             attrs = store.hgetall(key)
             # turn the values from the store into lists
-            # pylint: disable-msg=E1103
+            # pylint: disable=E1103
             attrs = dict([(k, _from_json(v))
                           for k, v in attrs.iteritems()])
             # filter the objects by query
@@ -283,6 +283,6 @@ class FakeLDAP(object):
         return objects
 
     @property
-    def __prefix(self):  # pylint: disable-msg=R0201
+    def __prefix(self):  # pylint: disable=R0201
         """Get the prefix to use for all keys."""
         return 'ldap:'
diff --git a/nova/auth/ldapdriver.py b/nova/auth/ldapdriver.py
index 647f70db..fcac5551 100644
--- a/nova/auth/ldapdriver.py
+++ b/nova/auth/ldapdriver.py
@@ -634,6 +634,6 @@ class LdapDriver(object):
 class FakeLdapDriver(LdapDriver):
     """Fake Ldap Auth driver"""
 
-    def __init__(self):  # pylint: disable-msg=W0231
+    def __init__(self):  # pylint: disable=W0231
         __import__('nova.auth.fakeldap')
         self.ldap = sys.modules['nova.auth.fakeldap']
diff --git a/nova/auth/manager.py b/nova/auth/manager.py
index 450ab803..29811ea1 100644
--- a/nova/auth/manager.py
+++ b/nova/auth/manager.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Nova authentication management
 
 import os
 import shutil
-import string  # pylint: disable-msg=W0402
+import string  # pylint: disable=W0402
 import tempfile
 import uuid
 import zipfile
diff --git a/nova/rpc.py b/nova/rpc.py
index 58715963..5935e1fb 100644
--- a/nova/rpc.py
+++ b/nova/rpc.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Connection(carrot_connection.BrokerConnection):
                 params['backend_cls'] = fakerabbit.Backend
 
             # NOTE(vish): magic is fun!
-            # pylint: disable-msg=W0142
+            # pylint: disable=W0142
             if new:
                 return cls(**params)
             else:
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class Consumer(messaging.Consumer):
             if self.failed_connection:
                 # NOTE(vish): connection is defined in the parent class, we can
                 #             recreate it as long as we create the backend too
-                # pylint: disable-msg=W0201
+                # pylint: disable=W0201
                 self.connection = Connection.recreate()
                 self.backend = self.connection.create_backend()
                 self.declare()
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class Consumer(messaging.Consumer):
         # NOTE(vish): This is catching all errors because we really don't
         #             want exceptions to be logged 10 times a second if some
         #             persistent failure occurs.
-        except Exception:  # pylint: disable-msg=W0703
+        except Exception:  # pylint: disable=W0703
             if not self.failed_connection:
                 LOG.exception(_("Failed to fetch message from queue"))
                 self.failed_connection = True
diff --git a/nova/tests/hyperv_unittest.py b/nova/tests/hyperv_unittest.py
index 3980ae3c..042819b9 100644
--- a/nova/tests/hyperv_unittest.py
+++ b/nova/tests/hyperv_unittest.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class HyperVTestCase(test.TestCase):
         instance_ref = db.instance_create(self.context, instance)
 
         conn = hyperv.get_connection(False)
-        conn._create_vm(instance_ref)  # pylint: disable-msg=W0212
+        conn._create_vm(instance_ref)  # pylint: disable=W0212
         found = [n  for n in conn.list_instances()
                       if n == instance_ref['name']]
         self.assertTrue(len(found) == 1)
diff --git a/nova/tests/objectstore_unittest.py b/nova/tests/objectstore_unittest.py
index 5a1be08e..5d160bdf 100644
--- a/nova/tests/objectstore_unittest.py
+++ b/nova/tests/objectstore_unittest.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ class ObjectStoreTestCase(test.TestCase):
 class TestHTTPChannel(http.HTTPChannel):
     """Dummy site required for twisted.web"""
 
-    def checkPersistence(self, _, __):  # pylint: disable-msg=C0103
+    def checkPersistence(self, _, __):  # pylint: disable=C0103
         """Otherwise we end up with an unclean reactor."""
         return False
 
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class S3APITestCase(test.TestCase):
 
         root = S3()
         self.site = TestSite(root)
-        # pylint: disable-msg=E1101
+        # pylint: disable=E1101
         self.listening_port = reactor.listenTCP(0, self.site,
                                                 interface='127.0.0.1')
         # pylint: enable-msg=E1101
@@ -231,11 +231,11 @@ class S3APITestCase(test.TestCase):
 
         self.conn.get_http_connection = get_http_connection
 
-    def _ensure_no_buckets(self, buckets):  # pylint: disable-msg=C0111
+    def _ensure_no_buckets(self, buckets):  # pylint: disable=C0111
         self.assertEquals(len(buckets), 0, "Bucket list was not empty")
         return True
 
-    def _ensure_one_bucket(self, buckets, name):  # pylint: disable-msg=C0111
+    def _ensure_one_bucket(self, buckets, name):  # pylint: disable=C0111
         self.assertEquals(len(buckets), 1,
                           "Bucket list didn't have exactly one element in it")
         self.assertEquals(buckets[0].name, name, "Wrong name")
diff --git a/nova/tests/test_api.py b/nova/tests/test_api.py
index d5c54a1c..b67d6b12 100644
--- a/nova/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/nova/tests/test_api.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class ApiEc2TestCase(test.TestCase):
         self.mox.StubOutWithMock(self.ec2, 'new_http_connection')
         self.http = FakeHttplibConnection(
                 self.app, '%s:8773' % (self.host), False)
-        # pylint: disable-msg=E1103
+        # pylint: disable=E1103
         self.ec2.new_http_connection(host, is_secure).AndReturn(self.http)
         return self.http
 
diff --git a/nova/tests/test_middleware.py b/nova/tests/test_middleware.py
index 9d49167b..6564a695 100644
--- a/nova/tests/test_middleware.py
+++ b/nova/tests/test_middleware.py
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ def conditional_forbid(req):
 
 class LockoutTestCase(test.TestCase):
     """Test case for the Lockout middleware."""
-    def setUp(self):  # pylint: disable-msg=C0103
+    def setUp(self):  # pylint: disable=C0103
         super(LockoutTestCase, self).setUp()
         utils.set_time_override()
         self.lockout = ec2.Lockout(conditional_forbid)
 
-    def tearDown(self):  # pylint: disable-msg=C0103
+    def tearDown(self):  # pylint: disable=C0103
         utils.clear_time_override()
         super(LockoutTestCase, self).tearDown()
 
diff --git a/po/nova.pot b/po/nova.pot
index ce88d731..58140302 100644
--- a/po/nova.pot
+++ b/po/nova.pot
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "instance %s: starting..."
 msgstr ""
 
-#. pylint: disable-msg=W0702
+#. pylint: disable=W0702
 #: ../nova/compute/manager.py:219
 #, python-format
 msgid "instance %s: Failed to spawn"
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ msgid ""
 "instance %(instance_id)s: attaching volume %(volume_id)s to %(mountpoint)s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#. pylint: disable-msg=W0702
+#. pylint: disable=W0702
 #. NOTE(vish): The inline callback eats the exception info so we
 #. log the traceback here and reraise the same
 #. ecxception below.
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Starting Bridge interface for %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#. pylint: disable-msg=W0703
+#. pylint: disable=W0703
 #: ../nova/network/linux_net.py:314
 #, python-format
 msgid "Hupping dnsmasq threw %s"
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Pid %d is stale, relaunching dnsmasq"
 msgstr ""
 
-#. pylint: disable-msg=W0703
+#. pylint: disable=W0703
 #: ../nova/network/linux_net.py:358
 #, python-format
 msgid "killing radvd threw %s"
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Pid %d is stale, relaunching radvd"
 msgstr ""
 
-#. pylint: disable-msg=W0703
+#. pylint: disable=W0703
 #: ../nova/network/linux_net.py:449
 #, python-format
 msgid "Killing dnsmasq threw %s"