--- a/appobject.py	Fri Mar 11 12:17:32 2011 +0100
+++ b/appobject.py	Thu Mar 24 15:21:13 2011 +0100
@@ -576,4 +576,8 @@
     def propval(self, propid):
         return self._cw.property_value(self._cwpropkey(propid))
 
+    # these are overridden by set_log_methods below
+    # only defining here to prevent pylint from complaining
+    info = warning = error = critical = exception = debug = lambda msg,*a,**kw: None
+
 set_log_methods(AppObject, getLogger('cubicweb.appobject'))