diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/rds/test.py b/tools/testing/selftests/net/rds/test.py
index 93e23e8b256c..4b6ffbb3a81c 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/rds/test.py
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/rds/test.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python3
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+"""
+This module provides functional testing for the net/rds component.
+"""
 
 import argparse
 import ctypes
@@ -17,7 +20,8 @@ import shutil
 # Allow utils module to be imported from different directory
 this_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
 sys.path.append(os.path.join(this_dir, "../"))
-from lib.py.utils import ip
+# pylint: disable-next=wrong-import-position,import-error,no-name-in-module
+from lib.py.utils import ip # noqa: E402
 
 libc = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary('libc.so.6')
 setns = libc.setns
@@ -129,6 +133,7 @@ tcpdump_procs = []
 for net in [NET0, NET1]:
     pcap = logdir+'/'+net+'.pcap'
     fd, pcap_tmp = tempfile.mkstemp(suffix=".pcap", prefix=f"{net}-", dir="/tmp")
+    # pylint: disable-next=consider-using-with
     p = subprocess.Popen(
         ['ip', 'netns', 'exec', net,
          '/usr/sbin/tcpdump', '-i', 'any', '-w', pcap_tmp])
@@ -192,7 +197,7 @@ while nr_send < NUM_PACKETS:
             send_hashes.setdefault((sender.fileno(), receiver.fileno()),
                     hashlib.sha256()).update(f'<{send_data}>'.encode('utf-8'))
             nr_send = nr_send + 1
-        except BlockingIOError as e:
+        except BlockingIOError:
             break
         except OSError as e:
             if e.errno in [errno.ENOBUFS, errno.ECONNRESET, errno.EPIPE]:
@@ -214,7 +219,7 @@ while nr_send < NUM_PACKETS:
                             receiver.fileno()), hashlib.sha256()).update(
                                     f'<{recv_data}>'.encode('utf-8'))
                         nr_recv = nr_recv + 1
-                    except BlockingIOError as e:
+                    except BlockingIOError:
                         break
 
     # exercise net/rds/tcp.c:rds_tcp_sysctl_reset()