diff --git a/.github/workflows/install.yaml b/.github/workflows/install.yaml
index 7d965b2..f959de2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/install.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/install.yaml
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
         include:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
-            python-version: "3.7"
+            python-version: "3.8"
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d499462
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+name: Lint
+
+on:
+  - push
+  - pull_request
+
+jobs:
+  pylint:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+        python-version: ["3.12"]
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+      - name: Check for pylint errors
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install pylint setuptools
+          python setup.py build
+          python -m pylint --disable=no-member --verbose -E build/lib*/evdev
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ee56d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+name: Test
+
+on:
+  - push
+  - pull_request
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+        python-version: ["3.12"]
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+      - name: Run pytest tests
+        # pip install -e . builds _ecodes and such into the evdev directory
+        # sudo required to write to uinputs
+        run: |
+          sudo python -m pip install pytest setuptools
+          sudo python -m pip install -e .
+          sudo python -m pytest tests
diff --git a/evdev/ecodes.py b/evdev/ecodes.py
index 3562368..759cfe7 100644
--- a/evdev/ecodes.py
+++ b/evdev/ecodes.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# pylint: disable=undefined-variable
 """
 This modules exposes the integer constants defined in ``linux/input.h`` and
 ``linux/input-event-codes.h``.
diff --git a/evdev/eventio.py b/evdev/eventio.py
index 415e2e8..3335500 100644
--- a/evdev/eventio.py
+++ b/evdev/eventio.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ def read(self):
         for event in events:
             yield InputEvent(*event)
 
+    # pylint: disable=no-self-argument
     def need_write(func):
         """
         Decorator that raises :class:`EvdevError` if there is no write access to the
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ def need_write(func):
         def wrapper(*args):
             fd = args[0].fd
             if fcntl.fcntl(fd, fcntl.F_GETFL) & os.O_RDWR:
+                # pylint: disable=not-callable
                 return func(*args)
             msg = 'no write access to device "%s"' % args[0].path
             raise EvdevError(msg)
diff --git a/evdev/events.py b/evdev/events.py
index 104b563..97f570d 100644
--- a/evdev/events.py
+++ b/evdev/events.py
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ def timestamp(self):
         """Return event timestamp as a float."""
         return self.sec + (self.usec / 1000000.0)
 
-    def __str__(s):
+    def __str__(self):
         msg = "event at {:f}, code {:02d}, type {:02d}, val {:02d}"
-        return msg.format(s.timestamp(), s.code, s.type, s.value)
+        return msg.format(self.timestamp(), self.code, self.type, self.value)
 
-    def __repr__(s):
+    def __repr__(self):
         msg = "{}({!r}, {!r}, {!r}, {!r}, {!r})"
-        return msg.format(s.__class__.__name__, s.sec, s.usec, s.type, s.code, s.value)
+        return msg.format(self.__class__.__name__, self.sec, self.usec, self.type, self.code, self.value)
 
 
 class KeyEvent:
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ def __str__(self):
         msg = "key event at {:f}, {} ({}), {}"
         return msg.format(self.event.timestamp(), self.scancode, self.keycode, ks)
 
-    def __repr__(s):
-        return "{}({!r})".format(s.__class__.__name__, s.event)
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "{}({!r})".format(self.__class__.__name__, self.event)
 
 
 class RelEvent:
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ def __str__(self):
         msg = "relative axis event at {:f}, {}"
         return msg.format(self.event.timestamp(), REL[self.event.code])
 
-    def __repr__(s):
-        return "{}({!r})".format(s.__class__.__name__, s.event)
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "{}({!r})".format(self.__class__.__name__, self.event)
 
 
 class AbsEvent:
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ def __str__(self):
         msg = "absolute axis event at {:f}, {}"
         return msg.format(self.event.timestamp(), ABS[self.event.code])
 
-    def __repr__(s):
-        return "{}({!r})".format(s.__class__.__name__, s.event)
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "{}({!r})".format(self.__class__.__name__, self.event)
 
 
 class SynEvent:
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ def __str__(self):
         msg = "synchronization event at {:f}, {}"
         return msg.format(self.event.timestamp(), SYN[self.event.code])
 
-    def __repr__(s):
-        return "{}({!r})".format(s.__class__.__name__, s.event)
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "{}({!r})".format(self.__class__.__name__, self.event)
 
 
 #: A mapping of event types to :class:`InputEvent` sub-classes. Used
diff --git a/evdev/uinput.py b/evdev/uinput.py
index c4225d8..756f83c 100644
--- a/evdev/uinput.py
+++ b/evdev/uinput.py
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ def _verify(self):
         try:
             m = os.stat(self.devnode)[stat.ST_MODE]
             if not stat.S_ISCHR(m):
-                raise
+                raise OSError
         except (IndexError, OSError):
             msg = '"{}" does not exist or is not a character device file ' "- verify that the uinput module is loaded"
             raise UInputError(msg.format(self.devnode))
diff --git a/tests/test_uinput.py b/tests/test_uinput.py
index 2bf3dc1..dcd09e0 100644
--- a/tests/test_uinput.py
+++ b/tests/test_uinput.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 # encoding: utf-8
-
+import stat
 from select import select
-from pytest import raises, fixture
+from unittest.mock import patch
 
-from evdev import uinput, ecodes, events, device, util
+import pytest
+from pytest import raises, fixture
 
+from evdev import uinput, ecodes, device, UInputError
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 uinput_options = {
@@ -66,12 +68,12 @@ def test_enable_events(c):
 
 def test_abs_values(c):
     e = ecodes
-    c["events"] = {
+    c = {
         e.EV_KEY: [e.KEY_A, e.KEY_B],
-        e.EV_ABS: [(e.ABS_X, (0, 255, 0, 0)), (e.ABS_Y, device.AbsInfo(0, 255, 5, 10, 0, 0))],
+        e.EV_ABS: [(e.ABS_X, (0, 0, 255, 0, 0)), (e.ABS_Y, device.AbsInfo(0, 0, 255, 5, 10, 0))],
     }
 
-    with uinput.UInput(**c) as ui:
+    with uinput.UInput(events=c) as ui:
         c = ui.capabilities()
         abs = device.AbsInfo(value=0, min=0, max=255, fuzz=0, flat=0, resolution=0)
         assert c[e.EV_ABS][0] == (0, abs)
@@ -114,3 +116,9 @@ def test_write(c):
                 assert evs[3].code == ecodes.KEY_A and evs[3].value == 2
                 assert evs[4].code == ecodes.KEY_A and evs[4].value == 0
                 break
+
+
+@patch.object(stat, 'S_ISCHR', return_value=False)
+def test_not_a_character_device(c):
+    with pytest.raises(UInputError):
+        uinput.UInput(**c)