diff --git a/py/rwmem/registerfile.py b/py/rwmem/registerfile.py
index d23c439..9216a92 100644
--- a/py/rwmem/registerfile.py
+++ b/py/rwmem/registerfile.py
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ def _get_str(self, offset: int):
         v = cp.value
         if not v:
             raise RuntimeError()
-        return v.decode('ascii')
+        return v.decode('ascii') # pylint: disable=no-member
 
     def __getitem__(self, key: str):
         if key not in self._regblock_infos:
diff --git a/py/tests/test_mmap_regs.py b/py/tests/test_mmap_regs.py
index 0943a17..fc470dc 100755
--- a/py/tests/test_mmap_regs.py
+++ b/py/tests/test_mmap_regs.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python3
 
+# pylint can't handle the dynamic fields we use
+# pylint: skip-file
+
 import os
 import shutil
 import stat