fix pylint warning '(pointless-string-statement) String statement has no effect'

Python doesn't support docstring for variables directly. Where
appropriate Sphinx style for docstrings for variables is used
'#: some-docstring'

.project

.directory

syntax: regexp
^tests/.*/build$
^.idea/.*
syntax: regexp
^.*\.pyc$
syntax: regexp
^.*~$
syntax: regexp
^.*\.swp$

bug_report.*\.txt
i18n/.*.new$
revision

doc/_build
doc/locale