diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2ec9bc11a1998f14574cb5d4ba2776c40c405cf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+
+
+pylint_config = """
+[MASTER]
+ignore-patterns=
+disable=C0111,C0103
+
+[FORMAT]
+max-line-length=100
+
+[MESSAGES CONTROL]
+disable=missing-docstring,invalid-name
+
+[DESIGN]
+max-args=4
+max-attributes=7
+"""
+
+with open('.pylintrc', 'w') as config_file:
+    config_file.write(pylint_config)
+
+print("Pylint configuration file created at project root.")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/flaskapp.py b/flaskapp.py
index 3ab157d3bc09ab203c63a3cf51a4e0a82b1fd429..7c2c63acf07b4a14e311059deeccf72052b6d54b 100644
--- a/flaskapp.py
+++ b/flaskapp.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-# Write a python code which creates a server which guesses a number between 1 and 11, and then responds to https requests to say if they got the guess right or wrong.
+# Write a python code which creates a server which guesses a number between 1 and 11, and then
+# responds to https requests to say if they got the guess right or wrong.
 # It should be a server that can handle http requests and understand json data.
 
 import random
@@ -9,7 +10,6 @@ app = Flask(__name__)
 # Generate a random number between 1 and 11
 secret_number = random.randint(1, 21)
 
-
 @app.route('/guess', methods=['POST'])
 def guess_number():
     data = request.get_json()
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ def guess_number():
 
     if user_guess == secret_number:
         return jsonify({"result": "Correct! You guessed the right number."}), 200
-    else:
-        return jsonify({"result": "Wrong guess. Try again!"}), 200
+
+    return jsonify({"result": "Wrong guess. Try again!"}), 200
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':