diff --git a/AUTHORS.rst b/AUTHORS.rst
index c947fd9f4..942a0e8d3 100644
--- a/AUTHORS.rst
+++ b/AUTHORS.rst
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ The following wonderful people contributed directly or indirectly to this projec
 - `Patrick Hofmann <https://github.com/PH89>`_
 - `Paul Larsen <https://github.com/PaulSonOfLars>`_
 - `Pieter Schutz <https://github.com/eldinnie>`_
+- `Piraty <https://github.com/piraty>`_
 - `Poolitzer <https://github.com/Poolitzer>`_
 - `Pranjalya Tiwari <https://github.com/Pranjalya>`_
 - `Rahiel Kasim <https://github.com/rahiel>`_
diff --git a/examples/arbitrarycallbackdatabot.py b/examples/arbitrarycallbackdatabot.py
index 4615a6e52..17dc93366 100644
--- a/examples/arbitrarycallbackdatabot.py
+++ b/examples/arbitrarycallbackdatabot.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable=C0116,W0613
+# pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring, unused-argument
 # This program is dedicated to the public domain under the CC0 license.
 
 """This example showcases how PTBs "arbitrary callback data" feature can be used.
diff --git a/examples/chatmemberbot.py b/examples/chatmemberbot.py
index 10133b3ee..f228d4023 100644
--- a/examples/chatmemberbot.py
+++ b/examples/chatmemberbot.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable=C0116,W0613
+# pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring, unused-argument
 # This program is dedicated to the public domain under the CC0 license.
 
 """
diff --git a/examples/contexttypesbot.py b/examples/contexttypesbot.py
index cfe485a61..224694a63 100644
--- a/examples/contexttypesbot.py
+++ b/examples/contexttypesbot.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable=C0116,W0613
+# pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring, unused-argument
 # This program is dedicated to the public domain under the CC0 license.
 
 """
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ class CustomContext(CallbackContext[dict, ChatData, dict]):
         context = super().from_update(update, dispatcher)
 
         if context.chat_data and isinstance(update, Update) and update.effective_message:
-            context._message_id = update.effective_message.message_id  # pylint: disable=W0212
+            # pylint: disable=protected-access
+            context._message_id = update.effective_message.message_id
 
         # Remember to return the object
         return context
diff --git a/examples/conversationbot.py b/examples/conversationbot.py
index 4e5f62efb..853b44814 100644
--- a/examples/conversationbot.py
+++ b/examples/conversationbot.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable=C0116,W0613
+# pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring, unused-argument
 # This program is dedicated to the public domain under the CC0 license.
 
 """
diff --git a/examples/conversationbot2.py b/examples/conversationbot2.py
index aef62fe48..9459758e3 100644
--- a/examples/conversationbot2.py
+++ b/examples/conversationbot2.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable=C0116,W0613
+# pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring, unused-argument
 # This program is dedicated to the public domain under the CC0 license.
 
 """
diff --git a/examples/deeplinking.py b/examples/deeplinking.py
index deb74afc6..9e20ba437 100644
--- a/examples/deeplinking.py
+++ b/examples/deeplinking.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable=C0116,W0613
+# pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring, unused-argument
 # This program is dedicated to the public domain under the CC0 license.
 
 """Bot that explains Telegram's "Deep Linking Parameters" functionality.
diff --git a/examples/echobot.py b/examples/echobot.py
index e6954b7a1..2be175028 100644
--- a/examples/echobot.py
+++ b/examples/echobot.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable=C0116,W0613
+# pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring, unused-argument
 # This program is dedicated to the public domain under the CC0 license.
 
 """
diff --git a/examples/errorhandlerbot.py b/examples/errorhandlerbot.py
index 08504a6cd..a05497cbf 100644
--- a/examples/errorhandlerbot.py
+++ b/examples/errorhandlerbot.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable=C0116,W0613
+# pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring, unused-argument
 # This program is dedicated to the public domain under the CC0 license.
 
 """This is a very simple example on how one could implement a custom error handler."""
diff --git a/examples/inlinebot.py b/examples/inlinebot.py
index 5cbb8dfb1..5bfd90ae4 100644
--- a/examples/inlinebot.py
+++ b/examples/inlinebot.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable=C0116,W0613
+# pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring, unused-argument
 # This program is dedicated to the public domain under the CC0 license.
 
 """
diff --git a/examples/inlinekeyboard.py b/examples/inlinekeyboard.py
index a3799d207..717227b06 100644
--- a/examples/inlinekeyboard.py
+++ b/examples/inlinekeyboard.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable=C0116,W0613
+# pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring, unused-argument
 # This program is dedicated to the public domain under the CC0 license.
 
 """
diff --git a/examples/inlinekeyboard2.py b/examples/inlinekeyboard2.py
index 2276238e4..159bf375d 100644
--- a/examples/inlinekeyboard2.py
+++ b/examples/inlinekeyboard2.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable=C0116,W0613
+# pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring, unused-argument
 # This program is dedicated to the public domain under the CC0 license.
 
 """Simple inline keyboard bot with multiple CallbackQueryHandlers.
diff --git a/examples/nestedconversationbot.py b/examples/nestedconversationbot.py
index e00e2fc3d..6d5f66211 100644
--- a/examples/nestedconversationbot.py
+++ b/examples/nestedconversationbot.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable=C0116,W0613
+# pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring, unused-argument
 # This program is dedicated to the public domain under the CC0 license.
 
 """
diff --git a/examples/passportbot.py b/examples/passportbot.py
index 21bfc1ecd..8a8591997 100644
--- a/examples/passportbot.py
+++ b/examples/passportbot.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable=C0116,W0613
+# pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring, unused-argument
 # This program is dedicated to the public domain under the CC0 license.
 
 """
diff --git a/examples/paymentbot.py b/examples/paymentbot.py
index a619a7950..60a746029 100644
--- a/examples/paymentbot.py
+++ b/examples/paymentbot.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable=C0116,W0613
+# pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring, unused-argument
 # This program is dedicated to the public domain under the CC0 license.
 
 """Basic example for a bot that can receive payment from user."""
diff --git a/examples/persistentconversationbot.py b/examples/persistentconversationbot.py
index e9a2cc47a..7981e6018 100644
--- a/examples/persistentconversationbot.py
+++ b/examples/persistentconversationbot.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable=C0116,W0613
+# pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring, unused-argument
 # This program is dedicated to the public domain under the CC0 license.
 
 """
diff --git a/examples/pollbot.py b/examples/pollbot.py
index f7521c56e..ecb78d09f 100644
--- a/examples/pollbot.py
+++ b/examples/pollbot.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable=C0116,W0613
+# pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring, unused-argument
 # This program is dedicated to the public domain under the CC0 license.
 
 """
diff --git a/examples/rawapibot.py b/examples/rawapibot.py
index fed61b3d6..09e7e3a7c 100644
--- a/examples/rawapibot.py
+++ b/examples/rawapibot.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable=W0603
+# pylint: disable=global-statement
 """Simple Bot to reply to Telegram messages.
 
 This is built on the API wrapper, see echobot.py to see the same example built
diff --git a/examples/timerbot.py b/examples/timerbot.py
index 9643f30ab..1c72fbeb7 100644
--- a/examples/timerbot.py
+++ b/examples/timerbot.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable=C0116,W0613
+# pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring, unused-argument
 # This program is dedicated to the public domain under the CC0 license.
 
 """
diff --git a/telegram/__main__.py b/telegram/__main__.py
index 2e7a7de1d..f6025d6db 100644
--- a/telegram/__main__.py
+++ b/telegram/__main__.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/].
-# pylint: disable=C0114
+# pylint: disable=missing-module-docstring
 import subprocess
 import sys
 from typing import Optional
diff --git a/telegram/bot.py b/telegram/bot.py
index 7c8d013bd..3d8fea019 100644
--- a/telegram/bot.py
+++ b/telegram/bot.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable=E0611,E0213,E1102,E1101,R0913,R0904
+# pylint: disable=no-name-in-module, no-self-argument, not-callable, no-member, too-many-arguments
+# pylint: disable=too-many-public-methods
 #
 # A library that provides a Python interface to the Telegram Bot API
 # Copyright (C) 2015-2022
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ class Bot(TelegramObject):
         logger = logging.getLogger(func.__module__)
 
         @functools.wraps(func)
-        def decorator(*args, **kwargs):  # type: ignore[no-untyped-def] # pylint: disable=W0613
+        def decorator(*args, **kwargs):  # type: ignore[no-untyped-def]
             logger.debug('Entering: %s', func.__name__)
             result = func(*args, **kwargs)
             logger.debug(result)
@@ -337,7 +338,7 @@ class Bot(TelegramObject):
         return self._bot
 
     @property
-    def id(self) -> int:  # pylint: disable=C0103
+    def id(self) -> int:  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
         """:obj:`int`: Unique identifier for this bot."""
         return self.bot.id
 
@@ -2087,7 +2088,7 @@ class Bot(TelegramObject):
 
         return result  # type: ignore[return-value]
 
-    def _effective_inline_results(  # pylint: disable=R0201
+    def _effective_inline_results(  # pylint: disable=no-self-use
         self,
         results: Union[
             Sequence['InlineQueryResult'], Callable[[int], Optional[Sequence['InlineQueryResult']]]
@@ -2144,7 +2145,7 @@ class Bot(TelegramObject):
         return effective_results, next_offset
 
     @no_type_check  # mypy doesn't play too well with hasattr
-    def _insert_defaults_for_ilq_results(  # pylint: disable=R0201
+    def _insert_defaults_for_ilq_results(  # pylint: disable=no-self-use
         self, res: 'InlineQueryResult'
     ) -> None:
         """The reason why this method exists is similar to the description of _insert_defaults
@@ -2152,7 +2153,7 @@ class Bot(TelegramObject):
         DEFAULT_NONE to NONE *before* calling to_dict() makes it way easier to drop None entries
         from the json data.
         """
-        # pylint: disable=W0212
+        # pylint: disable=protected-access
         if hasattr(res, 'parse_mode'):
             res.parse_mode = DefaultValue.get_value(res.parse_mode)
         if hasattr(res, 'input_message_content') and res.input_message_content:
@@ -3651,7 +3652,7 @@ class Bot(TelegramObject):
         )
 
     @_log
-    def answer_shipping_query(  # pylint: disable=C0103
+    def answer_shipping_query(  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
         self,
         shipping_query_id: str,
         ok: bool,
@@ -3720,7 +3721,7 @@ class Bot(TelegramObject):
         return result  # type: ignore[return-value]
 
     @_log
-    def answer_pre_checkout_query(  # pylint: disable=C0103
+    def answer_pre_checkout_query(  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
         self,
         pre_checkout_query_id: str,
         ok: bool,
@@ -3762,7 +3763,7 @@ class Bot(TelegramObject):
         """
         ok = bool(ok)
 
-        if not (ok ^ (error_message is not None)):  # pylint: disable=C0325
+        if not (ok ^ (error_message is not None)):  # pylint: disable=superfluous-parens
             raise TelegramError(
                 'answerPreCheckoutQuery: If ok is True, there should '
                 'not be error_message; if ok is False, error_message '
@@ -5016,7 +5017,7 @@ class Bot(TelegramObject):
         question: str,
         options: List[str],
         is_anonymous: bool = True,
-        type: str = Poll.REGULAR,  # pylint: disable=W0622
+        type: str = Poll.REGULAR,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         allows_multiple_answers: bool = False,
         correct_option_id: int = None,
         is_closed: bool = None,
diff --git a/telegram/botcommand.py b/telegram/botcommand.py
index cf919c038..68539ad4b 100644
--- a/telegram/botcommand.py
+++ b/telegram/botcommand.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable=R0903
+# pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
 #
 # A library that provides a Python interface to the Telegram Bot API
 # Copyright (C) 2015-2022
diff --git a/telegram/botcommandscope.py b/telegram/botcommandscope.py
index 8ae36cf55..43e868ded 100644
--- a/telegram/botcommandscope.py
+++ b/telegram/botcommandscope.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/].
-# pylint: disable=W0622
+# pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
 """This module contains objects representing Telegram bot command scopes."""
 from typing import Any, Union, Optional, TYPE_CHECKING, Dict, Type
 
diff --git a/telegram/callbackquery.py b/telegram/callbackquery.py
index e74025e4c..f337ad871 100644
--- a/telegram/callbackquery.py
+++ b/telegram/callbackquery.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/].
-# pylint: disable=W0622
+# pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
 """This module contains an object that represents a Telegram CallbackQuery"""
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, List, Optional, Union, Tuple, ClassVar
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class CallbackQuery(TelegramObject):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        id: str,  # pylint: disable=W0622
+        id: str,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         from_user: User,
         chat_instance: str,
         message: Message = None,
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class CallbackQuery(TelegramObject):
         **_kwargs: Any,
     ):
         # Required
-        self.id = id  # pylint: disable=C0103
+        self.id = id  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
         self.from_user = from_user
         self.chat_instance = chat_instance
         # Optionals
diff --git a/telegram/chat.py b/telegram/chat.py
index 5340f94a1..de5f4fb0d 100644
--- a/telegram/chat.py
+++ b/telegram/chat.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable=W0622
+# pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
 #
 # A library that provides a Python interface to the Telegram Bot API
 # Copyright (C) 2015-2022
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class Chat(TelegramObject):
         **_kwargs: Any,
     ):
         # Required
-        self.id = int(id)  # pylint: disable=C0103
+        self.id = int(id)  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
         self.type = type
         # Optionals
         self.title = title
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ class Chat(TelegramObject):
             return None
 
         data['photo'] = ChatPhoto.de_json(data.get('photo'), bot)
-        from telegram import Message  # pylint: disable=C0415
+        from telegram import Message  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
 
         data['pinned_message'] = Message.de_json(data.get('pinned_message'), bot)
         data['permissions'] = ChatPermissions.de_json(data.get('permissions'), bot)
@@ -1472,7 +1472,7 @@ class Chat(TelegramObject):
         options: List[str],
         is_anonymous: bool = True,
         # We use constant.POLL_REGULAR instead of Poll.REGULAR here to avoid circular imports
-        type: str = constants.POLL_REGULAR,  # pylint: disable=W0622
+        type: str = constants.POLL_REGULAR,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         allows_multiple_answers: bool = False,
         correct_option_id: int = None,
         is_closed: bool = None,
diff --git a/telegram/chataction.py b/telegram/chataction.py
index af5d65561..61afc91bb 100644
--- a/telegram/chataction.py
+++ b/telegram/chataction.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable=R0903
+# pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
 #
 # A library that provides a Python interface to the Telegram Bot API
 # Copyright (C) 2015-2022
diff --git a/telegram/choseninlineresult.py b/telegram/choseninlineresult.py
index 9f9134676..5be9b15ae 100644
--- a/telegram/choseninlineresult.py
+++ b/telegram/choseninlineresult.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable=R0902,R0913
+# pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes, too-many-arguments
 #
 # A library that provides a Python interface to the Telegram Bot API
 # Copyright (C) 2015-2022
diff --git a/telegram/dice.py b/telegram/dice.py
index b71e153b2..135f2b877 100644
--- a/telegram/dice.py
+++ b/telegram/dice.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable=R0903
+# pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
 #
 # A library that provides a Python interface to the Telegram Bot API
 # Copyright (C) 2015-2022
diff --git a/telegram/error.py b/telegram/error.py
index 93599c9b8..3ee3770e1 100644
--- a/telegram/error.py
+++ b/telegram/error.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/].
-# pylint: disable=C0115
 """This module contains an classes that represent Telegram errors."""
 from typing import Tuple, Union
 
diff --git a/telegram/ext/basepersistence.py b/telegram/ext/basepersistence.py
index 915ff70c6..517297acb 100644
--- a/telegram/ext/basepersistence.py
+++ b/telegram/ext/basepersistence.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class BasePersistence(Generic[UD, CD, BD], ABC):
     )
 
     def __new__(
-        cls, *args: object, **kwargs: object  # pylint: disable=W0613
+        cls, *args: object, **kwargs: object  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     ) -> 'BasePersistence':
         """This overrides the get_* and update_* methods to use insert/replace_bot.
         That has the side effect that we always pass deepcopied data to those methods, so in
@@ -209,7 +209,9 @@ class BasePersistence(Generic[UD, CD, BD], ABC):
         return cls._replace_bot(obj, {})
 
     @classmethod
-    def _replace_bot(cls, obj: object, memo: Dict[int, object]) -> object:  # pylint: disable=R0911
+    def _replace_bot(  # pylint: disable=too-many-return-statements
+        cls, obj: object, memo: Dict[int, object]
+    ) -> object:
         obj_id = id(obj)
         if obj_id in memo:
             return memo[obj_id]
@@ -309,7 +311,8 @@ class BasePersistence(Generic[UD, CD, BD], ABC):
         """
         return self._insert_bot(obj, {})
 
-    def _insert_bot(self, obj: object, memo: Dict[int, object]) -> object:  # pylint: disable=R0911
+    # pylint: disable=too-many-return-statements
+    def _insert_bot(self, obj: object, memo: Dict[int, object]) -> object:
         obj_id = id(obj)
         if obj_id in memo:
             return memo[obj_id]
diff --git a/telegram/ext/callbackcontext.py b/telegram/ext/callbackcontext.py
index 73f81d92e..b76b1c2f8 100644
--- a/telegram/ext/callbackcontext.py
+++ b/telegram/ext/callbackcontext.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/].
-# pylint: disable=R0201
+# pylint: disable=no-self-use
 """This module contains the CallbackContext class."""
 from queue import Queue
 from typing import (
@@ -296,12 +296,12 @@ class CallbackContext(Generic[UD, CD, BD]):
             if chat:
                 self._chat_id_and_data = (
                     chat.id,
-                    dispatcher.chat_data[chat.id],  # pylint: disable=W0212
+                    dispatcher.chat_data[chat.id],  # pylint: disable=protected-access
                 )
             if user:
                 self._user_id_and_data = (
                     user.id,
-                    dispatcher.user_data[user.id],  # pylint: disable=W0212
+                    dispatcher.user_data[user.id],  # pylint: disable=protected-access
                 )
         return self
 
diff --git a/telegram/ext/callbackdatacache.py b/telegram/ext/callbackdatacache.py
index 010366463..3631bd479 100644
--- a/telegram/ext/callbackdatacache.py
+++ b/telegram/ext/callbackdatacache.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from threading import Lock
 from typing import Dict, Tuple, Union, Optional, MutableMapping, TYPE_CHECKING, cast
 from uuid import uuid4
 
-from cachetools import LRUCache  # pylint: disable=E0401
+from cachetools import LRUCache  # pylint: disable=import-error
 
 from telegram import (
     InlineKeyboardMarkup,
diff --git a/telegram/ext/contexttypes.py b/telegram/ext/contexttypes.py
index ee03037a9..8b905e203 100644
--- a/telegram/ext/contexttypes.py
+++ b/telegram/ext/contexttypes.py
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/].
-# pylint: disable=R0201
+# pylint: disable=no-self-use
 """This module contains the auxiliary class ContextTypes."""
-from typing import Type, Generic, overload, Dict  # pylint: disable=W0611
+from typing import Type, Generic, overload, Dict  # pylint: disable=unused-import
 
 from telegram.ext.callbackcontext import CallbackContext
 from telegram.ext.utils.types import CCT, UD, CD, BD
diff --git a/telegram/ext/conversationhandler.py b/telegram/ext/conversationhandler.py
index 30d96400a..f3a41618d 100644
--- a/telegram/ext/conversationhandler.py
+++ b/telegram/ext/conversationhandler.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/].
-# pylint: disable=R0201
+# pylint: disable=no-self-use
 """This module contains the ConversationHandler."""
 
 import logging
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class ConversationHandler(Handler[Update, CCT]):
     WAITING: ClassVar[int] = -3
     """:obj:`int`: Used as a constant to handle state when a conversation is still waiting on the
     previous ``@run_sync`` decorated running handler to finish."""
-    # pylint: disable=W0231
+    # pylint: disable=super-init-not-called
     def __init__(
         self,
         entry_points: List[Handler[Update, CCT]],
@@ -511,7 +511,8 @@ class ConversationHandler(Handler[Update, CCT]):
                 )
                 self.logger.exception("%s", exc)
 
-    def check_update(self, update: object) -> CheckUpdateType:  # pylint: disable=R0911
+    # pylint: disable=too-many-return-statements
+    def check_update(self, update: object) -> CheckUpdateType:
         """
         Determines whether an update should be handled by this conversationhandler, and if so in
         which state the conversation currently is.
diff --git a/telegram/ext/defaults.py b/telegram/ext/defaults.py
index 2b30b3d43..2506e62ca 100644
--- a/telegram/ext/defaults.py
+++ b/telegram/ext/defaults.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/].
-# pylint: disable=R0201
+# pylint: disable=no-self-use
 """This module contains the class Defaults, which allows to pass default values to Updater."""
 from typing import NoReturn, Optional, Dict, Any
 
diff --git a/telegram/ext/dispatcher.py b/telegram/ext/dispatcher.py
index b88fa6ebb..3715dacd8 100644
--- a/telegram/ext/dispatcher.py
+++ b/telegram/ext/dispatcher.py
@@ -259,7 +259,8 @@ class Dispatcher(Generic[CCT, UD, CD, BD]):
         # For backward compatibility, we allow a "singleton" mode for the dispatcher. When there's
         # only one instance of Dispatcher, it will be possible to use the `run_async` decorator.
         with self.__singleton_lock:
-            if self.__singleton_semaphore.acquire(blocking=False):  # pylint: disable=R1732
+            # pylint: disable=consider-using-with
+            if self.__singleton_semaphore.acquire(blocking=False):
                 self._set_singleton(self)
             else:
                 self._set_singleton(None)
@@ -528,7 +529,8 @@ class Dispatcher(Generic[CCT, UD, CD, BD]):
 
         """
         # Unfortunately due to circular imports this has to be here
-        from .conversationhandler import ConversationHandler  # pylint: disable=C0415
+        # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+        from .conversationhandler import ConversationHandler
 
         if not isinstance(handler, Handler):
             raise TypeError(f'handler is not an instance of {Handler.__name__}')
@@ -628,7 +630,7 @@ class Dispatcher(Generic[CCT, UD, CD, BD]):
     def add_error_handler(
         self,
         callback: Callable[[object, CCT], None],
-        run_async: Union[bool, DefaultValue] = DEFAULT_FALSE,  # pylint: disable=W0621
+        run_async: Union[bool, DefaultValue] = DEFAULT_FALSE,
     ) -> None:
         """Registers an error handler in the Dispatcher. This handler will receive every error
         which happens in your bot. See the docs of :meth:`dispatch_error` for more details on how
@@ -708,7 +710,10 @@ class Dispatcher(Generic[CCT, UD, CD, BD]):
         async_kwargs = None if not promise else promise.kwargs
 
         if self.error_handlers:
-            for callback, run_async in self.error_handlers.items():  # pylint: disable=W0621
+            for (
+                callback,
+                run_async,
+            ) in self.error_handlers.items():  # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
                 context = self.context_types.context.from_error(
                     update=update,
                     error=error,
diff --git a/telegram/ext/extbot.py b/telegram/ext/extbot.py
index c43672847..270079e96 100644
--- a/telegram/ext/extbot.py
+++ b/telegram/ext/extbot.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable=E0611,E0213,E1102,C0103,E1101,R0913,R0904
+# pylint: disable=no-name-in-module, no-self-argument, not-callable, invalid-name, no-member
+# pylint: disable=too-many-arguments, too-many-public-methods
 #
 # A library that provides a Python interface to the Telegram Bot API
 # Copyright (C) 2015-2022
@@ -299,7 +300,7 @@ class ExtBot(telegram.bot.Bot):
 
         return updates
 
-    def _effective_inline_results(  # pylint: disable=R0201
+    def _effective_inline_results(  # pylint: disable=no-self-use
         self,
         results: Union[
             Sequence['InlineQueryResult'], Callable[[int], Optional[Sequence['InlineQueryResult']]]
diff --git a/telegram/ext/filters.py b/telegram/ext/filters.py
index e1cfc23e2..7de86934b 100644
--- a/telegram/ext/filters.py
+++ b/telegram/ext/filters.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/].
-# pylint: disable=C0112, C0103, W0221
+# pylint: disable=empty-docstring,  invalid-name,  arguments-differ
 """This module contains the Filters for use with the MessageHandler class."""
 
 import re
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ class BaseFilter(ABC):
 
     __slots__ = ('_name', '_data_filter')
 
-    def __new__(cls, *args: object, **kwargs: object) -> 'BaseFilter':  # pylint: disable=W0613
+    # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+    def __new__(cls, *args: object, **kwargs: object) -> 'BaseFilter':
         # We do this here instead of in a __init__ so filter don't have to call __init__ or super()
         instance = super().__new__(cls)
         instance._name = None
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ class BaseFilter(ABC):
 
     @name.setter
     def name(self, name: Optional[str]) -> None:
-        self._name = name  # pylint: disable=E0237
+        self._name = name  # pylint: disable=assigning-non-slot
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         # We do this here instead of in a __init__ so filter don't have to call __init__ or super()
@@ -299,7 +300,8 @@ class MergedFilter(UpdateFilter):
                 base[k] = comp_value
         return base
 
-    def filter(self, update: Update) -> Union[bool, DataDict]:  # pylint: disable=R0911
+    # pylint: disable=too-many-return-statements
+    def filter(self, update: Update) -> Union[bool, DataDict]:
         base_output = self.base_filter(update)
         # We need to check if the filters are data filters and if so return the merged data.
         # If it's not a data filter or an or_filter but no matches return bool
@@ -1523,7 +1525,7 @@ officedocument.wordprocessingml.document")``.
             raise RuntimeError(f'Cannot set name for Filters.{self.__class__.__name__}')
 
     class user(_ChatUserBaseFilter):
-        # pylint: disable=W0235
+        # pylint: disable=useless-super-delegation
         """Filters messages to allow only those which are from specified user ID(s) or
         username(s).
 
@@ -1624,7 +1626,7 @@ officedocument.wordprocessingml.document")``.
             return super().remove_chat_ids(user_id)
 
     class via_bot(_ChatUserBaseFilter):
-        # pylint: disable=W0235
+        # pylint: disable=useless-super-delegation
         """Filters messages to allow only those which are from specified via_bot ID(s) or
         username(s).
 
@@ -1726,7 +1728,7 @@ officedocument.wordprocessingml.document")``.
             return super().remove_chat_ids(bot_id)
 
     class chat(_ChatUserBaseFilter):
-        # pylint: disable=W0235
+        # pylint: disable=useless-super-delegation
         """Filters messages to allow only those which are from a specified chat ID or username.
 
         Examples:
@@ -1809,7 +1811,7 @@ officedocument.wordprocessingml.document")``.
             return super().remove_chat_ids(chat_id)
 
     class forwarded_from(_ChatUserBaseFilter):
-        # pylint: disable=W0235
+        # pylint: disable=useless-super-delegation
         """Filters messages to allow only those which are forwarded from the specified chat ID(s)
         or username(s) based on :attr:`telegram.Message.forward_from` and
         :attr:`telegram.Message.forward_from_chat`.
@@ -1902,7 +1904,7 @@ officedocument.wordprocessingml.document")``.
             return super().remove_chat_ids(chat_id)
 
     class sender_chat(_ChatUserBaseFilter):
-        # pylint: disable=W0235
+        # pylint: disable=useless-super-delegation
         """Filters messages to allow only those which are from a specified sender chat's chat ID or
         username.
 
diff --git a/telegram/ext/typehandler.py b/telegram/ext/typehandler.py
index 97c540aa9..a27441baf 100644
--- a/telegram/ext/typehandler.py
+++ b/telegram/ext/typehandler.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class TypeHandler(Handler[UT, CCT]):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        type: Type[UT],  # pylint: disable=W0622
+        type: Type[UT],  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         callback: Callable[[UT, CCT], RT],
         strict: bool = False,
         run_async: Union[bool, DefaultValue] = DEFAULT_FALSE,
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ class TypeHandler(Handler[UT, CCT]):
             callback,
             run_async=run_async,
         )
-        self.type = type  # pylint: disable=E0237
-        self.strict = strict  # pylint: disable=E0237
+        self.type = type  # pylint: disable=assigning-non-slot
+        self.strict = strict  # pylint: disable=assigning-non-slot
 
     def check_update(self, update: object) -> bool:
         """Determines whether an update should be passed to this handlers :attr:`callback`.
@@ -85,4 +85,4 @@ class TypeHandler(Handler[UT, CCT]):
         """
         if not self.strict:
             return isinstance(update, self.type)
-        return type(update) is self.type  # pylint: disable=C0123
+        return type(update) is self.type  # pylint: disable=unidiomatic-typecheck
diff --git a/telegram/ext/updater.py b/telegram/ext/updater.py
index 5e161403c..7bc936274 100644
--- a/telegram/ext/updater.py
+++ b/telegram/ext/updater.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class Updater(Generic[CCT, UD, CD, BD]):
         private_key_password: bytes = None,
         user_sig_handler: Callable = None,
         request_kwargs: Dict[str, Any] = None,
-        persistence: 'BasePersistence' = None,  # pylint: disable=E0601
+        persistence: 'BasePersistence' = None,  # pylint: disable=used-before-assignment
         defaults: 'Defaults' = None,
         base_file_url: str = None,
         arbitrary_callback_data: Union[DefaultValue, bool, int, None] = DEFAULT_FALSE,
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ class Updater(Generic[CCT, UD, CD, BD]):
                 self.user_sig_handler(signum, frame)
         else:
             self.logger.warning('Exiting immediately!')
-            # pylint: disable=C0415,W0212
+            # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel, protected-access
             import os
 
             os._exit(1)
diff --git a/telegram/ext/utils/webhookhandler.py b/telegram/ext/utils/webhookhandler.py
index fb69856b8..acaa6cf73 100644
--- a/telegram/ext/utils/webhookhandler.py
+++ b/telegram/ext/utils/webhookhandler.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/].
-# pylint: disable=C0114
+# pylint: disable=missing-module-docstring
 
 import logging
 from queue import Queue
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ class WebhookServer:
                 return
             self.loop.add_callback(self.loop.stop)  # type: ignore
 
-    def handle_error(self, request: object, client_address: str) -> None:  # pylint: disable=W0613
+    # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+    def handle_error(self, request: object, client_address: str) -> None:
         """Handle an error gracefully."""
         self.logger.debug(
             'Exception happened during processing of request from %s',
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ class WebhookAppClass(tornado.web.Application):
 
 
 # WebhookHandler, process webhook calls
-# pylint: disable=W0223
+# pylint: disable=abstract-method
 class WebhookHandler(tornado.web.RequestHandler):
     SUPPORTED_METHODS = ["POST"]  # type: ignore
 
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ class WebhookHandler(tornado.web.RequestHandler):
         self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
     def initialize(self, bot: 'Bot', update_queue: Queue) -> None:
-        # pylint: disable=W0201
+        # pylint: disable=attribute-defined-outside-init
         self.bot = bot
         self.update_queue = update_queue
 
diff --git a/telegram/files/inputfile.py b/telegram/files/inputfile.py
index 16dcd118a..a4595bb61 100644
--- a/telegram/files/inputfile.py
+++ b/telegram/files/inputfile.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable=W0622,E0611
+# pylint: disable=redefined-builtin, no-name-in-module
 #
 # A library that provides a Python interface to the Telegram Bot API
 # Copyright (C) 2015-2022
diff --git a/telegram/files/inputmedia.py b/telegram/files/inputmedia.py
index ee6598a72..e96ab7f1b 100644
--- a/telegram/files/inputmedia.py
+++ b/telegram/files/inputmedia.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class InputMedia(TelegramObject):
 
         if self.caption_entities:
             data['caption_entities'] = [
-                ce.to_dict() for ce in self.caption_entities  # pylint: disable=E1133
+                ce.to_dict() for ce in self.caption_entities  # pylint: disable=not-an-iterable
             ]
 
         return data
diff --git a/telegram/helpers.py b/telegram/helpers.py
index 87c83175e..26407689e 100644
--- a/telegram/helpers.py
+++ b/telegram/helpers.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def effective_message_type(entity: Union['Message', 'Update']) -> Optional[str]:
 
     """
     # Importing on file-level yields cyclic Import Errors
-    from telegram import Message, Update  # pylint: disable=C0415
+    from telegram import Message, Update  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
 
     if isinstance(entity, Message):
         message = entity
diff --git a/telegram/inline/inlinequery.py b/telegram/inline/inlinequery.py
index 24c5323bc..58afb2c6a 100644
--- a/telegram/inline/inlinequery.py
+++ b/telegram/inline/inlinequery.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable=R0902,R0913
+# pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes, too-many-arguments
 #
 # A library that provides a Python interface to the Telegram Bot API
 # Copyright (C) 2015-2022
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class InlineQuery(TelegramObject):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        id: str,  # pylint: disable=W0622
+        id: str,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         from_user: User,
         query: str,
         offset: str,
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class InlineQuery(TelegramObject):
         **_kwargs: Any,
     ):
         # Required
-        self.id = id  # pylint: disable=C0103
+        self.id = id  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
         self.from_user = from_user
         self.query = query
         self.offset = offset
diff --git a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresult.py b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresult.py
index 9566f707a..83354c4ac 100644
--- a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresult.py
+++ b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresult.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/].
-# pylint: disable=W0622
+# pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
 """This module contains the classes that represent Telegram InlineQueryResult."""
 
 from typing import Any
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class InlineQueryResult(TelegramObject):
     def __init__(self, type: str, id: str, **_kwargs: Any):
         # Required
         self.type = str(type)
-        self.id = str(id)  # pylint: disable=C0103
+        self.id = str(id)  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
 
         self._id_attrs = (self.id,)
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class InlineQueryResult(TelegramObject):
         """See :meth:`telegram.TelegramObject.to_dict`."""
         data = super().to_dict()
 
-        # pylint: disable=E1101
+        # pylint: disable=no-member
         if (
             hasattr(self, 'caption_entities')
             and self.caption_entities  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
diff --git a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultarticle.py b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultarticle.py
index ecc975cc3..9071733c3 100644
--- a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultarticle.py
+++ b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultarticle.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class InlineQueryResultArticle(InlineQueryResult):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        id: str,  # pylint: disable=W0622
+        id: str,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         title: str,
         input_message_content: 'InputMessageContent',
         reply_markup: 'ReplyMarkup' = None,
diff --git a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultaudio.py b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultaudio.py
index 41d856a81..8620ba519 100644
--- a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultaudio.py
+++ b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultaudio.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class InlineQueryResultAudio(InlineQueryResult):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        id: str,  # pylint: disable=W0622
+        id: str,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         audio_url: str,
         title: str,
         performer: str = None,
diff --git a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcachedaudio.py b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcachedaudio.py
index d4f015f07..5ac874acd 100644
--- a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcachedaudio.py
+++ b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcachedaudio.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class InlineQueryResultCachedAudio(InlineQueryResult):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        id: str,  # pylint: disable=W0622
+        id: str,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         audio_file_id: str,
         caption: str = None,
         reply_markup: 'ReplyMarkup' = None,
diff --git a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcacheddocument.py b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcacheddocument.py
index 9e68d00cd..ef83599ac 100644
--- a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcacheddocument.py
+++ b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcacheddocument.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/].
-# pylint: disable=W0622
+# pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
 """This module contains the classes that represent Telegram InlineQueryResultCachedDocument."""
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Union, Tuple, List
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class InlineQueryResultCachedDocument(InlineQueryResult):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        id: str,  # pylint: disable=W0622
+        id: str,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         title: str,
         document_file_id: str,
         description: str = None,
diff --git a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcachedgif.py b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcachedgif.py
index b8afa6791..d6aac9b2f 100644
--- a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcachedgif.py
+++ b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcachedgif.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class InlineQueryResultCachedGif(InlineQueryResult):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        id: str,  # pylint: disable=W0622
+        id: str,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         gif_file_id: str,
         title: str = None,
         caption: str = None,
diff --git a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcachedmpeg4gif.py b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcachedmpeg4gif.py
index e45f5faff..65457fd9b 100644
--- a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcachedmpeg4gif.py
+++ b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcachedmpeg4gif.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class InlineQueryResultCachedMpeg4Gif(InlineQueryResult):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        id: str,  # pylint: disable=W0622
+        id: str,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         mpeg4_file_id: str,
         title: str = None,
         caption: str = None,
diff --git a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcachedphoto.py b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcachedphoto.py
index 33a14f9ac..a0158be94 100644
--- a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcachedphoto.py
+++ b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcachedphoto.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/].
-# pylint: disable=W0622
+# pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
 """This module contains the classes that represent Telegram InlineQueryResultPhoto"""
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Union, Tuple, List
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class InlineQueryResultCachedPhoto(InlineQueryResult):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        id: str,  # pylint: disable=W0622
+        id: str,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         photo_file_id: str,
         title: str = None,
         description: str = None,
diff --git a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcachedsticker.py b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcachedsticker.py
index 0425fa5bb..904560150 100644
--- a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcachedsticker.py
+++ b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcachedsticker.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class InlineQueryResultCachedSticker(InlineQueryResult):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        id: str,  # pylint: disable=W0622
+        id: str,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         sticker_file_id: str,
         reply_markup: 'ReplyMarkup' = None,
         input_message_content: 'InputMessageContent' = None,
diff --git a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcachedvideo.py b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcachedvideo.py
index 59c546d08..42d3666bf 100644
--- a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcachedvideo.py
+++ b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcachedvideo.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class InlineQueryResultCachedVideo(InlineQueryResult):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        id: str,  # pylint: disable=W0622
+        id: str,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         video_file_id: str,
         title: str,
         description: str = None,
diff --git a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcachedvoice.py b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcachedvoice.py
index 329e99090..8a054a1ac 100644
--- a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcachedvoice.py
+++ b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcachedvoice.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class InlineQueryResultCachedVoice(InlineQueryResult):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        id: str,  # pylint: disable=W0622
+        id: str,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         voice_file_id: str,
         title: str,
         caption: str = None,
diff --git a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcontact.py b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcontact.py
index df4f6c980..71f79b4fa 100644
--- a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcontact.py
+++ b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultcontact.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class InlineQueryResultContact(InlineQueryResult):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        id: str,  # pylint: disable=W0622
+        id: str,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         phone_number: str,
         first_name: str,
         last_name: str = None,
diff --git a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultdocument.py b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultdocument.py
index 9ef24a5f3..fa66ef49a 100644
--- a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultdocument.py
+++ b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultdocument.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class InlineQueryResultDocument(InlineQueryResult):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        id: str,  # pylint: disable=W0622
+        id: str,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         document_url: str,
         title: str,
         mime_type: str,
diff --git a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultgame.py b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultgame.py
index 02e4a7dd4..367cd1e93 100644
--- a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultgame.py
+++ b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultgame.py
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ class InlineQueryResultGame(InlineQueryResult):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        id: str,  # pylint: disable=W0622
+        id: str,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         game_short_name: str,
         reply_markup: 'ReplyMarkup' = None,
         **_kwargs: Any,
     ):
         # Required
         super().__init__('game', id)
-        self.id = id  # pylint: disable=W0622
+        self.id = id  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         self.game_short_name = game_short_name
 
         self.reply_markup = reply_markup
diff --git a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultgif.py b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultgif.py
index 1ce4614cf..caf793d86 100644
--- a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultgif.py
+++ b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultgif.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/].
-# pylint: disable=W0622
+# pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
 """This module contains the classes that represent Telegram InlineQueryResultGif."""
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Union, Tuple, List
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class InlineQueryResultGif(InlineQueryResult):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        id: str,  # pylint: disable=W0622
+        id: str,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         gif_url: str,
         thumb_url: str,
         gif_width: int = None,
diff --git a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultlocation.py b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultlocation.py
index e55d90bfc..6e7be66b2 100644
--- a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultlocation.py
+++ b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultlocation.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class InlineQueryResultLocation(InlineQueryResult):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        id: str,  # pylint: disable=W0622
+        id: str,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         latitude: float,
         longitude: float,
         title: str,
diff --git a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultmpeg4gif.py b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultmpeg4gif.py
index a57272aaf..2c8745a0e 100644
--- a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultmpeg4gif.py
+++ b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultmpeg4gif.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class InlineQueryResultMpeg4Gif(InlineQueryResult):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        id: str,  # pylint: disable=W0622
+        id: str,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         mpeg4_url: str,
         thumb_url: str,
         mpeg4_width: int = None,
diff --git a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultphoto.py b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultphoto.py
index 0f5be4150..19f6f4240 100644
--- a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultphoto.py
+++ b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultphoto.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class InlineQueryResultPhoto(InlineQueryResult):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        id: str,  # pylint: disable=W0622
+        id: str,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         photo_url: str,
         thumb_url: str,
         photo_width: int = None,
diff --git a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultvenue.py b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultvenue.py
index 4a64a1068..6470ee9c3 100644
--- a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultvenue.py
+++ b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultvenue.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class InlineQueryResultVenue(InlineQueryResult):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        id: str,  # pylint: disable=W0622
+        id: str,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         latitude: float,
         longitude: float,
         title: str,
diff --git a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultvideo.py b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultvideo.py
index 4a0b4c595..5ca5c6033 100644
--- a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultvideo.py
+++ b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultvideo.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class InlineQueryResultVideo(InlineQueryResult):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        id: str,  # pylint: disable=W0622
+        id: str,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         video_url: str,
         mime_type: str,
         thumb_url: str,
diff --git a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultvoice.py b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultvoice.py
index 32e626841..88d79b7a1 100644
--- a/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultvoice.py
+++ b/telegram/inline/inlinequeryresultvoice.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class InlineQueryResultVoice(InlineQueryResult):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        id: str,  # pylint: disable=W0622
+        id: str,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         voice_url: str,
         title: str,
         voice_duration: int = None,
diff --git a/telegram/keyboardbuttonpolltype.py b/telegram/keyboardbuttonpolltype.py
index ca6c503ae..772e5f030 100644
--- a/telegram/keyboardbuttonpolltype.py
+++ b/telegram/keyboardbuttonpolltype.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable=R0903
+# pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
 #
 # A library that provides a Python interface to the Telegram Bot API
 # Copyright (C) 2015-2022
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class KeyboardButtonPollType(TelegramObject):
 
     __slots__ = ('type',)
 
-    def __init__(self, type: str = None, **_kwargs: Any):  # pylint: disable=W0622
+    def __init__(self, type: str = None, **_kwargs: Any):  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         self.type = type
 
         self._id_attrs = (self.type,)
diff --git a/telegram/loginurl.py b/telegram/loginurl.py
index d014f2674..0c6e799cd 100644
--- a/telegram/loginurl.py
+++ b/telegram/loginurl.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable=R0903
+# pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
 #
 # A library that provides a Python interface to the Telegram Bot API
 # Copyright (C) 2015-2022
diff --git a/telegram/message.py b/telegram/message.py
index 714958fbe..1a5ce48c2 100644
--- a/telegram/message.py
+++ b/telegram/message.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable=R0902,R0913
+# pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes, too-many-arguments
 #
 # A library that provides a Python interface to the Telegram Bot API
 # Copyright (C) 2015-2022
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ class Message(TelegramObject):
 
         return self._effective_attachment  # type: ignore
 
-    def __getitem__(self, item: str) -> Any:  # pylint: disable=R1710
+    def __getitem__(self, item: str) -> Any:  # pylint: disable=inconsistent-return-statements
         return self.chat.id if item == 'chat_id' else super().__getitem__(item)
 
     def to_dict(self) -> JSONDict:
@@ -1583,7 +1583,7 @@ class Message(TelegramObject):
         question: str,
         options: List[str],
         is_anonymous: bool = True,
-        type: str = Poll.REGULAR,  # pylint: disable=W0622
+        type: str = Poll.REGULAR,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         allows_multiple_answers: bool = False,
         correct_option_id: int = None,
         is_closed: bool = None,
diff --git a/telegram/messageentity.py b/telegram/messageentity.py
index b96a2726d..dabede9d2 100644
--- a/telegram/messageentity.py
+++ b/telegram/messageentity.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class MessageEntity(TelegramObject):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        type: str,  # pylint: disable=W0622
+        type: str,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         offset: int,
         length: int,
         url: str = None,
diff --git a/telegram/parsemode.py b/telegram/parsemode.py
index 1047a0a01..3c3cdf26c 100644
--- a/telegram/parsemode.py
+++ b/telegram/parsemode.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable=R0903
+# pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
 #
 # A library that provides a Python interface to the Telegram Bot API
 # Copyright (C) 2015-2022
diff --git a/telegram/passport/credentials.py b/telegram/passport/credentials.py
index 95de18e24..3461a7505 100644
--- a/telegram/passport/credentials.py
+++ b/telegram/passport/credentials.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/].
-# pylint: disable=C0114, W0622
+# pylint: disable=missing-module-docstring,  redefined-builtin
 try:
     import ujson as json
 except ImportError:
diff --git a/telegram/passport/data.py b/telegram/passport/data.py
index e1d38b536..03c297b01 100644
--- a/telegram/passport/data.py
+++ b/telegram/passport/data.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/].
-# pylint: disable=C0114
+# pylint: disable=missing-module-docstring
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
 
 from telegram import TelegramObject
diff --git a/telegram/passport/encryptedpassportelement.py b/telegram/passport/encryptedpassportelement.py
index 68f73c064..18d39d0d2 100644
--- a/telegram/passport/encryptedpassportelement.py
+++ b/telegram/passport/encryptedpassportelement.py
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ class EncryptedPassportElement(TelegramObject):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        type: str,  # pylint: disable=W0622
-        hash: str,  # pylint: disable=W0622
+        type: str,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
+        hash: str,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         data: PersonalDetails = None,
         phone_number: str = None,
         email: str = None,
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class EncryptedPassportElement(TelegramObject):
         selfie: PassportFile = None,
         translation: List[PassportFile] = None,
         bot: 'Bot' = None,
-        credentials: 'Credentials' = None,  # pylint: disable=W0613
+        credentials: 'Credentials' = None,  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
         **_kwargs: Any,
     ):
         # Required
diff --git a/telegram/passport/passportelementerrors.py b/telegram/passport/passportelementerrors.py
index 9740fafd4..bff320fa5 100644
--- a/telegram/passport/passportelementerrors.py
+++ b/telegram/passport/passportelementerrors.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/].
-# pylint: disable=W0622
+# pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
 """This module contains the classes that represent Telegram PassportElementError."""
 
 from typing import Any
diff --git a/telegram/payment/precheckoutquery.py b/telegram/payment/precheckoutquery.py
index 86efc9154..a9ccd4676 100644
--- a/telegram/payment/precheckoutquery.py
+++ b/telegram/payment/precheckoutquery.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class PreCheckoutQuery(TelegramObject):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        id: str,  # pylint: disable=W0622
+        id: str,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         from_user: User,
         currency: str,
         total_amount: int,
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class PreCheckoutQuery(TelegramObject):
         bot: 'Bot' = None,
         **_kwargs: Any,
     ):
-        self.id = id  # pylint: disable=C0103
+        self.id = id  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
         self.from_user = from_user
         self.currency = currency
         self.total_amount = total_amount
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class PreCheckoutQuery(TelegramObject):
 
         return cls(bot=bot, **data)
 
-    def answer(  # pylint: disable=C0103
+    def answer(  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
         self,
         ok: bool,
         error_message: str = None,
diff --git a/telegram/payment/shippingoption.py b/telegram/payment/shippingoption.py
index b0a9ccef5..1a66a4807 100644
--- a/telegram/payment/shippingoption.py
+++ b/telegram/payment/shippingoption.py
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ class ShippingOption(TelegramObject):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        id: str,  # pylint: disable=W0622
+        id: str,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         title: str,
         prices: List['LabeledPrice'],
         **_kwargs: Any,
     ):
-        self.id = id  # pylint: disable=C0103
+        self.id = id  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
         self.title = title
         self.prices = prices
 
diff --git a/telegram/payment/shippingquery.py b/telegram/payment/shippingquery.py
index 1a326df86..c447aec5f 100644
--- a/telegram/payment/shippingquery.py
+++ b/telegram/payment/shippingquery.py
@@ -58,14 +58,14 @@ class ShippingQuery(TelegramObject):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        id: str,  # pylint: disable=W0622
+        id: str,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         from_user: User,
         invoice_payload: str,
         shipping_address: ShippingAddress,
         bot: 'Bot' = None,
         **_kwargs: Any,
     ):
-        self.id = id  # pylint: disable=C0103
+        self.id = id  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
         self.from_user = from_user
         self.invoice_payload = invoice_payload
         self.shipping_address = shipping_address
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class ShippingQuery(TelegramObject):
 
         return cls(bot=bot, **data)
 
-    def answer(  # pylint: disable=C0103
+    def answer(  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
         self,
         ok: bool,
         shipping_options: List[ShippingOption] = None,
diff --git a/telegram/poll.py b/telegram/poll.py
index 89488bfa1..49e1cad2e 100644
--- a/telegram/poll.py
+++ b/telegram/poll.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable=R0903
+# pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
 #
 # A library that provides a Python interface to the Telegram Bot API
 # Copyright (C) 2015-2022
@@ -168,13 +168,13 @@ class Poll(TelegramObject):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        id: str,  # pylint: disable=W0622
+        id: str,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         question: str,
         options: List[PollOption],
         total_voter_count: int,
         is_closed: bool,
         is_anonymous: bool,
-        type: str,  # pylint: disable=W0622
+        type: str,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         allows_multiple_answers: bool,
         correct_option_id: int = None,
         explanation: str = None,
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class Poll(TelegramObject):
         close_date: datetime.datetime = None,
         **_kwargs: Any,
     ):
-        self.id = id  # pylint: disable=C0103
+        self.id = id  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
         self.question = question
         self.options = options
         self.total_voter_count = total_voter_count
diff --git a/telegram/request.py b/telegram/request.py
index 2c5375012..f13241c3a 100644
--- a/telegram/request.py
+++ b/telegram/request.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
         )
         raise
 
-# pylint: disable=C0412
+# pylint: disable=ungrouped-imports
 from telegram import InputFile
 from telegram.error import (
     TelegramError,
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ from telegram.error import (
 from telegram.utils.types import JSONDict
 
 
-def _render_part(self: RequestField, name: str, value: str) -> str:  # pylint: disable=W0613
+# pylint: disable=unused-argument
+def _render_part(self: RequestField, name: str, value: str) -> str:
     r"""
     Monkey patch urllib3.urllib3.fields.RequestField to make it *not* support RFC2231 compliant
     Content-Disposition headers since telegram servers don't understand it. Instead just escape
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ def _render_part(self: RequestField, name: str, value: str) -> str:  # pylint: d
     return f'{name}="{value}"'
 
 
-RequestField._render_part = _render_part  # type: ignore  # pylint: disable=W0212
+RequestField._render_part = _render_part  # type: ignore  # pylint: disable=protected-access
 
 logging.getLogger('telegram.vendor.ptb_urllib3.urllib3').setLevel(logging.WARNING)
 
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ class Request:
             kwargs.update(urllib3_proxy_kwargs)
             if proxy_url.startswith('socks'):
                 try:
-                    # pylint: disable=C0415
+                    # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
                     from telegram.vendor.ptb_urllib3.urllib3.contrib.socks import SOCKSProxyManager
                 except ImportError as exc:
                     raise RuntimeError('PySocks is missing') from exc
@@ -315,7 +316,7 @@ class Request:
         # Are we uploading files?
         files = False
 
-        # pylint: disable=R1702
+        # pylint: disable=too-many-nested-blocks
         for key, val in data.copy().items():
             if isinstance(val, InputFile):
                 # Convert the InputFile to urllib3 field format
diff --git a/telegram/telegramobject.py b/telegram/telegramobject.py
index c3560929d..1d86aad62 100644
--- a/telegram/telegramobject.py
+++ b/telegram/telegramobject.py
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ class TelegramObject:
     # Only instance variables should be added to __slots__.
     __slots__ = ('_id_attrs',)
 
-    def __new__(cls, *args: object, **kwargs: object) -> 'TelegramObject':  # pylint: disable=W0613
+    # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+    def __new__(cls, *args: object, **kwargs: object) -> 'TelegramObject':
         # We add _id_attrs in __new__ instead of __init__ since we want to add this to the slots
         # w/o calling __init__ in all of the subclasses. This is what we also do in BaseFilter.
         instance = super().__new__(cls)
diff --git a/telegram/user.py b/telegram/user.py
index b510047c5..b1b86bbf7 100644
--- a/telegram/user.py
+++ b/telegram/user.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable=W0622
+# pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
 #
 # A library that provides a Python interface to the Telegram Bot API
 # Copyright (C) 2015-2022
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class User(TelegramObject):
         **_kwargs: Any,
     ):
         # Required
-        self.id = int(id)  # pylint: disable=C0103
+        self.id = int(id)  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
         self.first_name = first_name
         self.is_bot = is_bot
         # Optionals
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ class User(TelegramObject):
         options: List[str],
         is_anonymous: bool = True,
         # We use constant.POLL_REGULAR instead of Poll.REGULAR here to avoid circular imports
-        type: str = constants.POLL_REGULAR,  # pylint: disable=W0622
+        type: str = constants.POLL_REGULAR,  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         allows_multiple_answers: bool = False,
         correct_option_id: int = None,
         is_closed: bool = None,
diff --git a/telegram/utils/files.py b/telegram/utils/files.py
index 43acf938d..c6972c087 100644
--- a/telegram/utils/files.py
+++ b/telegram/utils/files.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def parse_file_input(
         :attr:`file_input`, in case it's no valid file input.
     """
     # Importing on file-level yields cyclic Import Errors
-    from telegram import InputFile  # pylint: disable=C0415
+    from telegram import InputFile  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
 
     if isinstance(file_input, str) and file_input.startswith('file://'):
         return file_input
diff --git a/telegram/version.py b/telegram/version.py
index f831eee6a..db4fa89e9 100644
--- a/telegram/version.py
+++ b/telegram/version.py
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/].
-# pylint: disable=C0114
+# pylint: disable=missing-module-docstring
 
 from telegram import constants
 
 __version__ = '13.11'
-bot_api_version = constants.BOT_API_VERSION  # pylint: disable=C0103
+bot_api_version = constants.BOT_API_VERSION  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
diff --git a/telegram/voicechat.py b/telegram/voicechat.py
index fcc2a0a11..b2d3f8125 100644
--- a/telegram/voicechat.py
+++ b/telegram/voicechat.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable=R0903
+# pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
 #
 # A library that provides a Python interface to the Telegram Bot API
 # Copyright (C) 2015-2022