Why must the linter lint?

src/registrar/admin.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from django.contrib.auth.admin import UserAdmin as BaseUserAdmin
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 from django.http.response import HttpResponseRedirect
 from django.urls import reverse
-from registrar.models.utility.admin_form_order_helper import AdminFormOrderHelper, SortingDict
+from registrar.models.utility.admin_form_order_helper import AdminFormOrderHelper
 # Split up for the linter
 from registrar.models.utility.admin_form_order_helper import SortingDict
 from . import models

src/registrar/models/utility/admin_form_order_helper.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class SortingDict:
+    """Stores a sorting dictionary object"""
     _sorting_dict: Dict[type, type] = {}
 
     # model_list can be will be called multiple times.
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ class SortingDict:
     # while minimizing typing when
     # adding a new SortingDict (input as a list)
     def convert_list_to_dict(self, value_list):
+        """Used internally to convert model_list to a dictionary"""
         dictionary: Dict[type, type] = {}
         for item in value_list:
             dictionary[item] = item
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ class SortingDict:
         }
 
     def get_dict(self):
+        """Grabs the associated dictionary item,
+        has two fields: 'dropDownSelected': model_list and 'sortBy': sort_list"""
         # This should never happen so we need to log this
         if self._sorting_dict is None:
             raise ValueError("_sorting_dict was None")
@@ -39,7 +43,7 @@ class AdminFormOrderHelper():
     # Used to keep track of how we want to order_by certain FKs
     _sorting_list: list[SortingDict] = []
 
-    def __init__(self, sort):
+    def __init__(self, sort: list[SortingDict]):
         self._sorting_list = sort
 
     def get_ordered_form_field(self, form_field, db_field) -> (ModelChoiceField | None):

src/registrar/tests/test_admin.py

@@ -583,6 +583,7 @@ class AuditedAdminTest(TestCase):
         field_name,
         queryset_shorthand
     ):
+        """Handles edge cases for test cases"""
         if first_name is None:
             raise ValueError('Invalid value for first_name, must be defined')
 
@@ -591,7 +592,7 @@ class AuditedAdminTest(TestCase):
         if last_name is None:
             return (first_name,)
 
-        if(first_name.split(queryset_shorthand)[1] == field_name):
+        if (first_name.split(queryset_shorthand)[1] == field_name):
             return returned_tuple
         else:
             return None