try this

.github/workflows/pylint.yml

@@ -22,9 +22,15 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run Pylint on mhkit/loads/ and check score
         run: |
-          pylint_output=$(pylint mhkit/loads/ --output-format=text)
+          # Run pylint and capture the output
+          pylint_output=$(pylint mhkit/loads/ --output-format=text || true)
           echo "$pylint_output"
-          score=$(echo "$pylint_output" | grep "Your code has been rated at" | awk '{print $7}' | sed 's/\/10//')
+          # Extract the score from the output, handling cases where score is not found
+          score=$(echo "$pylint_output" | grep "Your code has been rated at" | awk '{print $7}' | sed 's/\/10//' || echo "0")
           echo "Pylint score: $score"
+          # Define the minimum acceptable score
           min_score=8.0
-          python -c "import sys; sys.exit(0 if $score >= $min_score else 1)"
+          # Check if score is a number, exit with code 1 (failure) if not
+          python -c "import sys; score='$score'; sys.exit(0 if score.replace('.', '', 1).isdigit() else 1)"
+          # Compare the score with the minimum acceptable score, exit with code 1 if below threshold
+          python -c "import sys; sys.exit(0 if float('$score') >= $min_score else 1)"