diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index 9b476c80e..7c9e256fa 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -126,10 +126,10 @@ class-attribute-rgx=([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]{2,30}|(__.*__))$
 class-attribute-name-hint=([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]{2,30}|(__.*__))$
 
 # Regular expression matching correct function names
-function-rgx=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,30}$
+function-rgx=(([a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_T_))$
 
 # Naming hint for function names
-function-name-hint=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,30}$
+function-name-hint=(([a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_T_))$
 
 # Regular expression matching correct inline iteration names
 inlinevar-rgx=[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*$