Minor improvements (remove typo, improve pylint config)

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Provide more context by answering these questions:
 
 Include details about your configuration and environment:
 
-* **Which version (commit)) are you using?**
+* **Which version (commit) are you using?**
 * **What's the OS you're using**?
 
 ### Suggesting Enhancements

pylintrc

@@ -72,3 +72,5 @@ defining-attr-methods=__init__,__new__,setUp
 [DESIGN]
 
 max-parents=15
+
+max-args=8