diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index 1af1bd01..f6cc8803 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -381,7 +381,6 @@ disable=raw-checker-failed,
         # To clean up:
         abstract-method,
         arguments-differ,
-        attribute-defined-outside-init,
         broad-exception-caught,
         broad-exception-raised,
         consider-iterating-dictionary,
diff --git a/plugins/connection/docker.py b/plugins/connection/docker.py
index bb84bbcd..0926faa4 100644
--- a/plugins/connection/docker.py
+++ b/plugins/connection/docker.py
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
         self._docker_args = []
         self._container_user_cache = {}
         self._version = None
+        self.remote_user = None
+        self.timeout = None
 
         # Windows uses Powershell modules
         if getattr(self._shell, "_IS_WINDOWS", False):
diff --git a/plugins/connection/nsenter.py b/plugins/connection/nsenter.py
index 086e54f5..fca15d37 100644
--- a/plugins/connection/nsenter.py
+++ b/plugins/connection/nsenter.py
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.cwd = None
+        self._nsenter_pid = None
 
     def _connect(self):
         self._nsenter_pid = self.get_option("nsenter_pid")
diff --git a/plugins/inventory/docker_swarm.py b/plugins/inventory/docker_swarm.py
index 9a43f8d7..46faf6e0 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory/docker_swarm.py
+++ b/plugins/inventory/docker_swarm.py
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ class InventoryModule(BaseInventoryPlugin, Constructable):
         )
         update_tls_hostname(raw_params)
         connect_params = get_connect_params(raw_params, fail_function=self._fail)
-        self.client = docker.DockerClient(**connect_params)
+        client = docker.DockerClient(**connect_params)
         self.inventory.add_group("all")
         self.inventory.add_group("manager")
         self.inventory.add_group("worker")
@@ -217,9 +217,9 @@ class InventoryModule(BaseInventoryPlugin, Constructable):
                 host_uri_port = "2375"
 
         try:
-            self.nodes = self.client.nodes.list()
-            for node in self.nodes:
-                node_attrs = self.client.nodes.get(node.id).attrs
+            nodes = client.nodes.list()
+            for node in nodes:
+                node_attrs = client.nodes.get(node.id).attrs
                 unsafe_node_attrs = make_unsafe(node_attrs)
                 if not filter_host(
                     self, unsafe_node_attrs["ID"], unsafe_node_attrs, filters
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/_api/transport/npipesocket.py b/plugins/module_utils/_api/transport/npipesocket.py
index 732b7148..91da344a 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/_api/transport/npipesocket.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/_api/transport/npipesocket.py
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ class NpipeSocket:
     def __init__(self, handle=None):
         self._timeout = win32pipe.NMPWAIT_USE_DEFAULT_WAIT
         self._handle = handle
+        self._address = None
         self._closed = False
+        self.flags = None
 
     def accept(self):
         raise NotImplementedError()
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/_module_container/module.py b/plugins/module_utils/_module_container/module.py
index 0e9ef972..8353622d 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/_module_container/module.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/_module_container/module.py
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ class ContainerManager(DockerBaseClass):
                     "The value of default_host_ip must be an empty string, an IPv4 address, "
                     f'or an IPv6 address. Got "{self.param_default_host_ip}" instead.'
                 )
+        self.parameters = None
 
     def _collect_all_options(self, active_options):
         all_options = {}
diff --git a/plugins/modules/docker_swarm.py b/plugins/modules/docker_swarm.py
index e1c4c50a..d55b52c1 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/docker_swarm.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/docker_swarm.py
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ class TaskParameters(DockerBaseClass):
         self.join_token = None
         self.data_path_addr = None
         self.data_path_port = None
+        self.spec = None
 
         # Spec
         self.snapshot_interval = None
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/_api/api/test_client.py b/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/_api/api/test_client.py
index 2f77b2c0..e1bff783 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/_api/api/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/_api/api/test_client.py
@@ -604,6 +604,7 @@ class DisableSocketTest(unittest.TestCase):
     class DummySocket:
         def __init__(self, timeout=60):
             self.timeout = timeout
+            self._sock = None
 
         def settimeout(self, timeout):
             self.timeout = timeout
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/_api/utils/test_config.py b/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/_api/utils/test_config.py
index 6b400694..324e81b9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/_api/utils/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/_api/utils/test_config.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import json
 import os
 import shutil
 import tempfile
+import typing as t
 import unittest
 
 from pytest import fixture, mark
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ except ImportError:
 
 
 class FindConfigFileTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    mkdir: t.Callable[[str], os.PathLike[str]]
 
     @fixture(autouse=True)
     def tmpdir(self, tmpdir):