If I run
$ twistedchecker --version
twistedchecker 1.5.6,
astroid 1.4.9
Python 2.7.12 (default, Nov 19 2016, 06:48:10)
[GCC 5.4.0 20160609]
I get the same version as pylint
$ pylint --version
No config file found, using default configuration
pylint 1.5.6,
astroid 1.4.9
Python 2.7.12 (default, Nov 19 2016, 06:48:10)
[GCC 5.4.0 20160609]
I think that it should report its own version, together with the versions for pylint :)
Or maybe re-wrote twistedchecker as a standard pylint plugin/checker