diff --git a/bbstools.py b/bbstools.py
index 4d15eba..bac7d4c 100644
--- a/bbstools.py
+++ b/bbstools.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 from dadjokes import Dadjoke # pip install dadjokes
 
-#global message list, later we will use a database on disk
+# global message list, later we will use a database on disk
 bbs_messages = [[1, "Welcome to meshBBS", "Welcome to the BBS, please post a message!"]]
 
 def tell_joke():
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def bbs_list_messages():
         # message[0] is the messageID, message[1] is the subject
         message_list += "Msg #" + str(message[0]) + " " + message[1] + "\n"
 
-    #last newline removed
+    # last newline removed
     message_list = message_list[:-1]
     return message_list
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def bbs_delete_message(messageID = 0):
     # delete a message from the bbsdb
     if messageID > 0:
         bbs_messages.pop(messageID - 1)
-        #reset the messageID
+        # reset the messageID
         for i in range(len(bbs_messages)):
             bbs_messages[i][0] = i + 1
         
diff --git a/locationdata.py b/locationdata.py
index 5d40715..7919c71 100644
--- a/locationdata.py
+++ b/locationdata.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def get_tide(lat=0, lon=0):
     station_data = requests.get(station_lookup_url, timeout=URL_TIMEOUT)
     if(station_data.ok):
         station_json = station_data.json()
-        #get first station id in 50 mile radius
+        # get first station id in 50 mile radius
         station_id = station_json['stationList'][0]['stationId']
     else:
         return "error fetching station data"
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ def get_tide(lat=0, lon=0):
     station_url = "https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/noaatidepredictions.html?id=" + station_id
     station_data = requests.get(station_url, timeout=URL_TIMEOUT)
     if(station_data.ok):
-        #extract table class="table table-condensed"
+        # extract table class="table table-condensed"
         soup = bs.BeautifulSoup(station_data.text, 'html.parser')
         table = soup.find('table', class_='table table-condensed')
 
-        #extract rows
+        # extract rows
         rows = table.find_all('tr')
-        #extract data from rows
+        # extract data from rows
         tide_data = []
         for row in rows:
             row_text = ""
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def get_tide(lat=0, lon=0):
         tide_string = ""
         for data in tide_data:
             tide_string += data + "\n"
-        #trim off last newline
+        # trim off last newline
         tide_string = tide_string[:-1]
         return tide_string
                  
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ def get_weather(lat=0, lon=0):
         if table is None:
             return "no weather data found on NOAA for your location"
         else:
-            #get rows
+            # get rows
             rows = table.find_all('div', class_="row")
         
-        #extract data from rows
+        # extract data from rows
         for row in rows:
-            #shrink the text
+            # shrink the text
             line = row.text.replace("Monday", "Mon ") \
                            .replace("Tuesday", "Tue ") \
                            .replace("Wednesday", "Wed ") \
@@ -114,10 +114,10 @@ def get_weather(lat=0, lon=0):
                            .replace("precipitation", "precip") \
                            .replace("showers", "shwrs") \
                            .replace("thunderstorms", "t-storms")
-            #only grab a few days of weather
+            # only grab a few days of weather
             if len(weather.split("\n")) < DAYS_OF_WEATHER:
                 weather += line + "\n"
-        #trim off last newline
+        # trim off last newline
         weather = weather[:-1]
     
         return weather
diff --git a/mesh-bot.py b/mesh-bot.py
index e8c31d2..2de83c9 100755
--- a/mesh-bot.py
+++ b/mesh-bot.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def auto_response(message, snr, rssi, hop, message_from_id):
     elif "bbslist" in message.lower():
         bot_response = bbs_list_messages()
     elif "bbspost" in message.lower():
-        #Check if the user added a subject to the message
+        # Check if the user added a subject to the message
         if "$" in message:
             subject = message.split("$")[1].split("#")[0]
             subject = subject.rstrip()
@@ -115,14 +115,14 @@ def auto_response(message, snr, rssi, hop, message_from_id):
         else:
             bot_response = "Please add a subject to the message. ex: bbspost $subject #message"
     elif "bbsread" in message.lower():
-        #Check if the user added a message number to the message
+        # Check if the user added a message number to the message
         if "#" in message:
             messageID = int(message.split("#")[1])
             bot_response = bbs_read_message(messageID)
         else:
             bot_response = "Please add a message number ex: bbsread #14"
     elif "bbsdelete" in message.lower():
-        #Check if the user added a message number to the message
+        # Check if the user added a message number to the message
         if "#" in message:
             messageID = int(message.split("#")[1])
             bot_response = bbs_delete_message(messageID)
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ def onReceive(packet, interface):
                     # respond with a direct message
                     send_message(auto_response(message_string,snr,rssi,hop,message_from_id),channel_number,message_from_id)
                 else: 
-                    #respond with welcome message
+                    # respond with welcome message
                     print(f"{log_timestamp()} Ignoring DM: {message_string} From: {get_name_from_number(message_from_id)}")
                     send_message(welcome_message,channel_number,message_from_id)
             else:
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ def onReceive(packet, interface):
         print("END of packet \n")
         
 def messageTrap(msg):
-    #Check if the message contains a trap word
+    # Check if the message contains a trap word
     message_list=msg.split(" ")
     for m in message_list:
         for t in trap_list:
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ def get_node_list():
     short_node_list = []
     if interface.nodes:
         for node in interface.nodes.values():
-            #ignore own
+            # ignore own
             if node['num'] != myNodeNum:
                 node_name = get_name_from_number(node['num'])
                 snr = node.get('snr', 0)
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ def get_node_list():
                 # issue where lastHeard is not always present
                 last_heard = node.get('lastHeard', 0)
                 
-                #make a list of nodes with last heard time and SNR
+                # make a list of nodes with last heard time and SNR
                 item = (node_name, last_heard, snr)
                 node_list.append(item)
         
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ def get_node_list():
         return "Error Processing Node List"
     
 def get_node_location(number):
-    #Get the location of a node by its number from nodeDB on device
+    # Get the location of a node by its number from nodeDB on device
     latitude = 0
     longitude = 0
     position = [0,0]
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ def get_node_location(number):
         return position
         
 def send_message(message, ch, nodeid):
-    #if message over 160 characters, split it into multiple messages
+    # if message over 160 characters, split it into multiple messages
     if len(message) > 160:
         #message_list = [message[i:i+160] for i in range(0, len(message), 160)]
         # smarter word split
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ def send_message(message, ch, nodeid):
             else:
                 message_list.append(line)
                 line = word + ' '
-        message_list.append(line) #needed add contents of the last 'line' into the list
+        message_list.append(line) # needed add contents of the last 'line' into the list
 
         for m in message_list:
             if nodeid == 0:
@@ -315,16 +315,16 @@ def send_message(message, ch, nodeid):
                 print (f"{log_timestamp()} System: Sending Multi-Chunk: {m} To: Channel:{ch}")
                 interface.sendText(text=m, channelIndex=ch)
             else:
-                #Send to DM
+                # Send to DM
                 print (f"{log_timestamp()} System: Sending Multi-Chunk: {m} To: {get_name_from_number(nodeid)}")
                 interface.sendText(text=m,channelIndex=ch, destinationId=nodeid)
-    else: #message is less than 160 characters
+    else: # message is less than 160 characters
         if nodeid == 0:
-            #Send to channel
+            # Send to channel
             print (f"{log_timestamp()} System: Sending: {message} To: Channel:{ch}")
             interface.sendText(text=message, channelIndex=ch)
         else:
-            #Send to DM
+            # Send to DM
             print (f"{log_timestamp()} System: Sending: {message} To: {get_name_from_number(nodeid)}")
             interface.sendText(text=message, channelIndex=ch, destinationId=nodeid)
     
diff --git a/pong-bot.py b/pong-bot.py
index fc0fb82..cdacdc3 100755
--- a/pong-bot.py
+++ b/pong-bot.py
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ except Exception as e:
     exit()
 
 def auto_response(message, snr, rssi, hop):
-    #Auto response to messages
+    # Auto response to messages
     if "ping" in message.lower():
-        #Check if the user added @foo to the message
+        # Check if the user added @foo to the message
         if "@" in message:
             if hop == "Direct":
                 bot_response = "PONG, " + f"SNR:{snr} RSSI:{rssi}" + " and copy: " + message.split("@")[1]
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def auto_response(message, snr, rssi, hop):
     elif "pong" in message.lower():
         bot_response = "PING!!"
     elif "motd" in message.lower():
-        #check if the user wants to set the motd by using $
+        # check if the user wants to set the motd by using $
         if "$" in message:
             motd = message.split("$")[1]
             global MOTD
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def onReceive(packet, interface):
                     # respond with a direct message
                     send_message(auto_response(message_string,snr,rssi,hop),channel_number,message_from_id)
                 else: 
-                    #respond with welcome message
+                    # respond with welcome message
                     print(f"{log_timestamp()} Ignoring DM: {message_string} From: {get_name_from_number(message_from_id)}")
                     send_message(welcome_message,channel_number,message_from_id)
             else:
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ def get_node_list():
                 # issue where lastHeard is not always present
                 last_heard = node.get('lastHeard', 0)
                 
-                #make a list of nodes with last heard time and SNR
+                # make a list of nodes with last heard time and SNR
                 item = (node_name, last_heard, snr)
                 node_list.append(item)
         
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ def get_node_list():
         return "Error Processing Node List"
         
 def send_message(message, ch, nodeid):
-    #if message over 160 characters, split it into multiple messages
+    # if message over 160 characters, split it into multiple messages
     if len(message) > 160:
         #message_list = [message[i:i+160] for i in range(0, len(message), 160)]
         # smarter word split
@@ -220,24 +220,24 @@ def send_message(message, ch, nodeid):
             else:
                 message_list.append(line)
                 line = word + ' '
-        message_list.append(line) #needed add contents of the last 'line' into the list
+        message_list.append(line) # needed add contents of the last 'line' into the list
 
         for m in message_list:
             if nodeid == 0:
-                #Send to channel
+                # Send to channel
                 print (f"{log_timestamp()} System: Sending Multi-Chunk: {m} To: Channel:{ch}")
                 interface.sendText(text=m, channelIndex=ch)
             else:
-                #Send to DM
+                # Send to DM
                 print (f"{log_timestamp()} System: Sending Multi-Chunk: {m} To: {get_name_from_number(nodeid)}")
                 interface.sendText(text=m,channelIndex=ch, destinationId=nodeid)
-    else: #message is less than 160 characters
+    else: # message is less than 160 characters
         if nodeid == 0:
-            #Send to channel
+            # Send to channel
             print (f"{log_timestamp()} System: Sending: {message} To: Channel:{ch}")
             interface.sendText(text=message, channelIndex=ch)
         else:
-            #Send to DM
+            # Send to DM
             print (f"{log_timestamp()} System: Sending: {message} To: {get_name_from_number(nodeid)}")
             interface.sendText(text=message, channelIndex=ch, destinationId=nodeid)
 
diff --git a/solarconditions.py b/solarconditions.py
index f20a1a2..3644932 100644
--- a/solarconditions.py
+++ b/solarconditions.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def get_sun(lat=0, lon=0):
     local_sunset = ephem.localtime(obs.next_setting(sun))
     sun_table['rise_time'] = local_sunrise.strftime('%a %d %I:%M')
     sun_table['set_time'] = local_sunset.strftime('%a %d %I:%M')
-    #if sunset is before sunrise, then it's tomorrow
+    # if sunset is before sunrise, then it's tomorrow
     if local_sunset < local_sunrise:
         local_sunset = ephem.localtime(obs.next_setting(sun)) + timedelta(1)
         sun_table['set_time'] = local_sunset.strftime('%a %d %I:%M')