diff --git a/agent_template.py b/agent_template.py
index 3e09cfd651d7339c028d0ff6939048d249972a17..7858bdbfc144b7d2e858fb8fb525e5b4609659bd 100644
--- a/agent_template.py
+++ b/agent_template.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-import sys
 import json
 from rc_rmq import RCRMQ
 
@@ -8,14 +7,17 @@ task = "task_name"
 # Instantiate rabbitmq object
 rc_rmq = RCRMQ({"exchange": "RegUsr", "exchange_type": "topic"})
 
+
 # Define your callback function
 def on_message(ch, method, properties, body):
 
     # Retrieve routing key
     routing_key = method.routing_key
+    print(routing_key)
 
     # Retrieve message
     msg = json.loads(body)
+    print(msg)
 
     # Do Something
     print("[{}]: Callback called.".format(task))
diff --git a/create_account.py b/create_account.py
index 6869f98918653e01d15f587d89d0cc31024e639f..d81478079249ced461f2f53876b20456b8613130 100755
--- a/create_account.py
+++ b/create_account.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 import json
-import sys
 import rc_util
 import argparse
 import signal
@@ -14,9 +13,7 @@ parser.add_argument(
 parser.add_argument(
     "reason", nargs="?", default="", help="Reason of requesting"
 )
-parser.add_argument(
-    "--domain", default="localhost", help="domain of email"
-)
+parser.add_argument("--domain", default="localhost", help="domain of email")
 parser.add_argument(
     "-v", "--verbose", action="store_true", help="verbose output"
 )
diff --git a/dev_rmq_agents/ohpc_account_create.py b/dev_rmq_agents/ohpc_account_create.py
index 206c4045094814751adc18876bf51d797911fd53..5cdabd5e6f0d0905a42abf85f1f92d10835cd145 100644
--- a/dev_rmq_agents/ohpc_account_create.py
+++ b/dev_rmq_agents/ohpc_account_create.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def ohpc_account_create(ch, method, properties, body):
         subprocess.call(["sudo", "useradd", username])
         print("[{}]: User {} has been added".format(task, username))
         success = True
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         e = sys.exc_info()[0]
         print("[{}]: Error: {}".format(task, e))
 
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@ def ohpc_account_create(ch, method, properties, body):
 
     if success:
         # send create message to other agent
-        rc_rmq.publish_msg(
-            {"routing_key": "create." + username, "msg": msg}
-        )
+        rc_rmq.publish_msg({"routing_key": "create." + username, "msg": msg})
 
 
 print("Start Listening to queue: {}".format(task))
diff --git a/dev_rmq_agents/ood_account_create.py b/dev_rmq_agents/ood_account_create.py
index 339819ec86044ae180dfe1ecb40345ee6f3d5904..de4ed8a8d73d2af39e9fb86c29a0fb17bf83b67f 100644
--- a/dev_rmq_agents/ood_account_create.py
+++ b/dev_rmq_agents/ood_account_create.py
@@ -18,15 +18,13 @@ def ood_account_create(ch, method, properties, body):
     user_gid = str(msg["gid"])
     success = False
     try:
-        subprocess.call(
-            ["sudo", "groupadd", "-r", "-g", user_gid, username]
-        )
+        subprocess.call(["sudo", "groupadd", "-r", "-g", user_gid, username])
         subprocess.call(
             ["sudo", "useradd", "-u", user_uid, "-g", user_gid, username]
         )
         print("[{}]: User {} has been added".format(task, username))
         success = True
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         e = sys.exc_info()[0]
         print("[{}]: Error: {}".format(task, e))
 
diff --git a/dev_rmq_agents/slurm_agent.py b/dev_rmq_agents/slurm_agent.py
index eacc44c92ee61de611c6576cc0642adf6ed7992a..f6c4350c6cad79e010a6a7c576260db201a19bd3 100755
--- a/dev_rmq_agents/slurm_agent.py
+++ b/dev_rmq_agents/slurm_agent.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def slurm_account_create(ch, method, properties, body):
         )
         print("SLURM account for user {} has been added".format(username))
         success = True
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         e = sys.exc_info()[0]
         print("[{}]: Error: {}".format(task, e))
 
diff --git a/flask_producer.py b/flask_producer.py
index 1ef993ad630fb5cc1a0ba25a72b69c8a9e619471..908b57f9d9e5c6f752421dc76dc2fd472a4e2259 100755
--- a/flask_producer.py
+++ b/flask_producer.py
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@ channel.basic_publish(
 print(" [x] Sent {}: {}".format(node, json.dumps(message)))
 
 # creates a named queue
-result = channel.queue_declare(
-    queue=user_name, exclusive=False, durable=True
-)
+result = channel.queue_declare(queue=user_name, exclusive=False, durable=True)
 
 # bind the queue with exchange
 channel.queue_bind(
@@ -50,10 +48,7 @@ channel.queue_bind(
 
 def work(ch, method, properties, body):
     msg = json.loads(body)
-    print(
-        "Received message from {}: \n\t{}".format(method.routing_key, msg)
-    )
-    # queue_unbind(queue, exchange=None, routing_key=None, arguments=None, callback=None)
+    print("Received message from {}: \n\t{}".format(method.routing_key, msg))
     channel.queue_delete(method.routing_key)
 
 
diff --git a/prod_rmq_agents/dir_verify.py b/prod_rmq_agents/dir_verify.py
index fd2fa8842e891e80674c75e1d6f6a96440c0b1ef..4b768c9428a4f1438eeb2b81d3f84d6d9c5c1ebc 100644
--- a/prod_rmq_agents/dir_verify.py
+++ b/prod_rmq_agents/dir_verify.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 import os
-import sys
 import json
-import shutil
 import rc_util
 from pathlib import Path
 from rc_rmq import RCRMQ
@@ -46,17 +44,14 @@ def dir_verify(ch, method, properties, body):
                     mask = oct(status.st_mode)[-3:]
                     uid = str(status.st_uid)
                     gid = str(status.st_gid)
-                    if (
-                        mask != "700"
-                        or uid != msg["uid"]
-                        or gid != msg["gid"]
-                    ):
+                    if mask != "700" or uid != msg["uid"] or gid != msg["gid"]:
                         msg["success"] = False
-                        msg[
-                            "errmsg"
-                        ] = f"Error: dir {path} permissions or ownership are wrong"
+                        msg["errmsg"] = (
+                            f"Error: dir {path} permissions or ownership are"
+                            " wrong"
+                        )
 
-    except Exception as exception:
+    except Exception:
         msg["success"] = False
         msg["errmsg"] = "Exception raised, check the logs for stack trace"
         logger.error("", exc_info=True)
diff --git a/prod_rmq_agents/get-next-uid-gid.py b/prod_rmq_agents/get-next-uid-gid.py
index 5fbd7e4de50c9edbb4889b654ac4360e06dd9765..42d6cc892b138253c9e3aad2af2f0512357dce16 100644
--- a/prod_rmq_agents/get-next-uid-gid.py
+++ b/prod_rmq_agents/get-next-uid-gid.py
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-import sys
 import json
-import ldap
 import time
-import logging
-import argparse
 import rc_util
 from os import popen
 from rc_rmq import RCRMQ
@@ -22,9 +18,8 @@ args = rc_util.get_args()
 # Logger
 logger = rc_util.get_logger()
 
-# Account creation
-
 
+# Account creation
 def create_account(msg):
 
     logger.info(f"Account creation request received: {msg}")
@@ -36,7 +31,8 @@ def create_account(msg):
 
     # Bright command to create user
     cmd = "/cm/local/apps/cmd/bin/cmsh -c "
-    cmd += f'"user; add {username}; set id {uid}; set email {email}; set commonname \\"{fullname}\\"; '
+    cmd += f'"user; add {username}; set id {uid}; set email {email};'
+    cmd += f'set commonname \\"{fullname}\\"; '
     cmd += 'commit;"'
 
     if not args.dry_run:
@@ -65,24 +61,31 @@ def resolve_uid_gid(ch, method, properties, body):
             msg["gid"] = user_exists.split(":")[3]
 
         else:
-            cmd_uid = "/usr/bin/getent passwd | \
-                awk -F: 'BEGIN { maxuid=10000 } ($3>10000) && ($3<20000) && ($3>maxuid) { maxuid=$3; } END { print maxuid+1; }'"
+            cmd_uid = (
+                "/usr/bin/getent passwd | awk -F: 'BEGIN { maxuid=10000 }"
+                " ($3>10000) && ($3<20000) && ($3>maxuid) { maxuid=$3; } END {"
+                " print maxuid+1; }'"
+            )
             msg["uid"] = popen(cmd_uid).read().rstrip()
             logger.info(f"UID query: {cmd_uid}")
 
-            cmd_gid = "/usr/bin/getent group | \
-                awk -F: 'BEGIN { maxgid=10000 } ($3>10000) && ($3<20000) && ($3>maxgid) { maxgid=$3; } END { print maxgid+1; }'"
+            cmd_gid = (
+                "/usr/bin/getent group | awk -F: 'BEGIN { maxgid=10000 }"
+                " ($3>10000) && ($3<20000) && ($3>maxgid) { maxgid=$3; } END {"
+                " print maxgid+1; }'"
+            )
             msg["gid"] = popen(cmd_gid).read().rstrip()
             logger.info(f"GID query: {cmd_gid}")
 
             create_account(msg)
         msg["task"] = task
         msg["success"] = True
-    except Exception as exception:
+    except Exception:
         msg["success"] = False
-        msg[
-            "errmsg"
-        ] = f"Exception raised during account creation, check logs for stack trace"
+        msg["errmsg"] = (
+            "Exception raised during account creation, check logs for stack"
+            " trace"
+        )
         logger.error("", exc_info=True)
 
     # Acknowledge message
diff --git a/prod_rmq_agents/git_commit.py b/prod_rmq_agents/git_commit.py
index 68513a8ae7161981dcd69fc8a38a3d3ba6528bdc..c8665c17d3a596fa80923cf64b3b333e490a8034 100644
--- a/prod_rmq_agents/git_commit.py
+++ b/prod_rmq_agents/git_commit.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 import os
 import sh
-import sys
 import json
 import rc_util
 from rc_rmq import RCRMQ
@@ -38,8 +37,12 @@ def git_commit(ch, method, properties, body):
     username = msg["username"]
     msg["task"] = task
     msg["success"] = False
-    branch_name = "issue-add-users-" + \
-        username.lower() + "-" + time.strftime("%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")
+    branch_name = (
+        "issue-add-users-"
+        + username.lower()
+        + "-"
+        + time.strftime("%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")
+    )
     user_ldif = users_dir + f"/{username}.ldif"
     group_ldif = groups_dir + f"/{username}.ldif"
 
@@ -56,14 +59,13 @@ def git_commit(ch, method, properties, body):
         if not branch_exists:
             logger.debug("git checkout -b %s", branch_name)
             git.checkout("-b", branch_name)
-            logger.debug(
-                "open(%s, 'w'), open(%s, 'w')", user_ldif, group_ldif
-            )
+            logger.debug("open(%s, 'w'), open(%s, 'w')", user_ldif, group_ldif)
             with open(user_ldif, "w") as ldif_u, open(
                 group_ldif, "w"
             ) as ldif_g:
                 logger.debug(
-                    f"ldapsearch -LLL -x -H ldaps://ldapserver -b 'dc=cm,dc=cluster' uid={username} > {user_ldif}"
+                    "ldapsearch -LLL -x -H ldaps://ldapserver -b 'dc=cm,dc=clu"
+                    f"ster' uid={username} > {user_ldif}"
                 )
                 ldapsearch(
                     "-LLL",
@@ -76,7 +78,8 @@ def git_commit(ch, method, properties, body):
                     _out=ldif_u,
                 )
                 logger.debug(
-                    f"ldapsearch -LLL -x -H ldapserver -b 'ou=Group,dc=cm,dc=cluster' cn={username} > {group_ldif}"
+                    "ldapsearch -LLL -x -H ldapserver -b 'ou=Group,dc=cm,dc=cl"
+                    f"uster' cn={username} > {group_ldif}"
                 )
                 ldapsearch(
                     "-LLL",
@@ -94,9 +97,7 @@ def git_commit(ch, method, properties, body):
             git.add(user_ldif)
             logger.debug("git add %s", group_ldif)
             git.add(group_ldif)
-            logger.debug(
-                "git commit -m 'Added new cheaha user: %s'", username
-            )
+            logger.debug("git commit -m 'Added new cheaha user: %s'", username)
             git.commit(m="Added new cheaha user: " + username)
             logger.debug("git checkout master")
             git.checkout("master")
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ def git_commit(ch, method, properties, body):
             logger.info("Added ldif files and committed to git repo")
 
         msg["success"] = True
-    except Exception as exception:
+    except Exception:
         logger.error("", exc_info=True)
 
     # Send confirm message
diff --git a/prod_rmq_agents/notify_user.py b/prod_rmq_agents/notify_user.py
index 4f1dd3e47db9c07703eb1261d4ce464e35c5b1d8..d204bad3d1e0e2b73862f98683672a0aef41f6a3 100644
--- a/prod_rmq_agents/notify_user.py
+++ b/prod_rmq_agents/notify_user.py
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ def notify_user(ch, method, properties, body):
                     f"smtp.sendmail({rcfg.Sender}, {receivers}, message)"
                 )
                 logger.info(
-                    f"table.update({{'username': {username}, 'count': 1, 'sent_at': datetime.now()}}, ['username'])"
+                    f"table.update({{'username': {username}, 'count': 1,"
+                    " 'sent_at': datetime.now()}}, ['username'])"
                 )
 
             else:
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ def notify_user(ch, method, properties, body):
                 logger.debug(f"User {username} inserted into database")
 
         msg["success"] = True
-    except Exception as exception:
+    except Exception:
         logger.error("", exc_info=True)
         msg["errmsg"] = errmsg if errmsg else "Unexpected error"
 
diff --git a/prod_rmq_agents/subscribe_mail_lists.py b/prod_rmq_agents/subscribe_mail_lists.py
index fcbc8c8e9c93c41ff66e569a83a8b475d72a534f..a70d007e54721979bd82ef03b4216710a9c74303 100644
--- a/prod_rmq_agents/subscribe_mail_lists.py
+++ b/prod_rmq_agents/subscribe_mail_lists.py
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-import sys
 import json
 import smtplib
-import logging
-import argparse
 import rc_util
 from email.message import EmailMessage
 from rc_rmq import RCRMQ
@@ -35,8 +32,10 @@ def mail_list_subscription(ch, method, properties, body):
     mail_list_bcc = rcfg.Mail_list_bcc
     server = rcfg.Mail_server
 
-    listserv_cmd = f"QUIET ADD hpc-announce {email} {fullname} \
-                   \nQUIET ADD hpc-users {email} {fullname}"
+    listserv_cmd = (
+        f"QUIET ADD hpc-announce {email} {fullname}\n"
+        f"QUIET ADD hpc-users {email} {fullname}"
+    )
 
     logger.info("Adding user{} to mail list".format(username))
     msg["success"] = False
@@ -55,14 +54,14 @@ def mail_list_subscription(ch, method, properties, body):
         email_msg.set_content(listserv_cmd)
         if not args.dry_run:
             s.send_message(email_msg)
-        logging.info(
+        logger.info(
             f"This email will add user {username} to listserv \n{email_msg}"
         )
 
         s.quit()
         msg["task"] = task
         msg["success"] = True
-    except Exception as exception:
+    except Exception:
         logger.error("", exc_info=True)
 
     # Acknowledge message
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ rc_rmq.start_consume(
     {
         "queue": task,  # Define your Queue name
         "routing_key": "verify.*",  # Define your routing key
-        "cb": mail_list_subscription,  # Pass in callback function you just define
+        "cb": mail_list_subscription,  # Pass callback function you just define
     }
 )
 
diff --git a/prod_rmq_agents/task_manager.py b/prod_rmq_agents/task_manager.py
index 9ad0b78bcdccfc679790fc983f67d65cb517a851..e2e3edc5a746e13c319df8a7f40e4a9bc539a930 100644
--- a/prod_rmq_agents/task_manager.py
+++ b/prod_rmq_agents/task_manager.py
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ def task_manager(ch, method, properties, body):
 
             logger.debug(f"Notify level {task_name}? {success}")
 
-    except Exception as exception:
+    except Exception:
         logger.error("", exc_info=True)
 
     if send:
diff --git a/prod_rmq_agents/user_reg_event_logger.py b/prod_rmq_agents/user_reg_event_logger.py
index 63b6f5bfb0e557a3030631c70d221b2d45aeef9e..177b2c97ff543e0f05936991a1512fa6a975cfdf 100644
--- a/prod_rmq_agents/user_reg_event_logger.py
+++ b/prod_rmq_agents/user_reg_event_logger.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-import sys
 import json
 from rc_rmq import RCRMQ
 
@@ -8,6 +7,7 @@ task = "user_reg_event_log"
 # Instantiate rabbitmq object
 rc_rmq = RCRMQ({"exchange": "RegUsr", "exchange_type": "topic"})
 
+
 # Define your callback function
 def log_user_reg_events(ch, method, properties, body):
 
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ def log_user_reg_events(ch, method, properties, body):
     routing_key = method.routing_key
     action = routing_key.split(".")[0]
     user = routing_key.split(".")[1]
-    print(
-        f"Got a {action} message for {user} with routing key: {routing_key}"
-    )
+    print(f"Got a {action} message for {user} with routing key: {routing_key}")
     print(msg)
 
     # Acknowledge message
diff --git a/rc_rmq.py b/rc_rmq.py
index daa61c237e77662b86238b29c18e2afe5ba6c001..c6fdf70e5679d4d27f89d9261cbf6da7cd70d8a8 100644
--- a/rc_rmq.py
+++ b/rc_rmq.py
@@ -123,10 +123,7 @@ class RCRMQ(object):
 
         if self.DEBUG:
             print(
-                "Queue: "
-                + self.QUEUE
-                + "\nRouting_key: "
-                + self.ROUTING_KEY
+                "Queue: " + self.QUEUE + "\nRouting_key: " + self.ROUTING_KEY
             )
 
         if self._connection is None:
@@ -134,9 +131,7 @@ class RCRMQ(object):
 
         self.bind_queue()
 
-        self._consumer_tag = self._channel.basic_consume(
-            self.QUEUE, obj["cb"]
-        )
+        self._consumer_tag = self._channel.basic_consume(self.QUEUE, obj["cb"])
         self._consuming = True
         try:
             self._channel.start_consuming()