diff --git a/core/main.py b/core/main.py
index e532333..c0ede36 100644
--- a/core/main.py
+++ b/core/main.py
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ class Input(dict):
 
         def pm(msg):
             conn.msg(nick, msg)
-        
+
         def notice(msg):
             conn.cmd('NOTICE', [nick, msg])
 
         dict.__init__(self, conn=conn, raw=raw, prefix=prefix, command=command,
                     params=params, nick=nick, user=user, host=host,
                     paraml=paraml, msg=msg, server=conn.server, chan=chan,
-                    notice=notice, say=say, reply=reply, pm=pm, bot=bot, 
+                    notice=notice, say=say, reply=reply, pm=pm, bot=bot,
                     lastparam=paraml[-1])
 
     # make dict keys accessible as attributes
diff --git a/plugins/religion.py b/plugins/religion.py
index a627381..e7455a5 100644
--- a/plugins/religion.py
+++ b/plugins/religion.py
@@ -25,11 +25,10 @@ def bible(inp):
 
     return text
 
-## Koran look-up plugin by Ghetto Wizard
 
 @hook.command('allah')
 @hook.command
-def koran(inp):
+def koran(inp):  # Koran look-up plugin by Ghetto Wizard
     ".koran <chapter.verse> -- gets <chapter.verse> from the Koran"
 
     if not inp:
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ def koran(inp):
     url = 'http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/k/koran/koran-idx?type=simple'
 
     results = http.get_html(url, q1=inp).xpath('//li')
-    
+
     if not results:
         return 'No results for ' + inp
 
diff --git a/plugins/tell.py b/plugins/tell.py
index 996b5ed..08ac6c0 100644
--- a/plugins/tell.py
+++ b/plugins/tell.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def tellinput(paraml, input=None, db=None, bot=None):
         user_from, message, time, chan = tells[0]
         reltime = timesince.timesince(time)
 
-        reply = "%s said %s ago in %s: %s" % (user_from, reltime, chan, 
+        reply = "%s said %s ago in %s: %s" % (user_from, reltime, chan,
                                               message)
         if len(tells) > 1:
             reply += " (+%d more, .showtells to view)" % (len(tells) - 1)
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ def showtells(inp, nick='', chan='', notice=None, db=None):
 
     for tell in tells:
         user_from, message, time, chan = tell
-        reltime = timesince.timesince(time)
-        notice("%s said %s ago in %s: %s" % (user_from, reltime, chan, message))
+        past = timesince.timesince(time)
+        notice("%s said %s ago in %s: %s" % (user_from, past, chan, message))
 
     db.execute("delete from tell where user_to=lower(?)",
                   (nick,))
diff --git a/plugins/tf.py b/plugins/tf.py
index 04dc778..1aa9929 100644
--- a/plugins/tf.py
+++ b/plugins/tf.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # tf.py: written by ipsum
 #
-# This skybot plugin retreives the number of items 
+# This skybot plugin retreives the number of items
 # a given user has waiting from idling in Team Fortress 2.
 
 from util import hook, http
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ def tf(inp):
 
     if not inp:
         return tf.__doc__
-        
-    if inp.isdigit(): 
+
+    if inp.isdigit():
         link = 'profiles'
-    else: 
+    else:
         link = 'id'
 
     url = 'http://steamcommunity.com/%s/%s/tfitems?json=1' % \
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def tf(inp):
     except ValueError:
         return '%s is not a valid profile' % inp
 
-    dropped,dhats,hats = 0,0,0
+    dropped, dhats, hats = 0, 0, 0
     for item, data in inv.iteritems():
         ind = int(data['defindex'])
         if data['inventory'] == 0:
diff --git a/plugins/util/http.py b/plugins/util/http.py
index 4baf039..7bcde18 100644
--- a/plugins/util/http.py
+++ b/plugins/util/http.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def get_json(*args, **kwargs):
     return json.loads(get(*args, **kwargs))
 
 
-def open(url, query_params={}, user_agent=user_agent, post_data=None, 
+def open(url, query_params={}, user_agent=user_agent, post_data=None,
          get_method=None, **kwargs):
     query_params.update(kwargs)
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def open(url, query_params={}, user_agent=user_agent, post_data=None,
     request.add_header('User-Agent', user_agent)
     return urllib2.build_opener().open(request)
 
-    
+
 def prepare_url(url, queries):
     if queries:
         scheme, netloc, path, query, fragment = urlparse.urlsplit(url)