diff --git a/src/util/helper.py b/src/util/helper.py
index 521a8a02..4aebb468 100644
--- a/src/util/helper.py
+++ b/src/util/helper.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def packPeers(peers):
                 packed_peers["onion"].append(peer.packMyAddress())
             else:
                 packed_peers["ip4"].append(peer.packMyAddress())
-        except Exception, err:
+        except Exception:
             logging.error("Error packing peer address: %s" % peer)
     return packed_peers
 
@@ -112,14 +112,15 @@ def unpackOnionAddress(packed):
 # Return: data/site/content.json -> data/site
 def getDirname(path):
     if "/" in path:
-        return path[:path.rfind("/")+1]
+        return path[:path.rfind("/") + 1]
     else:
         return ""
 
+
 # Get dir from file
 # Return: data/site/content.json -> content.json
 def getFilename(path):
-    return path[path.rfind("/")+1:]
+    return path[path.rfind("/") + 1:]
 
 
 # Convert hash to hashid for hashfield