diff --git a/simpleDS/delay_spectrum.py b/simpleDS/delay_spectrum.py
index 3df5de2..84657fd 100644
--- a/simpleDS/delay_spectrum.py
+++ b/simpleDS/delay_spectrum.py
@@ -1244,7 +1244,6 @@ def update_cosmology(self, cosmology=None, littleh_units=False):
         # If power spectrum estimation has already occurred, need to re-normalize
         # in the new cosmological framework.
         if self.power_array is not None:
-
             if self.power_array.unit.is_equivalent((units.Jy * units.Hz) ** 2):
                 # This additoinal units.sr term in the c/2*K_b expression may seem
                 # weird, however, the temperature to Jy conversion factor is defined
@@ -1316,7 +1315,6 @@ def update_cosmology(self, cosmology=None, littleh_units=False):
                 self.noise_power = self.noise_power << units.Unit("mK^2 * Mpc^3")
 
         if self.thermal_power is not None:
-
             integration_array = (
                 self.freq_array.reshape(self.Nspws, 1, self.Nfreqs) ** 4
                 / simple_cosmo.X2Y(
@@ -1968,7 +1966,6 @@ def select(
         )
 
         if not self.metadata_only:
-
             for inds, axis in zip(
                 [spw_inds, uv_inds, pol_inds, bl_inds, lst_inds], [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]
             ):
diff --git a/simpleDS/parameter.py b/simpleDS/parameter.py
index 838ba36..af4ef9b 100644
--- a/simpleDS/parameter.py
+++ b/simpleDS/parameter.py
@@ -281,7 +281,6 @@ def __eq__(self, other):
                                 return False
                         except TypeError:
                             try:
-
                                 if not all(
                                     np.isclose(p_val, other_val)
                                     for p_val, other_val in zip(parm, other_parm)
@@ -333,7 +332,7 @@ def __eq__(self, other):
                                         self_lower[key], other_lower[key]
                                     ):
                                         values_close = False
-                                except (TypeError):
+                                except TypeError:
                                     # this isn't a type that can be
                                     # handled by np.isclose,
                                     # test for equality
diff --git a/simpleDS/tests/test_delay_spectrum.py b/simpleDS/tests/test_delay_spectrum.py
index 2904223..ae5bdb2 100644
--- a/simpleDS/tests/test_delay_spectrum.py
+++ b/simpleDS/tests/test_delay_spectrum.py
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ def test_properties(self):
             this_param = getattr(self.dspec_object, v)
             try:
                 assert rand_num == this_param.value
-            except (AssertionError):
+            except AssertionError:
                 print(
                     "setting {prop_name} to a random number failed".format(prop_name=k)
                 )