diff --git a/couchpotato/__init__.py b/couchpotato/__init__.py
index 9ab7d65..089ecd4 100644
--- a/couchpotato/__init__.py
+++ b/couchpotato/__init__.py
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ from couchpotato.core.event import fireEvent
 from couchpotato.core.helpers.variable import md5
 from couchpotato.core.logger import CPLog
 from couchpotato.environment import Env
-from sqlalchemy.engine import create_engine
-from sqlalchemy.orm import scoped_session
-from sqlalchemy.orm.session import sessionmaker
 from tornado import template
 from tornado.web import RequestHandler
 import os
diff --git a/couchpotato/api.py b/couchpotato/api.py
index d133853..e8970dc 100644
--- a/couchpotato/api.py
+++ b/couchpotato/api.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class ApiHandler(RequestHandler):
 
             if jsonp_callback:
                 self.write(str(jsonp_callback) + '(' + json.dumps(result) + ')')
-            elif isinstance(result, (tuple)) and result[0] == 'redirect':
+            elif isinstance(result, tuple) and result[0] == 'redirect':
                 self.redirect(result[1])
             else:
                 self.write(result)
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/_base/clientscript/main.py b/couchpotato/core/_base/clientscript/main.py
index fece6fa..7476f39 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/_base/clientscript/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/_base/clientscript/main.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class ClientScript(Plugin):
                 data = jsmin(f)
             else:
                 data = self.prefix(f)
-                data = cssmin(f)
+                data = cssmin(data)
                 data = data.replace('../images/', '../static/images/')
                 data = data.replace('../fonts/', '../static/fonts/')
                 data = data.replace('../../static/', '../static/') # Replace inside plugins
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/auth.py b/couchpotato/core/auth.py
index e58016b..e877860 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/auth.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/auth.py
@@ -10,10 +10,15 @@ def requires_auth(handler_class):
     def wrap_execute(handler_execute):
 
         def require_basic_auth(handler, kwargs):
+
             if Env.setting('username') and Env.setting('password'):
 
                 auth_header = handler.request.headers.get('Authorization')
                 auth_decoded = base64.decodestring(auth_header[6:]) if auth_header else None
+
+                username = ''
+                password = ''
+
                 if auth_decoded:
                     username, password = auth_decoded.split(':', 2)
 
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/base.py b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/base.py
index cc0d59e..3b160c6 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/base.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/base.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class Downloader(Provider):
             except:
                 log.debug('Torrent hash "%s" wasn\'t found on: %s', (torrent_hash, source))
 
-        log.error('Failed converting magnet url to torrent: %s', (torrent_hash))
+        log.error('Failed converting magnet url to torrent: %s', torrent_hash)
         return False
 
     def downloadReturnId(self, download_id):
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class Downloader(Provider):
             'id': download_id
         }
 
-    def isDisabled(self, manual, data):
+    def isDisabled(self, manual = False, data = {}):
         return not self.isEnabled(manual, data)
 
     def _isEnabled(self, manual, data = {}):
@@ -136,10 +136,10 @@ class Downloader(Provider):
             return
         return True
 
-    def isEnabled(self, manual, data = {}):
+    def isEnabled(self, manual = False, data = {}):
         d_manual = self.conf('manual', default = False)
         return super(Downloader, self).isEnabled() and \
-            ((d_manual and manual) or (d_manual is False)) and \
+            (d_manual and manual or d_manual is False) and \
             (not data or self.isCorrectProtocol(data.get('protocol')))
 
     def _pause(self, item, pause = True):
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/blackhole/main.py b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/blackhole/main.py
index 9d2a526..750c6c7 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/blackhole/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/blackhole/main.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Blackhole(Downloader):
         else:
             return ['nzb']
 
-    def isEnabled(self, manual, data = {}):
+    def isEnabled(self, manual = False, data = {}):
         for_protocol = ['both']
         if data and 'torrent' in data.get('protocol'):
             for_protocol.append('torrent')
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/deluge/main.py b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/deluge/main.py
index 6a9eb3c..580ed7f 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/deluge/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/deluge/main.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class Deluge(Downloader):
 
         if self.conf('completed_directory'):
             if os.path.isdir(self.conf('completed_directory')):
-		options['move_completed'] = 1
+                options['move_completed'] = 1
                 options['move_completed_path'] = self.conf('completed_directory')
             else:
                 log.error('Download directory from Deluge settings: %s doesn\'t exist', self.conf('directory'))
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class Deluge(Downloader):
 
         queue = self.drpc.get_alltorrents()
 
-        if not (queue):
+        if not queue:
             log.debug('Nothing in queue or error')
             return False
 
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/nzbget/main.py b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/nzbget/main.py
index 04f68f4..adeedea 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/nzbget/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/nzbget/main.py
@@ -172,11 +172,15 @@ class NZBGet(Downloader):
 
         try:
             history = rpc.history()
+            nzb_id = None
+            path = None
+
             for hist in history:
                 if hist['Parameters'] and hist['Parameters']['couchpotato'] and hist['Parameters']['couchpotato'] == item['id']:
                     nzb_id = hist['ID']
                     path = hist['DestDir']
-            if rpc.editqueue('HistoryDelete', 0, "", [tryInt(nzb_id)]):
+
+            if nzb_id and path and rpc.editqueue('HistoryDelete', 0, "", [tryInt(nzb_id)]):
                 shutil.rmtree(path, True)
         except:
             log.error('Failed deleting: %s', traceback.format_exc(0))
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/nzbvortex/main.py b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/nzbvortex/main.py
index 2944c32..1e0a4b2 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/nzbvortex/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/nzbvortex/main.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class NZBVortex(Downloader):
                 # Try login and do again
                 if not repeat:
                     self.login()
-                    return self.call(call, parameters = parameters, repeat = True, *args, **kwargs)
+                    return self.call(call, parameters = parameters, repeat = True, **kwargs)
 
             log.error('Failed to parsing %s: %s', (self.getName(), traceback.format_exc()))
         except:
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class NZBVortex(Downloader):
 
         return self.api_level
 
-    def isEnabled(self, manual, data):
+    def isEnabled(self, manual = False, data = {}):
         return super(NZBVortex, self).isEnabled(manual, data) and self.getApiLevel()
 
 
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/sabnzbd/main.py b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/sabnzbd/main.py
index 68bbd26..110c55b 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/sabnzbd/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/sabnzbd/main.py
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ class Sabnzbd(Downloader):
             'priority': self.conf('priority'),
         }
 
+        nzb_filename = None
         if filedata:
             if len(filedata) < 50:
-                log.error('No proper nzb available: %s', (filedata))
+                log.error('No proper nzb available: %s', filedata)
                 return False
 
             # If it's a .rar, it adds the .rar extension, otherwise it stays .nzb
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ class Sabnzbd(Downloader):
             req_params['name'] = data.get('url')
 
         try:
-            if req_params.get('mode') is 'addfile':
+            if nzb_filename and req_params.get('mode') is 'addfile':
                 sab_data = self.call(req_params, params = {'nzbfile': (ss(nzb_filename), filedata)}, multipart = True)
             else:
                 sab_data = self.call(req_params)
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/synology/main.py b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/synology/main.py
index 362577f..58ab099 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/synology/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/synology/main.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class Synology(Downloader):
         else:
             return ['nzb']
 
-    def isEnabled(self, manual, data = {}):
+    def isEnabled(self, manual = False, data = {}):
         for_protocol = ['both']
         if data and 'torrent' in data.get('protocol'):
             for_protocol.append('torrent')
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class Synology(Downloader):
 
 class SynologyRPC(object):
 
-    '''SynologyRPC lite library'''
+    """SynologyRPC lite library"""
 
     def __init__(self, host = 'localhost', port = 5000, username = None, password = None):
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class SynologyRPC(object):
             req = requests.post(url, data = args, files = files)
             req.raise_for_status()
             response = json.loads(req.text)
-            if response['success'] == True:
+            if response['success']:
                 log.info('Synology action successfull')
             return response
         except requests.ConnectionError, err:
@@ -111,11 +111,11 @@ class SynologyRPC(object):
             return response
 
     def create_task(self, url = None, filename = None, filedata = None):
-        ''' Creates new download task in Synology DownloadStation. Either specify
+        """ Creates new download task in Synology DownloadStation. Either specify
         url or pair (filename, filedata).
 
         Returns True if task was created, False otherwise
-        '''
+        """
         result = False
         # login
         if self._login():
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/transmission/main.py b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/transmission/main.py
index be7f2f7..5ff33c0 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/transmission/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/transmission/main.py
@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@ class Transmission(Downloader):
             return False
 
         # Set parameters for adding torrent
-        params = {}
-        params['paused'] = self.conf('paused', default = False)
+        params = {
+            'paused': self.conf('paused', default = False)
+        }
 
         if self.conf('directory'):
             if os.path.isdir(self.conf('directory')):
@@ -135,11 +136,11 @@ class Transmission(Downloader):
 
     def removeFailed(self, item):
         log.info('%s failed downloading, deleting...', item['name'])
-        return self.trpc.remove_torrent(self, item['hashString'], True)
+        return self.trpc.remove_torrent(item['hashString'], True)
 
     def processComplete(self, item, delete_files = False):
         log.debug('Requesting Transmission to remove the torrent %s%s.', (item['name'], ' and cleanup the downloaded files' if delete_files else ''))
-        return self.trpc.remove_torrent(self, item['hashString'], delete_files)
+        return self.trpc.remove_torrent(item['hashString'], delete_files)
 
 class TransmissionRPC(object):
 
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/utorrent/main.py b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/utorrent/main.py
index 59e9a4a..e1b9938 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/utorrent/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/utorrent/main.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from base64 import b16encode, b32decode
-from bencode import bencode, bdecode
+from bencode import bencode as benc, bdecode
 from couchpotato.core.downloaders.base import Downloader, StatusList
 from couchpotato.core.helpers.encoding import isInt, ss
 from couchpotato.core.helpers.variable import tryInt, tryFloat
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class uTorrent(Downloader):
             torrent_params['trackers'] = '%0D%0A%0D%0A'.join(self.torrent_trackers)
         else:
             info = bdecode(filedata)["info"]
-            torrent_hash = sha1(bencode(info)).hexdigest().upper()
+            torrent_hash = sha1(benc(info)).hexdigest().upper()
             torrent_filename = self.createFileName(data, filedata, movie)
 
         if data.get('seed_ratio'):
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/event.py b/couchpotato/core/event.py
index 0e0b4a7..30c5189 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/event.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/event.py
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ def addEvent(name, handler, priority = 100):
 
     def createHandle(*args, **kwargs):
 
+        h = None
         try:
             # Open handler
             has_parent = hasattr(handler, 'im_self')
+            parent = None
             if has_parent:
                 parent = handler.im_self
                 bc = hasattr(parent, 'beforeCall')
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ def addEvent(name, handler, priority = 100):
             h = runHandler(name, handler, *args, **kwargs)
 
             # Close handler
-            if has_parent:
+            if parent and has_parent:
                 ac = hasattr(parent, 'afterCall')
                 if ac: parent.afterCall(handler)
         except:
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/helpers/encoding.py b/couchpotato/core/helpers/encoding.py
index 9b753db..6e86444 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/helpers/encoding.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/helpers/encoding.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def stripAccents(s):
 
 def tryUrlencode(s):
     new = u''
-    if isinstance(s, (dict)):
+    if isinstance(s, dict):
         for key, value in s.iteritems():
             new += u'&%s=%s' % (key, tryUrlencode(value))
 
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/helpers/request.py b/couchpotato/core/helpers/request.py
index c224979..888e63f 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/helpers/request.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/helpers/request.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ def getParams(params):
 
     reg = re.compile('^[a-z0-9_\.]+$')
 
-    current = temp = {}
+    temp = {}
     for param, value in sorted(params.iteritems()):
 
         nest = re.split("([\[\]]+)", param)
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/helpers/rss.py b/couchpotato/core/helpers/rss.py
index d88fdb5..b840d86 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/helpers/rss.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/helpers/rss.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ log = CPLog(__name__)
 class RSS(object):
 
     def getTextElements(self, xml, path):
-        ''' Find elements and return tree'''
+        """ Find elements and return tree"""
 
         textelements = []
         try:
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class RSS(object):
         return elements
 
     def getElement(self, xml, path):
-        ''' Find element and return text'''
+        """ Find element and return text"""
 
         try:
             return xml.find(path)
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class RSS(object):
             return
 
     def getTextElement(self, xml, path):
-        ''' Find element and return text'''
+        """ Find element and return text"""
 
         try:
             return xml.find(path).text
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/helpers/variable.py b/couchpotato/core/helpers/variable.py
index 537b356..8f393d0 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/helpers/variable.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/helpers/variable.py
@@ -179,11 +179,11 @@ def getTitle(library_dict):
 
 def possibleTitles(raw_title):
 
-    titles = []
-
-    titles.append(toSafeString(raw_title).lower())
-    titles.append(raw_title.lower())
-    titles.append(simplifyString(raw_title))
+    titles = [
+        toSafeString(raw_title).lower(),
+        raw_title.lower(),
+        simplifyString(raw_title)
+    ]
 
     # replace some chars
     new_title = raw_title.replace('&', 'and')
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/loader.py b/couchpotato/core/loader.py
index 745c75d..f101105 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/loader.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/loader.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Loader(object):
                     self.loadPlugins(m, plugin.get('name'))
                 except ImportError as e:
                     # todo:: subclass ImportError for missing requirements.
-                    if (e.message.lower().startswith("missing")):
+                    if e.message.lower().startswith("missing"):
                         log.error(e.message)
                         pass
                     # todo:: this needs to be more descriptive.
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class Loader(object):
         try:
             module.start()
             return True
-        except Exception, e:
+        except:
             log.error('Failed loading plugin "%s": %s', (module.__file__, traceback.format_exc()))
             return False
 
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/media/__init__.py b/couchpotato/core/media/__init__.py
index 8187f98..1cef967 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/media/__init__.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/media/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 from couchpotato.core.event import addEvent
-from couchpotato.core.logger import CPLog
 from couchpotato.core.plugins.base import Plugin
 
 
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/media/_base/searcher/__init__.py b/couchpotato/core/media/_base/searcher/__init__.py
index f3d764d..0fb6cc0 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/media/_base/searcher/__init__.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/media/_base/searcher/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 from .main import Searcher
-import random
 
 def start():
     return Searcher()
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/media/_base/searcher/base.py b/couchpotato/core/media/_base/searcher/base.py
index ab29439..368c6e2 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/media/_base/searcher/base.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/media/_base/searcher/base.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-from couchpotato.api import addApiView
 from couchpotato.core.event import addEvent, fireEvent
 from couchpotato.core.logger import CPLog
 from couchpotato.core.plugins.base import Plugin
@@ -19,12 +18,10 @@ class SearcherBase(Plugin):
 
         self.initCron()
 
-
-    """ Set the searcher cronjob
-        Make sure to reset cronjob after setting has changed
-
-    """
     def initCron(self):
+        """ Set the searcher cronjob
+            Make sure to reset cronjob after setting has changed
+        """
 
         _type = self.getType()
 
@@ -38,14 +35,11 @@ class SearcherBase(Plugin):
         addEvent('setting.save.%s_searcher.cron_hour.after' % _type, setCrons)
         addEvent('setting.save.%s_searcher.cron_minute.after' % _type, setCrons)
 
-
-    """ Return progress of current searcher
-
-    """
     def getProgress(self, **kwargs):
+        """ Return progress of current searcher"""
 
-        progress = {}
-        progress[self.getType()] = self.in_progress
+        progress = {
+            self.getType(): self.in_progress
+        }
 
         return progress
-
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/media/_base/searcher/main.py b/couchpotato/core/media/_base/searcher/main.py
index 7d84a58..3222edb 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/media/_base/searcher/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/media/_base/searcher/main.py
@@ -173,10 +173,10 @@ class Searcher(SearcherBase):
         year_name = fireEvent('scanner.name_year', name, single = True)
         if len(found) == 0 and movie_year < datetime.datetime.now().year - 3 and not year_name.get('year', None):
             if size > 3000: # Assume dvdr
-                log.info('Quality was missing in name, assuming it\'s a DVD-R based on the size: %s', (size))
+                log.info('Quality was missing in name, assuming it\'s a DVD-R based on the size: %s', size)
                 found['dvdr'] = True
             else: # Assume dvdrip
-                log.info('Quality was missing in name, assuming it\'s a DVD-Rip based on the size: %s', (size))
+                log.info('Quality was missing in name, assuming it\'s a DVD-Rip based on the size: %s', size)
                 found['dvdrip'] = True
 
         # Allow other qualities
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ class Searcher(SearcherBase):
         if not isinstance(haystack, (list, tuple, set)):
             haystack = [haystack]
 
+        year_name = {}
         for string in haystack:
 
             year_name = fireEvent('scanner.name_year', string, single = True)
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/media/movie/_base/main.py b/couchpotato/core/media/movie/_base/main.py
index 518893f..a8d890d 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/media/movie/_base/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/media/movie/_base/main.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class MovieBase(MovieTypeBase):
 
         imdb_id = getImdb(str(movie_id))
 
-        if(imdb_id):
+        if imdb_id:
             m = db.query(Movie).filter(Movie.library.has(identifier = imdb_id)).first()
         else:
             m = db.query(Movie).filter_by(id = movie_id).first()
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ class MovieBase(MovieTypeBase):
             }))
 
         db.expire_all()
-        return (total_count, movies)
+        return total_count, movies
 
     def availableChars(self, status = None, release_status = None):
 
@@ -270,12 +270,12 @@ class MovieBase(MovieTypeBase):
 
     def listView(self, **kwargs):
 
-        status = splitString(kwargs.get('status', None))
-        release_status = splitString(kwargs.get('release_status', None))
-        limit_offset = kwargs.get('limit_offset', None)
-        starts_with = kwargs.get('starts_with', None)
-        search = kwargs.get('search', None)
-        order = kwargs.get('order', None)
+        status = splitString(kwargs.get('status'))
+        release_status = splitString(kwargs.get('release_status'))
+        limit_offset = kwargs.get('limit_offset')
+        starts_with = kwargs.get('starts_with')
+        search = kwargs.get('search')
+        order = kwargs.get('order')
 
         total_movies, movies = self.list(
             status = status,
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ class MovieBase(MovieTypeBase):
             fireEvent('status.get', ['active', 'snatched', 'ignored', 'done', 'downloaded'], single = True)
 
         default_profile = fireEvent('profile.default', single = True)
-        cat_id = params.get('category_id', None)
+        cat_id = params.get('category_id')
 
         db = get_session()
         m = db.query(Movie).filter_by(library_id = library.get('id')).first()
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ class MovieBase(MovieTypeBase):
 
             m.profile_id = kwargs.get('profile_id')
 
-            cat_id = kwargs.get('category_id', None)
+            cat_id = kwargs.get('category_id')
             if cat_id is not None:
                 m.category_id = tryInt(cat_id) if tryInt(cat_id) > 0 else None
 
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ class MovieBase(MovieTypeBase):
             log.debug('Can\'t restatus movie, doesn\'t seem to exist.')
             return False
 
-        log.debug('Changing status for %s', (m.library.titles[0].title))
+        log.debug('Changing status for %s', m.library.titles[0].title)
         if not m.profile:
             m.status_id = done_status.get('id')
         else:
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/media/movie/library/movie/main.py b/couchpotato/core/media/movie/library/movie/main.py
index 98da582..12e6abc 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/media/movie/library/movie/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/media/movie/library/movie/main.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ from couchpotato import get_session
 from couchpotato.core.event import addEvent, fireEventAsync, fireEvent
 from couchpotato.core.helpers.encoding import toUnicode, simplifyString
 from couchpotato.core.logger import CPLog
-from couchpotato.core.settings.model import Library, LibraryTitle, File
 from couchpotato.core.media._base.library import LibraryBase
+from couchpotato.core.settings.model import Library, LibraryTitle, File
 from string import ascii_letters
 import time
 import traceback
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ class MovieLibraryPlugin(LibraryBase):
         library = db.query(Library).filter_by(identifier = identifier).first()
         done_status = fireEvent('status.get', 'done', single = True)
 
+        library_dict = None
         if library:
             library_dict = library.to_dict(self.default_dict)
 
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/notifications/base.py b/couchpotato/core/notifications/base.py
index 7418e1a..61cb212 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/notifications/base.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/notifications/base.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class Notification(Provider):
     def _notify(self, *args, **kwargs):
         if self.isEnabled():
             return self.notify(*args, **kwargs)
+        return False
 
     def notify(self, message = '', data = {}, listener = None):
         pass
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/notifications/nmj/main.py b/couchpotato/core/notifications/nmj/main.py
index 695f53b..43bb950 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/notifications/nmj/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/notifications/nmj/main.py
@@ -23,16 +23,15 @@ class NMJ(Notification):
 
     def autoConfig(self, host = 'localhost', **kwargs):
 
-        database = ''
         mount = ''
 
         try:
             terminal = telnetlib.Telnet(host)
         except Exception:
-            log.error('Warning: unable to get a telnet session to %s', (host))
+            log.error('Warning: unable to get a telnet session to %s', host)
             return self.failed()
 
-        log.debug('Connected to %s via telnet', (host))
+        log.debug('Connected to %s via telnet', host)
         terminal.read_until('sh-3.00# ')
         terminal.write('cat /tmp/source\n')
         terminal.write('cat /tmp/netshare\n')
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ class NMJ(Notification):
             device = match.group(2)
             log.info('Found NMJ database %s on device %s', (database, device))
         else:
-            log.error('Could not get current NMJ database on %s, NMJ is probably not running!', (host))
+            log.error('Could not get current NMJ database on %s, NMJ is probably not running!', host)
             return self.failed()
 
         if device.startswith('NETWORK_SHARE/'):
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ class NMJ(Notification):
 
             if match:
                 mount = match.group().replace('127.0.0.1', host)
-                log.info('Found mounting url on the Popcorn Hour in configuration: %s', (mount))
+                log.info('Found mounting url on the Popcorn Hour in configuration: %s', mount)
             else:
                 log.error('Detected a network share on the Popcorn Hour, but could not get the mounting url')
                 return self.failed()
@@ -73,9 +72,9 @@ class NMJ(Notification):
         database = self.conf('database')
 
         if mount:
-            log.debug('Try to mount network drive via url: %s', (mount))
+            log.debug('Try to mount network drive via url: %s', mount)
             try:
-                data = self.urlopen(mount)
+                self.urlopen(mount)
             except:
                 return False
 
@@ -98,11 +97,11 @@ class NMJ(Notification):
             et = etree.fromstring(response)
             result = et.findtext('returnValue')
         except SyntaxError, e:
-            log.error('Unable to parse XML returned from the Popcorn Hour: %s', (e))
+            log.error('Unable to parse XML returned from the Popcorn Hour: %s', e)
             return False
 
         if int(result) > 0:
-            log.error('Popcorn Hour returned an errorcode: %s', (result))
+            log.error('Popcorn Hour returned an errorcode: %s', result)
             return False
         else:
             log.info('NMJ started background scan')
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/notifications/notifymyandroid/main.py b/couchpotato/core/notifications/notifymyandroid/main.py
index 2c4ac90..5e5bfb9 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/notifications/notifymyandroid/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/notifications/notifymyandroid/main.py
@@ -15,12 +15,9 @@ class NotifyMyAndroid(Notification):
         nma.addkey(keys)
         nma.developerkey(self.conf('dev_key'))
 
-        # hacky fix for the event type
-        # as it seems to be part of the message now
-        self.event = message.split(' ')[0]
         response = nma.push(
             application = self.default_title,
-            event = self.event,
+            event = message.split(' ')[0],
             description = message,
             priority = self.conf('priority'),
             batch_mode = len(keys) > 1
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/notifications/plex/main.py b/couchpotato/core/notifications/plex/main.py
index 02c9b30..9becfb5 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/notifications/plex/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/notifications/plex/main.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Plex(Notification):
                 for s in sections:
                     if s.getAttribute('type') in source_type:
                         url = refresh_url % s.getAttribute('key')
-                        x = self.urlopen(url)
+                        self.urlopen(url)
 
             except:
                 log.error('Plex library update failed for %s, Media Server not running: %s', (host, traceback.format_exc(1)))
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/notifications/synoindex/main.py b/couchpotato/core/notifications/synoindex/main.py
index 315520e..3980430 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/notifications/synoindex/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/notifications/synoindex/main.py
@@ -27,9 +27,8 @@ class Synoindex(Notification):
             return True
         except OSError, e:
             log.error('Unable to run synoindex: %s', e)
-            return False
 
-        return True
+        return False
 
     def test(self, **kwargs):
         return {
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/notifications/twitter/main.py b/couchpotato/core/notifications/twitter/main.py
index facc36b..4a34d60 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/notifications/twitter/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/notifications/twitter/main.py
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ from couchpotato.core.helpers.variable import cleanHost
 from couchpotato.core.logger import CPLog
 from couchpotato.core.notifications.base import Notification
 from couchpotato.environment import Env
-from pytwitter import Api, parse_qsl
+from pytwitter import Api
+from urlparse import parse_qsl
 import oauth2
 
 log = CPLog(__name__)
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/notifications/xbmc/main.py b/couchpotato/core/notifications/xbmc/main.py
index 34a9c1d..836b40c 100755
--- a/couchpotato/core/notifications/xbmc/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/notifications/xbmc/main.py
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ class XBMC(Notification):
 
             try:
                 for result in response:
-                    if (result.get('result') and result['result'] == 'OK'):
+                    if result.get('result') and result['result'] == 'OK':
                         successful += 1
-                    elif (result.get('error')):
+                    elif result.get('error'):
                         log.error('XBMC error; %s: %s (%s)', (result['id'], result['error']['message'], result['error']['code']))
 
             except:
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class XBMC(Notification):
             ('JSONRPC.Version', {})
         ])
         for result in response:
-            if (result.get('result') and type(result['result']['version']).__name__ == 'int'):
+            if result.get('result') and type(result['result']['version']).__name__ == 'int':
                 # only v2 and v4 return an int object
                 # v6 (as of XBMC v12(Frodo)) is required to send notifications
                 xbmc_rpc_version = str(result['result']['version'])
@@ -85,15 +85,15 @@ class XBMC(Notification):
                 # send the text message
                 resp = self.notifyXBMCnoJSON(host, {'title':self.default_title, 'message':message})
                 for result in resp:
-                    if (result.get('result') and result['result'] == 'OK'):
+                    if result.get('result') and result['result'] == 'OK':
                         log.debug('Message delivered successfully!')
                         success = True
                         break
-                    elif (result.get('error')):
+                    elif result.get('error'):
                         log.error('XBMC error; %s: %s (%s)', (result['id'], result['error']['message'], result['error']['code']))
                         break
 
-            elif (result.get('result') and type(result['result']['version']).__name__ == 'dict'):
+            elif result.get('result') and type(result['result']['version']).__name__ == 'dict':
                 # XBMC JSON-RPC v6 returns an array object containing
                 # major, minor and patch number
                 xbmc_rpc_version = str(result['result']['version']['major'])
@@ -108,16 +108,16 @@ class XBMC(Notification):
                 # send the text message
                 resp = self.request(host, [('GUI.ShowNotification', {'title':self.default_title, 'message':message, 'image': self.getNotificationImage('small')})])
                 for result in resp:
-                    if (result.get('result') and result['result'] == 'OK'):
+                    if result.get('result') and result['result'] == 'OK':
                         log.debug('Message delivered successfully!')
                         success = True
                         break
-                    elif (result.get('error')):
+                    elif result.get('error'):
                         log.error('XBMC error; %s: %s (%s)', (result['id'], result['error']['message'], result['error']['code']))
                         break
 
             # error getting version info (we do have contact with XBMC though)
-            elif (result.get('error')):
+            elif result.get('error'):
                 log.error('XBMC error; %s: %s (%s)', (result['id'], result['error']['message'], result['error']['code']))
 
         log.debug('Use JSON notifications: %s ', self.use_json_notifications)
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/plugins/base.py b/couchpotato/core/plugins/base.py
index e60aaf4..92a7efa 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/plugins/base.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/plugins/base.py
@@ -26,11 +26,13 @@ log = CPLog(__name__)
 class Plugin(object):
 
     _class_name = None
+    plugin_path = None
 
     enabled_option = 'enabled'
     auto_register_static = True
 
     _needs_shutdown = False
+    _running = None
 
     user_agent = 'Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.8; rv:24.0) Gecko/20130519 Firefox/24.0'
     http_last_use = {}
@@ -306,4 +308,4 @@ class Plugin(object):
         return not self.isEnabled()
 
     def isEnabled(self):
-        return self.conf(self.enabled_option) or self.conf(self.enabled_option) == None
+        return self.conf(self.enabled_option) or self.conf(self.enabled_option) is None
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/plugins/browser/main.py b/couchpotato/core/plugins/browser/main.py
index 6b989a0..380e682 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/plugins/browser/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/plugins/browser/main.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ if os.name == 'nt':
     except:
         # todo:: subclass ImportError for missing dependencies, vs. broken plugins?
         raise ImportError("Missing the win32file module, which is a part of the prerequisite \
-            pywin32 package. You can get it from http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32/files/pywin32/");
+            pywin32 package. You can get it from http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32/files/pywin32/")
     else:
         import win32file #@UnresolvedImport
 
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/plugins/dashboard/main.py b/couchpotato/core/plugins/dashboard/main.py
index df6f975..b02e5d9 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/plugins/dashboard/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/plugins/dashboard/main.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class Dashboard(Plugin):
                 })
 
                 # Don't list older movies
-                if ((not late and ((not eta.get('dvd') and not eta.get('theater')) or (eta.get('dvd') and eta.get('dvd') > (now - 2419200)))) or \
+                if ((not late and (not eta.get('dvd') and not eta.get('theater') or eta.get('dvd') and eta.get('dvd') > (now - 2419200))) or
                         (late and (eta.get('dvd', 0) > 0 or eta.get('theater')) and eta.get('dvd') < (now - 2419200))):
                     movies.append(temp)
 
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/plugins/log/main.py b/couchpotato/core/plugins/log/main.py
index 18a78b9..dc8f740 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/plugins/log/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/plugins/log/main.py
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ class Logging(Plugin):
             if not os.path.isfile(path):
                 break
 
-            reversed_lines = []
             f = open(path, 'r')
             reversed_lines = toUnicode(f.read()).split('[0m\n')
             reversed_lines.reverse()
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/plugins/manage/main.py b/couchpotato/core/plugins/manage/main.py
index 516cb88..f1ffefa 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/plugins/manage/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/plugins/manage/main.py
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class Manage(Plugin):
                 fireEvent('release.add', group = group)
                 fireEventAsync('library.update.movie', identifier = identifier, on_complete = self.createAfterUpdate(folder, identifier))
             else:
-                self.in_progress[folder]['to_go'] = self.in_progress[folder]['to_go'] - 1
+                self.in_progress[folder]['to_go'] -= 1
 
         return addToLibrary
 
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class Manage(Plugin):
             if not self.in_progress or self.shuttingDown():
                 return
 
-            self.in_progress[folder]['to_go'] = self.in_progress[folder]['to_go'] - 1
+            self.in_progress[folder]['to_go'] -= 1
             total = self.in_progress[folder]['total']
             movie_dict = fireEvent('movie.get', identifier, single = True)
 
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/plugins/profile/main.py b/couchpotato/core/plugins/profile/main.py
index c70d7c9..27963fb 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/plugins/profile/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/plugins/profile/main.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class ProfilePlugin(Plugin):
 
     def fill(self):
 
-        db = get_session();
+        db = get_session()
 
         profiles = [{
             'label': 'Best',
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/plugins/quality/main.py b/couchpotato/core/plugins/quality/main.py
index 67c7f00..0e67a07 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/plugins/quality/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/plugins/quality/main.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class QualityPlugin(Plugin):
 
     def fill(self):
 
-        db = get_session();
+        db = get_session()
 
         order = 0
         for q in self.qualities:
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/plugins/release/main.py b/couchpotato/core/plugins/release/main.py
index 03b2bec..b2cc4e5 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/plugins/release/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/plugins/release/main.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from couchpotato.core.plugins.scanner.main import Scanner
 from couchpotato.core.settings.model import File, Release as Relea, Movie
 from sqlalchemy.sql.expression import and_, or_
 import os
+import traceback
 
 log = CPLog(__name__)
 
@@ -88,8 +89,8 @@ class Release(Plugin):
             added_files = db.query(File).filter(or_(*[File.id == x for x in added_files])).all()
             rel.files.extend(added_files)
             db.commit()
-        except Exception, e:
-            log.debug('Failed to attach "%s" to release: %s', (cur_file, e))
+        except:
+            log.debug('Failed to attach "%s" to release: %s', (added_files, traceback.format_exc()))
 
         fireEvent('movie.restatus', movie.id)
 
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/plugins/renamer/main.py b/couchpotato/core/plugins/renamer/main.py
index 888e069..a45a265 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/plugins/renamer/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/plugins/renamer/main.py
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ from couchpotato.core.plugins.base import Plugin
 from couchpotato.core.settings.model import Library, File, Profile, Release, \
     ReleaseInfo
 from couchpotato.environment import Env
-from unrar2 import RarFile, RarInfo
-from unrar2.rar_exceptions import *
+from unrar2 import RarFile
 import errno
 import fnmatch
 import os
@@ -62,10 +61,10 @@ class Renamer(Plugin):
 
     def scanView(self, **kwargs):
 
-        async = tryInt(kwargs.get('async', None))
-        movie_folder = kwargs.get('movie_folder', None)
-        downloader = kwargs.get('downloader', None)
-        download_id = kwargs.get('download_id', None)
+        async = tryInt(kwargs.get('async', 0))
+        movie_folder = kwargs.get('movie_folder')
+        downloader = kwargs.get('downloader')
+        download_id = kwargs.get('download_id')
 
         download_info = {'folder': movie_folder} if movie_folder else None
         if download_info:
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ class Renamer(Plugin):
         elif self.conf('from') in self.conf('to'):
             log.error('The "to" can\'t be inside of the "from" folder. You\'ll get an infinite loop.')
             return
-        elif (movie_folder and movie_folder in [self.conf('to'), self.conf('from')]):
+        elif movie_folder and movie_folder in [self.conf('to'), self.conf('from')]:
             log.error('The "to" and "from" folders can\'t be inside of or the same as the provided movie folder.')
             return
 
@@ -131,8 +130,8 @@ class Renamer(Plugin):
         # Unpack any archives
         extr_files = None
         if self.conf('unrar'):
-            folder, movie_folder, files, extr_files = self.extractFiles(folder = folder, movie_folder = movie_folder, files = files, \
-                cleanup = self.conf('cleanup') and not self.downloadIsTorrent(download_info))
+            folder, movie_folder, files, extr_files = self.extractFiles(folder = folder, movie_folder = movie_folder, files = files,
+                                                                        cleanup = self.conf('cleanup') and not self.downloadIsTorrent(download_info))
 
         groups = fireEvent('scanner.scan', folder = folder if folder else self.conf('from'),
                            files = files, download_info = download_info, return_ignored = False, single = True)
@@ -347,7 +346,7 @@ class Renamer(Plugin):
                     profile = db.query(Profile).filter_by(core = True, label = group['meta_data']['quality']['label']).first()
                     fireEvent('movie.add', params = {'identifier': group['library']['identifier'], 'profile_id': profile.id}, search_after = False)
                     db.expire_all()
-                    library = db.query(Library).filter_by(identifier = group['library']['identifier']).first()
+                    library_ent = db.query(Library).filter_by(identifier = group['library']['identifier']).first()
 
                 for movie in library_ent.movies:
 
@@ -517,7 +516,7 @@ class Renamer(Plugin):
     def tagDir(self, group, tag):
 
         ignore_file = None
-        if isinstance(group, (dict)):
+        if isinstance(group, dict):
             for movie_file in sorted(list(group['files']['movie'])):
                 ignore_file = '%s.%s.ignore' % (os.path.splitext(movie_file)[0], tag)
                 break
@@ -603,9 +602,9 @@ Remove it if you want it to be renamed (again, or at least let it try again)
         return True
 
     def doReplace(self, string, replacements, remove_multiple = False):
-        '''
+        """
         replace confignames with the real thing
-        '''
+        """
 
         replacements = replacements.copy()
         if remove_multiple:
@@ -873,7 +872,7 @@ Remove it if you want it to be renamed (again, or at least let it try again)
         #Extract all found archives
         for archive in archives:
             # Check if it has already been processed by CPS
-            if (self.hastagDir(os.path.dirname(archive['file']))):
+            if self.hastagDir(os.path.dirname(archive['file'])):
                 continue
 
             # Find all related archive files
@@ -970,4 +969,4 @@ Remove it if you want it to be renamed (again, or at least let it try again)
             files = []
             folder = None
 
-        return (folder, movie_folder, files, extr_files)
+        return folder, movie_folder, files, extr_files
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/plugins/scanner/main.py b/couchpotato/core/plugins/scanner/main.py
index 553fa83..188924a 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/plugins/scanner/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/plugins/scanner/main.py
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ class Scanner(Plugin):
         if len(processed_movies) > 0:
             log.info('Found %s movies in the folder %s', (len(processed_movies), folder))
         else:
-            log.debug('Found no movies in the folder %s', (folder))
+            log.debug('Found no movies in the folder %s', folder)
 
         return processed_movies
 
@@ -508,6 +508,7 @@ class Scanner(Plugin):
         detected_languages = {}
 
         # Subliminal scanner
+        paths = None
         try:
             paths = group['files']['movie']
             scan_result = []
@@ -560,12 +561,14 @@ class Scanner(Plugin):
                     break
 
         # Check and see if nfo contains the imdb-id
+        nfo_file = None
         if not imdb_id:
             try:
-                for nfo_file in files['nfo']:
+                for nf in files['nfo']:
                     imdb_id = getImdb(nfo_file)
                     if imdb_id:
-                        log.debug('Found movie via nfo file: %s', nfo_file)
+                        log.debug('Found movie via nfo file: %s', nf)
+                        nfo_file = nf
                         break
             except:
                 pass
@@ -585,11 +588,12 @@ class Scanner(Plugin):
         # Check if path is already in db
         if not imdb_id:
             db = get_session()
-            for cur_file in files['movie']:
-                f = db.query(File).filter_by(path = toUnicode(cur_file)).first()
+            for cf in files['movie']:
+                f = db.query(File).filter_by(path = toUnicode(cf)).first()
                 try:
                     imdb_id = f.library[0].identifier
-                    log.debug('Found movie via database: %s', cur_file)
+                    log.debug('Found movie via database: %s', cf)
+                    cur_file = cf
                     break
                 except:
                     pass
@@ -680,10 +684,9 @@ class Scanner(Plugin):
             return getExt(s.lower()) in ['jpg', 'jpeg', 'png', 'gif', 'bmp', 'tbn']
         files = set(filter(test, files))
 
-        images = {}
-
-        # Fanart
-        images['backdrop'] = set(filter(lambda s: re.search('(^|[\W_])fanart|backdrop\d*[\W_]', s.lower()) and self.filesizeBetween(s, 0, 5), files))
+        images = {
+            'backdrop': set(filter(lambda s: re.search('(^|[\W_])fanart|backdrop\d*[\W_]', s.lower()) and self.filesizeBetween(s, 0, 5), files))
+        }
 
         # Rest
         images['rest'] = files - images['backdrop']
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/plugins/score/main.py b/couchpotato/core/plugins/score/main.py
index cc87c9a..5f9da1a 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/plugins/score/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/plugins/score/main.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class Score(Plugin):
         addEvent('score.calculate', self.calculate)
 
     def calculate(self, nzb, movie):
-        ''' Calculate the score of a NZB, used for sorting later '''
+        """ Calculate the score of a NZB, used for sorting later """
 
         # Merge global and category
         preferred_words = splitString(Env.setting('preferred_words', section = 'searcher').lower())
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/plugins/score/scores.py b/couchpotato/core/plugins/score/scores.py
index a95b0a4..6aa0b46 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/plugins/score/scores.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/plugins/score/scores.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from couchpotato.core.event import fireEvent
 from couchpotato.core.helpers.encoding import simplifyString
-from couchpotato.core.helpers.variable import tryInt, splitString
+from couchpotato.core.helpers.variable import tryInt
 from couchpotato.environment import Env
 import re
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ name_scores = [
 
 
 def nameScore(name, year, preferred_words):
-    ''' Calculate score for words in the NZB name '''
+    """ Calculate score for words in the NZB name """
 
     score = 0
     name = name.lower()
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ def nameScore(name, year, preferred_words):
         v = value.split(':')
         add = int(v.pop())
         if v.pop() in name:
-            score = score + add
+            score += add
 
     # points if the year is correct
     if str(year) in name:
-        score = score + 5
+        score += 5
 
     # Contains preferred word
     nzb_words = re.split('\W+', simplifyString(name))
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/plugins/status/main.py b/couchpotato/core/plugins/status/main.py
index 8db2bf7..7546c65 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/plugins/status/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/plugins/status/main.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class StatusPlugin(Plugin):
 
     def get(self, identifiers):
 
-        if not isinstance(identifiers, (list)):
+        if not isinstance(identifiers, list):
             identifiers = [identifiers]
 
         db = get_session()
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/plugins/subtitle/main.py b/couchpotato/core/plugins/subtitle/main.py
index ea836f0..2aa22f4 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/plugins/subtitle/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/plugins/subtitle/main.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class Subtitle(Plugin):
 
                     files = []
                     for file in release.files.filter(FileType.status.has(identifier = 'movie')).all():
-                        files.append(file.path);
+                        files.append(file.path)
 
                     # get subtitles for those files
                     subliminal.list_subtitles(files, cache_dir = Env.get('cache_dir'), multi = True, languages = self.getLanguages(), services = self.services)
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/plugins/suggestion/main.py b/couchpotato/core/plugins/suggestion/main.py
index 0e7d701..a7b640e 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/plugins/suggestion/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/plugins/suggestion/main.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class Suggestion(Plugin):
 
         ignored = splitString(Env.prop('suggest_ignore', default = ''))
 
+        new_suggestions = []
         if imdb:
             if not remove_only:
                 ignored.append(imdb)
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/providers/automation/imdb/main.py b/couchpotato/core/providers/automation/imdb/main.py
index c4aef7f..e9d14b5 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/providers/automation/imdb/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/providers/automation/imdb/main.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class IMDBWatchlist(IMDBBase):
                         break
 
             except:
-                log.error('Failed loading IMDB watchlist: %s %s', (url, traceback.format_exc()))
+                log.error('Failed loading IMDB watchlist: %s %s', (watchlist_url, traceback.format_exc()))
 
         return movies
 
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/providers/info/omdbapi/main.py b/couchpotato/core/providers/info/omdbapi/main.py
index 2726ef5..87bb0a7 100755
--- a/couchpotato/core/providers/info/omdbapi/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/providers/info/omdbapi/main.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class OMDBAPI(MovieProvider):
                 'mpaa': str(movie.get('Rated', '')),
                 'runtime': self.runtimeToMinutes(movie.get('Runtime', '')),
                 'released': movie.get('Released'),
-                'year': year if isinstance(year, (int)) else None,
+                'year': year if isinstance(year, int) else None,
                 'plot': movie.get('Plot'),
                 'genres': splitString(movie.get('Genre', '')),
                 'directors': splitString(movie.get('Director', '')),
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/providers/info/themoviedb/main.py b/couchpotato/core/providers/info/themoviedb/main.py
index 561cdc7..2ec0e94 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/providers/info/themoviedb/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/providers/info/themoviedb/main.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class TheMovieDb(MovieProvider):
         tmdb3.set_cache(engine='file', filename=os.path.join(Env.get('cache_dir'), 'python', 'tmdb.cache'))
 
     def search(self, q, limit = 12):
-        ''' Find movie by name '''
+        """ Find movie by name """
 
         if self.isDisabled():
             return False
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@ class TheMovieDb(MovieProvider):
         result = self.getCache(cache_key)
 
         if not result:
-            result = {}
-            movie = None
-
             try:
                 log.debug('Getting info: %s', cache_key)
                 movie = tmdb3.Movie(identifier)
@@ -129,7 +126,7 @@ class TheMovieDb(MovieProvider):
             movie_data['titles'].append(movie.originaltitle)
             for alt in movie.alternate_titles:
                 alt_name = alt.title
-                if alt_name and not alt_name in movie_data['titles'] and alt_name.lower() != 'none' and alt_name != None:
+                if alt_name and not alt_name in movie_data['titles'] and alt_name.lower() != 'none' and alt_name is not None:
                     movie_data['titles'].append(alt_name)
 
             movie_data['titles'] = list(set(movie_data['titles']))
@@ -149,6 +146,5 @@ class TheMovieDb(MovieProvider):
     def isDisabled(self):
         if self.conf('api_key') == '':
             log.error('No API key provided.')
-            True
-        else:
-            False
+            return True
+        return False
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/providers/metadata/base.py b/couchpotato/core/providers/metadata/base.py
index 8cd1a1c..7a65568 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/providers/metadata/base.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/providers/metadata/base.py
@@ -82,8 +82,11 @@ class MetaDataBase(Plugin):
 
     def getThumbnail(self, movie_info = {}, data = {}, wanted_file_type = 'poster_original'):
         file_types = fireEvent('file.types', single = True)
-        for file_type in file_types:
-            if file_type.get('identifier') == wanted_file_type:
+        file_type = {}
+
+        for ft in file_types:
+            if ft.get('identifier') == wanted_file_type:
+                file_type = ft
                 break
 
         # See if it is in current files
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/providers/nzb/binsearch/main.py b/couchpotato/core/providers/nzb/binsearch/main.py
index 1d86300..dee5fc7 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/providers/nzb/binsearch/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/providers/nzb/binsearch/main.py
@@ -86,8 +86,10 @@ class BinSearch(NZBProvider):
 
     def download(self, url = '', nzb_id = ''):
 
-        params = {'action': 'nzb'}
-        params[nzb_id] = 'on'
+        params = {
+            'action': 'nzb',
+            nzb_id: 'on'
+        }
 
         try:
             return self.urlopen(url, params = params, show_error = False)
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/providers/nzb/newznab/main.py b/couchpotato/core/providers/nzb/newznab/main.py
index 8eb3e84..02ffcfd 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/providers/nzb/newznab/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/providers/nzb/newznab/main.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class Newznab(NZBProvider, RSS):
 
         return list
 
-    def belongsTo(self, url, provider = None):
+    def belongsTo(self, url, provider = None, host = None):
 
         hosts = self.getHosts()
 
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/providers/torrent/scenehd/main.py b/couchpotato/core/providers/torrent/scenehd/main.py
index f471ec0..2b76e43 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/providers/torrent/scenehd/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/providers/torrent/scenehd/main.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class SceneHD(TorrentProvider):
                 log.error('Failed getting results from %s: %s', (self.getName(), traceback.format_exc()))
 
 
-    def getLoginParams(self, params):
+    def getLoginParams(self):
         return tryUrlencode({
             'username': self.conf('username'),
             'password': self.conf('password'),
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/providers/torrent/thepiratebay/main.py b/couchpotato/core/providers/torrent/thepiratebay/main.py
index 82cbbe9..6aa2216 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/providers/torrent/thepiratebay/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/providers/torrent/thepiratebay/main.py
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ class ThePirateBay(TorrentMagnetProvider):
                         if link and download:
 
                             def extra_score(item):
-                                trusted = (0, 10)[result.find('img', alt = re.compile('Trusted')) != None]
-                                vip = (0, 20)[result.find('img', alt = re.compile('VIP')) != None]
-                                confirmed = (0, 30)[result.find('img', alt = re.compile('Helpers')) != None]
-                                moderated = (0, 50)[result.find('img', alt = re.compile('Moderator')) != None]
+                                trusted = (0, 10)[result.find('img', alt = re.compile('Trusted')) is not None]
+                                vip = (0, 20)[result.find('img', alt = re.compile('VIP')) is not None]
+                                confirmed = (0, 30)[result.find('img', alt = re.compile('Helpers')) is not None]
+                                moderated = (0, 50)[result.find('img', alt = re.compile('Moderator')) is not None]
 
                                 return confirmed + trusted + vip + moderated
 
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/providers/userscript/allocine/main.py b/couchpotato/core/providers/userscript/allocine/main.py
index 8cc889e..f8ca630 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/providers/userscript/allocine/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/providers/userscript/allocine/main.py
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ class AlloCine(UserscriptBase):
         except:
             return
 
-        name = None
-        year = None
-
         try:
             start = data.find('<title>')
             end = data.find('</title>', start)
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/settings/__init__.py b/couchpotato/core/settings/__init__.py
index e08adb8..b75e5dd 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/settings/__init__.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/settings/__init__.py
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 from __future__ import with_statement
 from couchpotato.api import addApiView
 from couchpotato.core.event import addEvent, fireEvent
-from couchpotato.core.helpers.encoding import isInt, toUnicode
+from couchpotato.core.helpers.encoding import toUnicode
 from couchpotato.core.helpers.variable import mergeDicts, tryInt, tryFloat
 from couchpotato.core.settings.model import Properties
 import ConfigParser
-import os.path
-import time
-import traceback
 
 
 class Settings(object):
@@ -92,7 +89,7 @@ class Settings(object):
                 self.setType(section_name, option_name, option.get('type'))
 
         if save:
-            self.save(self)
+            self.save()
 
     def set(self, section, option, value):
         return self.p.set(section, option, value)
diff --git a/couchpotato/environment.py b/couchpotato/environment.py
index ac0f729..0f04d83 100644
--- a/couchpotato/environment.py
+++ b/couchpotato/environment.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class Env(object):
         s = Env.get('settings')
 
         # Return setting
-        if value == None:
+        if value is None:
             return s.get(attr, default = default, section = section, type = type)
 
         # Set setting
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class Env(object):
     @staticmethod
     def prop(identifier, value = None, default = None):
         s = Env.get('settings')
-        if value == None:
+        if value is None:
             v = s.getProperty(identifier)
             return v if v else default
 
diff --git a/couchpotato/runner.py b/couchpotato/runner.py
index 715eab5..ab92919 100644
--- a/couchpotato/runner.py
+++ b/couchpotato/runner.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def runCouchPotato(options, base_path, args, data_dir = None, log_dir = None, En
                     try:
                         if os.path.isfile(file_path):
                             os.remove(file_path)
-                    except Exception, e:
+                    except:
                         raise
 
                 os.rmdir(backup)
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ def runCouchPotato(options, base_path, args, data_dir = None, log_dir = None, En
         application.add_handlers(".*$", [
              ('%s%s/(.*)' % (static_path, dir_name), StaticFileHandler, {'path': toUnicode(os.path.join(base_path, 'couchpotato', 'static', dir_name))})
         ])
-    Env.set('static_path', static_path);
+    Env.set('static_path', static_path)
 
 
     # Load configs & plugins