diff --git a/dstat_interface/core/dstat/comm.py b/dstat_interface/core/dstat/comm.py
index 116c34d911a2e1536de9344359313ed1d9909ddc..4f1c351f913291ceae3e06d7f1bcb3916f352861 100755
--- a/dstat_interface/core/dstat/comm.py
+++ b/dstat_interface/core/dstat/comm.py
@@ -62,16 +62,17 @@ class TransmitError(Exception):
         super(TransmitError, self).__init__(self,
             "No reply received.")
 
+
 def _serial_process(ser_port, proc_pipe, ctrl_pipe, data_pipe):
     ser_logger = logging.getLogger("{}._serial_process".format(__name__))
     connected = False
-    
-    
+
     for i in range(5):
         time.sleep(1) # Give OS time to enumerate
     
         try:
             ser = serial.Serial(ser_port, timeout=1)
+            # ser = serial.Serial(ser_port, timeout=1)
             ser_logger.info("Connecting")
             time.sleep(.5)
             connected = True
diff --git a/dstat_interface/core/experiments/cal.py b/dstat_interface/core/experiments/cal.py
index 3f1aff2bb6f7cc6dcdbf4c06291f79f992f95819..ed702c58efc8a91989904c751e23902b000dacb5 100755
--- a/dstat_interface/core/experiments/cal.py
+++ b/dstat_interface/core/experiments/cal.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from ..errors import InputError, VarError
 from ..dstat import state
 from ..experiments.experiment_template import Experiment, dstat_logger
 
+
 def measure_offset(time):
     gain_trim_table = [None, 'r100_trim', 'r3k_trim', 'r30k_trim', 'r300k_trim',
                         'r3M_trim', 'r30M_trim', 'r100M_trim']
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ def measure_offset(time):
         
     return gain_offset
 
+
 class CALExp(Experiment):
     id = 'cal'
     """Offset calibration experiment"""
diff --git a/dstat_interface/core/experiments/chronoamp.py b/dstat_interface/core/experiments/chronoamp.py
index fc234bf9497c18db9be8a0851b5fb3dfb59a7546..9cd519c5f232452c960cd06a95b567dd98eb317c 100644
--- a/dstat_interface/core/experiments/chronoamp.py
+++ b/dstat_interface/core/experiments/chronoamp.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class ChronoampBox(PlotBox):
             subplot.ticklabel_format(style='sci', scilimits=(0, 3),
                                      useOffset=False, axis='y')
             subplot.plot([],[])
-        
+
 class Chronoamp(Experiment):
     id = 'cae'
     """Chronoamperometry experiment"""
diff --git a/dstat_interface/core/experiments/experiment_template.py b/dstat_interface/core/experiments/experiment_template.py
index 0f0c0e293863236bb1c6bd6ed61d55636c212a0c..78c7a74f74e389b37a315197953e038f4170ca32 100755
--- a/dstat_interface/core/experiments/experiment_template.py
+++ b/dstat_interface/core/experiments/experiment_template.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 dstat_logger = logging.getLogger("{}.DSTAT".format(comm.__name__))
 exp_logger = logging.getLogger("{}.Experiment".format(__name__))
 
+
 class Experiment(object):
     """Store and acquire a potentiostat experiment. Meant to be subclassed
     to by different experiment types and not used instanced directly. Subclass
@@ -214,8 +215,7 @@ class Experiment(object):
 
     def run(self, ser, ctrl_pipe, data_pipe):
         """Execute experiment. Connects and sends handshake signal to DStat
-        then sends self.commands. Don't call directly as a process in Windows,
-        use run_wrapper instead.
+        then sends self.commands.
         """
         self.serial = ser
         self.ctrl_pipe = ctrl_pipe
diff --git a/dstat_interface/core/interface/exp_int.py b/dstat_interface/core/interface/exp_int.py
index 2b00948230c29578e840a805b353f601f060a655..72354007d21e8108c207f86da0c6d3e3905fe6a2 100755
--- a/dstat_interface/core/interface/exp_int.py
+++ b/dstat_interface/core/interface/exp_int.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 mod_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 
+
 class ExpInterface(GObject.Object):
     """Generic experiment interface class. Should be subclassed to implement
     experiment interfaces by populating self.entry. Override class attributes
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ class ExpInterface(GObject.Object):
     @property
     def params(self):
         """Dict of parameters"""
-        if self._params == None:
+        if self._params is None:
             self._fill_params()
         self._get_params()
         return self._params
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ class ExpInterface(GObject.Object):
     
     @params.setter
     def params(self, params):
-        if self._params == None:
+        if self._params is None:
             self._fill_params()
         for i in self._params:
             try:
@@ -99,7 +100,8 @@ class ExpInterface(GObject.Object):
       self.emit('run_utility')
     def on_done_utility(self, data=None):
       self.emit('done_utility')
-      
+
+
 class Chronoamp(ExpInterface):
     """Experiment class for chronoamperometry. Extends ExpInterface class to
     support treeview neeeded for CA.
@@ -489,7 +491,7 @@ class CAL(ExpInterface):
             GObject.timeout_add(700, restore_buttons, self.buttons)
                 
     def on_measure_button_clicked(self, data=None):
-        if (int(self.entry['time'].get_text()) <= 0 or int(self.entry['time'].get_text()) > 65535):
+        if int(self.entry['time'].get_text()) <= 0 or int(self.entry['time'].get_text()) > 65535:
             logger.error("ERR: Time out of range")
             return
         
@@ -526,6 +528,7 @@ class CAL(ExpInterface):
             GObject.timeout_add(700, restore_buttons, self.buttons)
             __main__.MAIN.spinner.stop()
 
+
 def restore_buttons(buttons):
     """ Should be called with GObject callback """
     for i in buttons:
diff --git a/dstat_interface/main.py b/dstat_interface/main.py
index 93ebf3961053b44ec80f05bc6bbbd651bec344a5..b4a5b32f639a7c69704956768c3bc075f5a0ebef 100755
--- a/dstat_interface/main.py
+++ b/dstat_interface/main.py
@@ -35,12 +35,13 @@ from pkg_resources import parse_version
 from serial import SerialException
 import zmq
 
+
 from dstat_interface.core.utils.version import getVersion
 from dstat_interface.core.experiments import idle, pot
 from dstat_interface.core import params, analysis, dstat
 from dstat_interface.core.dstat import boards
 from dstat_interface.core.interface import (exp_window, adc_pot, plot_ui, data_view,
-                           save, hw_info)
+                                            save, hw_info)
 from dstat_interface.core.errors import InputError
 from dstat_interface.core.plugin import DstatPlugin, get_hub_uri