diff --git a/modules/django.py b/modules/django.py
index e4294d3..16fc37a 100644
--- a/modules/django.py
+++ b/modules/django.py
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ def commandline(args="", workingdir=None):
                 args=args,
                 djangosettings=configuration.imports.settings,)
     else:
-        commandline = "{djangoroot}/manage.py {args} --pythonpath='{djangoroot}'" \
-            " --settings={djangosettings}".format(
-                djangoroot=configuration.paths.django.root,
-                args=args,
-                djangosettings=configuration.imports.settings,)
+        commandline = "{djangoroot}/manage.py {args} --pythonpath='"\
+                "{djangoroot}' --settings={djangosettings}".format(
+                    djangoroot=configuration.paths.django.root,
+                    args=args,
+                    djangosettings=configuration.imports.settings,)
 
     print(commandline)
 
@@ -89,11 +89,12 @@ def manage(args="", workingdir=None):
                         shell='/bin/bash')
 
         with cd(configuration.paths.django.root):
-            cmd = "{djangoroot}/manage.py {args} --pythonpath='{djangoroot}' " \
-                "--settings={djangosettings}".format(
-                    djangoroot=configuration.paths.django.root,
-                    args=args,
-                    djangosettings=configuration.imports.settings,)
+            cmd = "{djangoroot}/manage.py {args} " \
+                    " --pythonpath='{djangoroot}' " \
+                    "--settings={djangosettings}".format(
+                        djangoroot=configuration.paths.django.root,
+                        args=args,
+                        djangosettings=configuration.imports.settings,)
 
             if env.debug:
                 print("command: with cd(%s)" % configuration.paths.django.root)
@@ -282,12 +283,13 @@ def create_project():
         project_path_old = "{project_path}/{project_name}.old".format(
             project_path=project_path,
             project_name=project_name)
-        
+
         if exists(project_path_old):
             prompt_continue(
-                message="found an already existing old version of "
-                "{project_path}, do you want to ignore backing up the version or exit? Y/n"
-                "( Y to continue without backing up.  N to exit )", default="n")
+                message="found an already existing old "
+                "version of {project_path}, do you want to ignore"
+                " backing up the version or exit? Y/n ( Y to "
+                "continue without backing up.  N to exit )", default="n")
 
             fabric_ops.run("rm -Rf {project_path}/{project_name}".format(
                 project_name=project_name,
@@ -880,7 +882,7 @@ def fixtures(appname=None, backup=False):
         try:
             pos = match.end()
             output = output[pos:]
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             pass
 
     # now find the first occurence of [ on a newline, e.g.
@@ -889,12 +891,12 @@ def fixtures(appname=None, backup=False):
     #   "model.auth": 40,
     # etc.
 
-    p = re.compile(r"\n\[")
-    m = p.search(output)
-    pos = m.end() - 1
-    output = output[pos:]
+    # p = re.compile(r"\n\[")
+    # m = p.search(output)
+    # pos = m.end() - 1
+    # output = output[pos:]
 
-    from StringIO import StringIO
+    from io import StringIO
     fixture_iostring = StringIO(output)
 
     fabric_ops.put(fixture_iostring, path_fixture)