diff --git a/fusesoc/capi2/core.py b/fusesoc/capi2/core.py
index 4a3d889e..60c626c4 100644
--- a/fusesoc/capi2/core.py
+++ b/fusesoc/capi2/core.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def __new__(self, thing):
 
 
 class StringWithUseFlags(str):
-    """ A parsed string with support for use flags. """
+    """A parsed string with support for use flags."""
 
     def __init__(self, string):
         self.exprs = None
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def parse(self, flags):
 
 
 class String(str):
-    """ A plain (unparsed) string. """
+    """A plain (unparsed) string."""
 
     def parse(self, flags):
         raise RuntimeError(
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ def get_generators(self):
         return generators
 
     def get_virtuals(self):
-        """ Get a list of "virtual" VLNVs provided by this core. """
+        """Get a list of "virtual" VLNVs provided by this core."""
         return self.virtual
 
     def get_parameters(self, flags={}, ext_parameters={}):
diff --git a/fusesoc/coremanager.py b/fusesoc/coremanager.py
index fc6f299a..11156d3e 100644
--- a/fusesoc/coremanager.py
+++ b/fusesoc/coremanager.py
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ def _load_cores(self, library):
             self.db.add(core, library)
 
     def add_library(self, library):
-        """ Register a library """
+        """Register a library"""
         abspath = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(library.location))
         _library = self._lm.get_library(abspath, "location")
         if _library:
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ def add_library(self, library):
         self._lm.add_library(library)
 
     def get_libraries(self):
-        """ Get all registered libraries """
+        """Get all registered libraries"""
         return self._lm.get_libraries()
 
     def get_depends(self, core, flags):
@@ -325,17 +325,17 @@ def get_depends(self, core, flags):
         return deps
 
     def get_cores(self):
-        """ Get a dict with all cores, indexed by the core name """
+        """Get a dict with all cores, indexed by the core name"""
         return {str(x.name): x for x in self.db.find()}
 
     def get_core(self, name):
-        """ Get a core with a given name """
+        """Get a core with a given name"""
         c = self.db.find(name)
         c.name.relation = "=="
         return c
 
     def get_generators(self):
-        """ Get a dict with all registered generators, indexed by name """
+        """Get a dict with all registered generators, indexed by name"""
         generators = {}
         for core in self.db.find():
             if hasattr(core, "get_generators"):
diff --git a/fusesoc/edalizer.py b/fusesoc/edalizer.py
index 32493aa0..3d7bc120 100644
--- a/fusesoc/edalizer.py
+++ b/fusesoc/edalizer.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def cores(self):
 
     @property
     def resolved_cores(self):
-        """ Get a list of all "used" cores after the dependency resolution """
+        """Get a list of all "used" cores after the dependency resolution"""
         try:
             return self.core_manager.get_depends(self.toplevel, self.flags)
         except DependencyError as e:
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ def resolved_cores(self):
 
     @property
     def discovered_cores(self):
-        """ Get a list of all cores found by fusesoc """
+        """Get a list of all cores found by fusesoc"""
         return self.core_manager.db.find()
 
     def run(self):
-        """ Run all steps to create a EDAM file """
+        """Run all steps to create a EDAM file"""
 
         # Run the setup task on all cores (fetch and patch them as needed)
         self.setup_cores()
@@ -95,20 +95,20 @@ def run(self):
         return self.edam
 
     def _core_flags(self, core):
-        """ Get flags for a specific core """
+        """Get flags for a specific core"""
 
         core_flags = self.flags.copy()
         core_flags["is_toplevel"] = core.name == self.toplevel
         return core_flags
 
     def setup_cores(self):
-        """ Setup cores: fetch resources, patch them, etc. """
+        """Setup cores: fetch resources, patch them, etc."""
         for core in self.cores:
             logger.info("Preparing " + str(core.name))
             core.setup()
 
     def extract_generators(self):
-        """ Get all registered generators from the cores """
+        """Get all registered generators from the cores"""
         generators = {}
         for core in self.cores:
             logger.debug("Searching for generators in " + str(core.name))
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def extract_generators(self):
         self.generators = generators
 
     def run_generators(self):
-        """ Run all generators """
+        """Run all generators"""
         self._resolved_or_generated_cores = []
         for core in self.cores:
             logger.debug("Running generators in " + str(core.name))
diff --git a/tests/test_provider.py b/tests/test_provider.py
index d589e888..d9740782 100644
--- a/tests/test_provider.py
+++ b/tests/test_provider.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 
 def test_coregen_provider():
-
     cache_root = tempfile.mkdtemp("coregen_")
     core = Core(os.path.join(cores_root, "misc", "coregencore.core"), cache_root)
 
@@ -72,7 +71,6 @@ def test_github_provider():
 
 
 def test_logicore_provider():
-
     cache_root = tempfile.mkdtemp("logicore_")
     core = Core(os.path.join(cores_root, "misc", "logicorecore.core"), cache_root)