diff --git a/mseedpeek/mseedpeek.py b/mseedpeek/mseedpeek.py
index 999b13772e68a22d78981abfb56b7e8925155f3d..e7832cdd4b8de30f7deaf016ea3d333ff26420c4 100644
--- a/mseedpeek/mseedpeek.py
+++ b/mseedpeek/mseedpeek.py
@@ -297,8 +297,6 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         Black = QtGui.QColor(0, 0, 0)
 
         help_text = QtWidgets.QTextEdit()
-        #font = QtGui.QFont("Consolas")
-        #help_text.setFont(font)
         layout.addWidget(help_text)
         help_text.setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(
             QtCore.Qt.ScrollBarPolicy.ScrollBarAlwaysOff)
@@ -336,7 +334,6 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         -# returns version number
         -f file_name(s) - accepts command line input for files to inspect (wildcards accepted)\n\n""")  # noqa: E501
 
-
         # Description
         help_text.setTextColor(Blue)
         help_text.insertPlainText("DESCRIPTION")
@@ -357,7 +354,8 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         help_text.insertPlainText("[Trace Headers]")
         help_text.setTextColor(Black)
         help_text.insertPlainText(
-            """ notebook displays various the fixed header in four levels of verbosity.
+            """ notebook displays various the fixed header in""" +
+            """four levels of verbosity.
         The """)
         help_text.setTextColor(Green)
         help_text.insertPlainText("[Blockettes]")
@@ -393,7 +391,8 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         help_text.insertPlainText("""
             <Clear>""")
         help_text.setTextColor(Black)
-        help_text.insertPlainText(""": Clears the "Data Directories" entry box.\n""")
+        help_text.insertPlainText(""": Clears the \"Data Directories\"""" +
+                                  """ entry box.\n""")
         help_text.insertPlainText("""
                 By selecting a data directory a dropdown menu is created for
                 trace selection. Selecting a trace from this menu will create
@@ -420,7 +419,8 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         help_text.insertPlainText(("""
             <Unique>"""))
         help_text.setTextColor(Black)
-        help_text.insertPlainText(""": This displays changes in the Standard fields within a mseed file.""")
+        help_text.insertPlainText(""": This displays changes in the """ +
+                                  """Standard fields within a mseed file.""")
         help_text.insertPlainText("""
 
         Slider Scale and """)
@@ -435,14 +435,16 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         help_text.insertPlainText("""
         <Flush Dictionaries>""")
         help_text.setTextColor(Black)
-        help_text.insertPlainText(""": Clears cached trace header data.
-                As you view mseed headers, mseedpeek maintains a cache of previously
-                viewed headers for quick, future access. If you wish to monitor changes
-                to mseed files you need to flush the dictionaries so that the new
-                changes will be displayed.""")
+        help_text.insertPlainText(
+            """: Clears cached trace header data.
+            As you view mseed headers, mseedpeek maintains a cache of""" +
+            """ previously viewed headers for quick, future access.""" +
+            """ If you wish to monitor changes to mseed files you""" +
+            """ need to flush the dictionaries so that the new""" +
+            """ changes will be displayed.""")
         help_text.setTextColor(Green)
         help_text.insertPlainText("""
-        
+
         [Blockettes]""")
         help_text.setTextColor(Black)
         help_text.insertPlainText(""":
@@ -579,9 +581,11 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         self.dd_label = QtWidgets.QLabel("Data Directories:")
         self.dd_text = QtWidgets.QLineEdit()
         self.build_trace_btn = QtWidgets.QPushButton("Build Trace db")
-        self.build_trace_btn.setStyleSheet("QPushButton{background-color:lightblue;} \
-                                            QPushButton::hover\
-                                           {background-color:green;}")
+        self.build_trace_btn.setStyleSheet(
+            """
+            QPushButton{background-color:lightblue;}
+            QPushButton::hover {background-color:green;}
+            """)
         self.build_trace_btn.clicked.connect(self.clicked_build_trace)
         self.find_btn = QtWidgets.QPushButton("Find")
         self.find_btn.clicked.connect(self.clicked_find)