diff --git a/fail2ban/server/banmanager.py b/fail2ban/server/banmanager.py
index 2b2fd39a..46e717e0 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/banmanager.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/banmanager.py
@@ -270,20 +270,19 @@ class BanManager:
 			return False
 		finally:
 			self.__lock.release()
-	
-	
+
 	##
 	# Get the size of the ban list.
 	#
 	# @return the size
-	
+
 	def size(self):
 		try:
 			self.__lock.acquire()
 			return len(self.__banList)
 		finally:
 			self.__lock.release()
-	
+
 	##
 	# Check if a ticket is in the list.
 	#
diff --git a/fail2ban/server/failregex.py b/fail2ban/server/failregex.py
index a7c3efdd..cbe8ebe3 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/failregex.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/failregex.py
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ class Regex:
 			except ValueError:
 				self._matchLineEnd = len(self._matchCache.string)
 
-
 			lineCount1 = self._matchCache.string.count(
 				"\n", 0, self._matchLineStart)
 			lineCount2 = self._matchCache.string.count(
diff --git a/fail2ban/server/filter.py b/fail2ban/server/filter.py
index 59070911..7b62fa2f 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/filter.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/filter.py
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ class Filter(JailThread):
 		self.dateDetector.addDefaultTemplate()
 		logSys.debug("Created %s" % self)
 
-
 	def __repr__(self):
 		return "%s(%r)" % (self.__class__.__name__, self.jail)
 
@@ -109,7 +108,6 @@ class Filter(JailThread):
 			logSys.error(e)
 			raise e
 
-
 	def delFailRegex(self, index):
 		try:
 			del self.__failRegex[index]
@@ -395,7 +393,6 @@ class Filter(JailThread):
 
 		return False
 
-
 	def processLine(self, line, date=None, returnRawHost=False,
 		checkAllRegex=False):
 		"""Split the time portion from log msg and return findFailures on them
@@ -581,7 +578,6 @@ class FileFilter(Filter):
 		# to be overridden by backends
 		pass
 
-
 	##
 	# Delete a log path
 	#
diff --git a/fail2ban/server/filtergamin.py b/fail2ban/server/filtergamin.py
index e8473be4..66cab6de 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/filtergamin.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/filtergamin.py
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ class FilterGamin(FileFilter):
 		fcntl.fcntl(fd, fcntl.F_SETFD, flags|fcntl.FD_CLOEXEC)
 		logSys.debug("Created FilterGamin")
 
-
 	def callback(self, path, event):
 		logSys.debug("Got event: " + repr(event) + " for " + path)
 		if event in (gamin.GAMCreated, gamin.GAMChanged, gamin.GAMExists):
@@ -70,7 +69,6 @@ class FilterGamin(FileFilter):
 
 		self._process_file(path)
 
-
 	def _process_file(self, path):
 		"""Process a given file
 
@@ -122,7 +120,6 @@ class FilterGamin(FileFilter):
 		logSys.debug(self.jail.name + ": filter terminated")
 		return True
 
-
 	def stop(self):
 		super(FilterGamin, self).stop()
 		self.__cleanup()
diff --git a/fail2ban/server/filterpyinotify.py b/fail2ban/server/filterpyinotify.py
index 784a7e53..fd1dff9f 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/filterpyinotify.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/filterpyinotify.py
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ class FilterPyinotify(FileFilter):
 		self.__watches = dict()
 		logSys.debug("Created FilterPyinotify")
 
-
 	def callback(self, event, origin=''):
 		logSys.debug("%sCallback for Event: %s", origin, event)
 		path = event.pathname
@@ -95,7 +94,6 @@ class FilterPyinotify(FileFilter):
 
 		self._process_file(path)
 
-
 	def _process_file(self, path):
 		"""Process a given file
 
@@ -112,7 +110,6 @@ class FilterPyinotify(FileFilter):
 		self.dateDetector.sortTemplate()
 		self.__modified = False
 
-
 	def _addFileWatcher(self, path):
 		wd = self.__monitor.add_watch(path, pyinotify.IN_MODIFY)
 		self.__watches.update(wd)
@@ -144,7 +141,6 @@ class FilterPyinotify(FileFilter):
 		self._addFileWatcher(path)
 		self._process_file(path)
 
-
     ##
 	# Delete a log path
 	#
@@ -163,7 +159,6 @@ class FilterPyinotify(FileFilter):
 			self.__monitor.rm_watch(wdInt)
 			logSys.debug("Removed monitor for the parent directory %s", path_dir)
 
-
 	##
 	# Main loop.
 	#
diff --git a/fail2ban/server/filtersystemd.py b/fail2ban/server/filtersystemd.py
index 105c2623..d5c81b0e 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/filtersystemd.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/filtersystemd.py
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ class FilterSystemd(JournalFilter): # pragma: systemd no cover
 		self.setDatePattern(None)
 		logSys.debug("Created FilterSystemd")
 
-
 	##
 	# Add a journal match filters from list structure
 	#
diff --git a/fail2ban/server/jail.py b/fail2ban/server/jail.py
index ef98c4b9..0c570ebb 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/jail.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/jail.py
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ class Jail:
 		raise RuntimeError(
 			"Failed to initialize any backend for Jail %r" % self.name)
 
-
 	def _initPolling(self):
 		from filterpoll import FilterPoll
 		logSys.info("Jail '%s' uses poller" % self.name)
diff --git a/fail2ban/server/server.py b/fail2ban/server/server.py
index 625730f8..2a24c380 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/server.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/server.py
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ class Server:
 		self.setLogTarget("STDOUT")
 		self.setSyslogSocket("auto")
 
-
 	def __sigTERMhandler(self, signum, frame):
 		logSys.debug("Caught signal %d. Exiting" % signum)
 		self.quit()
@@ -144,7 +143,6 @@ class Server:
 		finally:
 			self.__loggingLock.release()
 
-	
 	def addJail(self, name, backend):
 		self.__jails.add(name, backend, self.__db)
 		if self.__db is not None:
@@ -520,7 +518,6 @@ class Server:
 	
 	def getDatabase(self):
 		return self.__db
-	
 
 	def __createDaemon(self): # pragma: no cover
 		""" Detach a process from the controlling terminal and run it in the
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/actionstestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/actionstestcase.py
index 5991da6d..5d73d911 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/actionstestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/actionstestcase.py
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ class ExecuteActions(LogCaptureTestCase):
 		self.assertEqual(self.__actions.getBanTime(),127)
 		self.assertRaises(ValueError, self.__actions.removeBannedIP, '127.0.0.1')
 
-
 	def testActionsOutput(self):
 		self.defaultActions()
 		self.__actions.start()
@@ -89,7 +88,6 @@ class ExecuteActions(LogCaptureTestCase):
 		self.assertEqual(self.__actions.status(),[("Currently banned", 0 ),
                ("Total banned", 0 ), ("Banned IP list", [] )])
 
-
 	def testAddActionPython(self):
 		self.__actions.add(
 			"Action", os.path.join(TEST_FILES_DIR, "action.d/action.py"),
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/actiontestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/actiontestcase.py
index 2e826a8e..d2dad6cd 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/actiontestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/actiontestcase.py
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ class CommandActionTest(LogCaptureTestCase):
 				{'ipjailmatches': "some >char< should \< be[ escap}ed&\n"}),
 			"some \\>char\\< should \\\\\\< be\\[ escap\\}ed\\&\n")
 
-
 		# Recursive
 		aInfo["ABC"] = "<xyz>"
 		self.assertEqual(
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/clientreadertestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/clientreadertestcase.py
index 12362efd..9d9d567f 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/clientreadertestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/clientreadertestcase.py
@@ -77,12 +77,10 @@ option = %s
 		os.unlink("%s/%s" % (self.d, fname))
 		self.assertTrue(self.c.read('c'))	# we still should have some
 
-
 	def _getoption(self, f='c'):
 		self.assertTrue(self.c.read(f))	# we got some now
 		return self.c.getOptions('section', [("int", 'option')])['option']
 
-
 	def testInaccessibleFile(self):
 		f = os.path.join(self.d, "d.conf")  # inaccessible file
 		self._write('d.conf', 0)
@@ -97,7 +95,6 @@ option = %s
 			# raise unittest.SkipTest("Skipping on %s -- access rights are not enforced" % platform)
 			pass
 
-
 	def testOptionalDotDDir(self):
 		self.assertFalse(self.c.read('c'))	# nothing is there yet
 		self._write("c.conf", "1")
@@ -194,7 +191,6 @@ class JailReaderTest(LogCaptureTestCase):
 		self.assertTrue(self._is_logged('Error in action definition joho[foo'))
 		self.assertTrue(self._is_logged('Caught exception: While reading action joho[foo we should have got 1 or 2 groups. Got: 0'))
 
-
 	if STOCK:
 		def testStockSSHJail(self):
 			jail = JailReader('sshd', basedir=CONFIG_DIR, share_config = self.__share_cfg) # we are running tests from root project dir atm
@@ -224,7 +220,6 @@ class JailReaderTest(LogCaptureTestCase):
 
 		#self.assertRaises(ValueError, JailReader.extractOptions ,'mail-how[')
 
-
 		# Empty option
 		option = "abc[]"
 		expected = ('abc', {})
@@ -318,7 +313,6 @@ class FilterReaderTest(unittest.TestCase):
 		output[-1][-1] = "5"
 		self.assertEqual(sorted(filterReader.convert()), sorted(output))
 
-
 	def testFilterReaderSubstitionDefault(self):
 		output = [['set', 'jailname', 'addfailregex', 'to=sweet@example.com fromip=<IP>']]
 		filterReader = FilterReader('substition', "jailname", {})
@@ -480,7 +474,6 @@ class JailsReaderTest(LogCaptureTestCase):
 				self.assertTrue('Init' in actionReader.sections(),
 						msg="Action file %r is lacking [Init] section" % actionConfig)
 
-
 		def testReadStockJailConf(self):
 			jails = JailsReader(basedir=CONFIG_DIR, share_config=self.__share_cfg) # we are running tests from root project dir atm
 			self.assertTrue(jails.read())		  # opens fine
@@ -607,7 +600,6 @@ class JailsReaderTest(LogCaptureTestCase):
 							msg="Found no %s command among %s"
 								% (target_command, str(commands)) )
 
-
 		def testStockConfigurator(self):
 			configurator = Configurator()
 			configurator.setBaseDir(CONFIG_DIR)
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/databasetestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/databasetestcase.py
index 9665e322..b6646e41 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/databasetestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/databasetestcase.py
@@ -317,7 +317,6 @@ class DatabaseTest(LogCaptureTestCase):
 		actions._Actions__checkBan()
 		self.assertTrue(self._is_logged("ban ainfo %s, %s, %s, %s" % (True, True, True, True)))
 
-
 	def testPurge(self):
 		if Fail2BanDb is None: # pragma: no cover
 			return
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/filtertestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/filtertestcase.py
index 0022dac9..de63c317 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/filtertestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/filtertestcase.py
@@ -494,7 +494,6 @@ def get_monitor_failures_testcase(Filter_):
 			self._sleep_4_poll()
 			#print "D: started filter %s" % self.filter
 
-
 		def tearDown(self):
 			tearDownMyTime()
 			#print "D: SLEEPING A BIT"
@@ -533,7 +532,6 @@ def get_monitor_failures_testcase(Filter_):
 			self.assertTrue(self.isFilled(20)) # give Filter a chance to react
 			_assert_correct_last_attempt(self, self.jail, failures, count=count)
 
-
 		def test_grow_file(self):
 			# suck in lines from this sample log file
 			self.assertRaises(FailManagerEmpty, self.filter.failManager.toBan)
@@ -577,7 +575,6 @@ def get_monitor_failures_testcase(Filter_):
 												  skip=3, mode='w')
 			self.assert_correct_last_attempt(GetFailures.FAILURES_01)
 
-
 		def test_move_file(self):
 			# if we move file into a new location while it has been open already
 			self.file.close()
@@ -602,7 +599,6 @@ def get_monitor_failures_testcase(Filter_):
 			self.assert_correct_last_attempt(GetFailures.FAILURES_01)
 			self.assertEqual(self.filter.failManager.getFailTotal(), 6)
 
-
 		def _test_move_into_file(self, interim_kill=False):
 			# if we move a new file into the location of an old (monitored) file
 			_copy_lines_between_files(GetFailures.FILENAME_01, self.name,
@@ -628,7 +624,6 @@ def get_monitor_failures_testcase(Filter_):
 			self.assert_correct_last_attempt(GetFailures.FAILURES_01)
 			self.assertEqual(self.filter.failManager.getFailTotal(), 9)
 
-
 		def test_move_into_file(self):
 			self._test_move_into_file(interim_kill=False)
 
@@ -637,7 +632,6 @@ def get_monitor_failures_testcase(Filter_):
 			# to test against possible drop-out of the file from monitoring
 		    self._test_move_into_file(interim_kill=True)
 
-
 		def test_new_bogus_file(self):
 			# to make sure that watching whole directory does not effect
 			_copy_lines_between_files(GetFailures.FILENAME_01, self.name, n=100).close()
@@ -650,7 +644,6 @@ def get_monitor_failures_testcase(Filter_):
 			self.assertEqual(self.filter.failManager.getFailTotal(), 6)
 			_killfile(None, self.name + '.bak2')
 
-
 		def test_delLogPath(self):
 			# Smoke test for removing of the path from being watched
 
@@ -863,7 +856,6 @@ class GetFailures(unittest.TestCase):
 		self.testGetFailures01(filename=fname)
 		_killfile(fout, fname)
 
-
 	def testGetFailures02(self):
 		output = ('141.3.81.106', 4, 1124013539.0,
 				  [u'Aug 14 11:%d:59 i60p295 sshd[12365]: Failed publickey for roehl from ::ffff:141.3.81.106 port 51332 ssh2'
@@ -922,8 +914,6 @@ class GetFailures(unittest.TestCase):
 			filter_.getFailures(GetFailures.FILENAME_USEDNS)
 			_assert_correct_last_attempt(self, filter_, output)
 
-
-
 	def testGetFailuresMultiRegex(self):
 		output = ('141.3.81.106', 8, 1124013541.0)
 
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/misctestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/misctestcase.py
index a682b63f..343a0fc1 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/misctestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/misctestcase.py
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ class TestsUtilsTest(unittest.TestCase):
 				self.assertFalse('>' in s, msg="'>' present in %r" % s)  # There is only "fail2ban-testcases" in this case, no true traceback
 			self.assertTrue(':' in s, msg="no ':' in %r" % s)
 
-
 	def testFormatterWithTraceBack(self):
 		strout = StringIO()
 		Formatter = FormatterWithTraceBack
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/samplestestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/samplestestcase.py
index 05182acd..4c9cb5da 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/samplestestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/samplestestcase.py
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ def testSampleRegexsFactory(name):
 				except ValueError:
 					jsonTimeLocal =	datetime.datetime.strptime(t, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%f")
 
-
 				jsonTime = time.mktime(jsonTimeLocal.timetuple())
 				
 				jsonTime += jsonTimeLocal.microsecond / 1000000
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/servertestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/servertestcase.py
index aa2979f8..f9b92305 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/servertestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/servertestcase.py
@@ -559,7 +559,6 @@ class Transmitter(TransmitterBase):
 			)
 		)
 
-
 	def testAction(self):
 		action = "TestCaseAction"
 		cmdList = [
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/utils.py b/fail2ban/tests/utils.py
index f94451b4..e1da03ad 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/utils.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/utils.py
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ def gatherTests(regexps=None, no_network=False):
 	except Exception, e: # pragma: no cover
 		logSys.warning("I: Skipping systemd backend testing. Got exception '%s'" % e)
 
-
 	# Server test for logging elements which break logging used to support
 	# testcases analysis
 	tests.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(servertestcase.TransmitterLogging))