diff --git a/jupyterhub_rest_server/jupyterhub_rest_server/handlers.py b/jupyterhub_rest_server/jupyterhub_rest_server/handlers.py
index 546b556..540b93b 100644
--- a/jupyterhub_rest_server/jupyterhub_rest_server/handlers.py
+++ b/jupyterhub_rest_server/jupyterhub_rest_server/handlers.py
@@ -11,34 +11,39 @@
 
 
 args = [
-	 ['husername', 
-          'HydroShare username.  This is used to build an isolated userspace on the JupyterHub server', 
-          'Yes',
-	  'Example: TonyCastronova'],
-         ['resourcetype', 
-          'The type of HydroShare resource being sent to JupyterHub. Typically used when launching JupyterHub instances from HydroShare', 
-          'No',
-	  'Example: GenericResource'],
-         ['resourceid', 
-          'The unique id of the a HydroShare resource.  Typically used when launching JupyterHub instances from HydroShare', 
-          'No',
-	  'Example: 97add6638f7841278c73519e7192b252'],
-         ['target', 
-          'Target notebook to launch relative to http://[jupyteraddress]/user/[husername]/tree/.  This argument is designed to support applications that wish to provide a more customized user experience.', 
-          'No',
-	  'Example: notebooks/Welcome.ipynb'],
+     ['husername',
+      'HydroShare username.  This is used to build an '
+      'isolated userspace on the JupyterHub server',
+      'Yes',
+      'Example: TonyCastronova'],
+     ['resourcetype',
+      'The type of HydroShare resource being sent to JupyterHub. '
+      'Typically used when launching JupyterHub instances from HydroShare',
+      'No',
+      'Example: GenericResource'],
+     ['resourceid',
+      'The unique id of the a HydroShare resource. '
+      'Typically used when launching JupyterHub instances from HydroShare',
+      'No',
+      'Example: 97add6638f7841278c73519e7192b252'],
+     ['target',
+      'Target notebook to launch relative to '
+      'http://[jupyteraddress]/user/[husername]/tree/. This argument is '
+      'designed to support applications that wish to provide a '
+      'more customized user experience.',
+      'No',
+      'Example: notebooks/Welcome.ipynb'],
 ]
 header = ['Function', 'Description', 'Required']
 
 
 class RequestHandler(tornado.web.RequestHandler):
-#    def __init_(self):
     errors = []
-#        super(RequestHandler, self)
 
     def get_or_error(self, argname, strip=True):
         """
-        This function gets a REST input argument or returns an error message if the argument is not found
+        This function gets a REST input argument or returns an error message
+        if the argument is not found
         Arguments:
         argname -- the name of the argument to get
         strip -- indicates if the whitespace will be stripped from the argument
@@ -55,20 +60,24 @@ def get_arg_value(self, argname, isrequired, strip=True):
             error = 'Could not find required parameter "%s"' % argname
             self.errors.append(error)
         return arg
-   
+
     def check_for_errors(self):
         if len(self.errors) > 0:
-            self.render("index.html", header=header, args=args, error=self.errors)
+            self.render("index.html", header=header,
+                        args=args, error=self.errors)
             return 1
         else:
             return 0
 
 
 class IndexHandler(RequestHandler, tornado.auth.OAuth2Mixin):
+
     def get(self):
         self.render("index.html", header=header, args=args)
 
+
 class JupyterHandler(RequestHandler, tornado.auth.OAuth2Mixin):
+
     def get(self):
 
         # get arguments from the query string.
@@ -89,15 +98,12 @@ def get(self):
         # build userspace
         try:
             msg = '%s -> building userspace' % husername
-            print(msg)
             utilities.build_userspace(username)
         except Exception as e:
             print('ERROR %s: %s' % (msg, e))
 
-        print('HERE')
         try:
             msg = '%s -> writing .env' % husername
-            print(msg)
             utilities.set_hydroshare_args(husername, resourceid, resourcetype)
         except Exception as e:
             print('ERROR %s: %s' % (msg, e), flush=True)
@@ -105,27 +111,27 @@ def get(self):
         # generate the redirect url
         baseurl = os.environ['JUPYTER_HUB_IP']
         port = os.environ['JUPYTER_PORT']
-        
-        # build the redirect url 
+
+        # build the redirect url
         if port == '443':
             proto = 'https'
             port = ''
         else:
             proto = 'http'
             port = ':'+port
-        
+
         if target is not None:
-            url = "%s://%s%s/user/%s/tree/%s" % (proto, baseurl, port, username, target)
+            url = "%s://%s%s/user/%s/tree/%s" % \
+                  (proto, baseurl, port, username, target)
         else:
-            url = "%s://%s%s/user/%s/tree/notebooks/Welcome.ipynb" % (proto, baseurl, port, username)
-
-        print("URL:" + url)
+            url = "%s://%s%s/user/%s/tree/notebooks/Welcome.ipynb" % \
+                  (proto, baseurl, port, username)
 
         # save the next url to ensure that the redirect will work
-        p = os.path.join(os.environ['HYDROSHARE_REDIRECT_COOKIE_PATH'], '.redirect_%s' % username)        
+        p = os.path.join(os.environ['HYDROSHARE_REDIRECT_COOKIE_PATH'],
+                         '.redirect_%s' % username)
         with open(p, 'w') as f:
             f.write(url)
 
         # redirect to the desired page
         self.redirect(url, status=303)
-