diff --git a/core/nzbToMediaUtil.py b/core/nzbToMediaUtil.py
index 30bbf794..f1098330 100644
--- a/core/nzbToMediaUtil.py
+++ b/core/nzbToMediaUtil.py
@@ -870,11 +870,12 @@ def find_download(clientAgent, download_id):
         else:
             baseURL = "http://%s:%s/api" % (core.SABNZBDHOST, core.SABNZBDPORT)
         url = baseURL
-        params = {}
-        params['apikey'] = core.SABNZBDAPIKEY
-        params['mode'] = "get_files"
-        params['output'] = 'json'
-        params['value'] = download_id
+        params = {
+            'apikey': core.SABNZBDAPIKEY,
+            'mode': "get_files",
+            'output': 'json',
+            'value': download_id,
+        }
         try:
             r = requests.get(url, params=params, verify=False, timeout=(30, 120))
         except requests.ConnectionError:
@@ -896,10 +897,11 @@ def get_nzoid(inputName):
     else:
         baseURL = "http://%s:%s/api" % (core.SABNZBDHOST, core.SABNZBDPORT)
     url = baseURL
-    params = {}
-    params['apikey'] = core.SABNZBDAPIKEY
-    params['mode'] = "queue"
-    params['output'] = 'json'
+    params = {
+        'apikey': core.SABNZBDAPIKEY,
+        'mode': "queue",
+        'output': 'json',
+    }
     try:
         r = requests.get(url, params=params, verify=False, timeout=(30, 120))
     except requests.ConnectionError:
diff --git a/core/synchronousdeluge/rencode.py b/core/synchronousdeluge/rencode.py
index 843be62d..f0fcc69e 100644
--- a/core/synchronousdeluge/rencode.py
+++ b/core/synchronousdeluge/rencode.py
@@ -208,29 +208,30 @@ def decode_none(x, f):
     return (None, f + 1)
 
 
-decode_func = {}
-decode_func['0'] = decode_string
-decode_func['1'] = decode_string
-decode_func['2'] = decode_string
-decode_func['3'] = decode_string
-decode_func['4'] = decode_string
-decode_func['5'] = decode_string
-decode_func['6'] = decode_string
-decode_func['7'] = decode_string
-decode_func['8'] = decode_string
-decode_func['9'] = decode_string
-decode_func[CHR_LIST] = decode_list
-decode_func[CHR_DICT] = decode_dict
-decode_func[CHR_INT] = decode_int
-decode_func[CHR_INT1] = decode_intb
-decode_func[CHR_INT2] = decode_inth
-decode_func[CHR_INT4] = decode_intl
-decode_func[CHR_INT8] = decode_intq
-decode_func[CHR_FLOAT32] = decode_float32
-decode_func[CHR_FLOAT64] = decode_float64
-decode_func[CHR_TRUE] = decode_true
-decode_func[CHR_FALSE] = decode_false
-decode_func[CHR_NONE] = decode_none
+decode_func = {
+    '0': decode_string,
+    '1': decode_string,
+    '2': decode_string,
+    '3': decode_string,
+    '4': decode_string,
+    '5': decode_string,
+    '6': decode_string,
+    '7': decode_string,
+    '8': decode_string,
+    '9': decode_string,
+    CHR_LIST: decode_list,
+    CHR_DICT: decode_dict,
+    CHR_INT: decode_int,
+    CHR_INT1: decode_intb,
+    CHR_INT2: decode_inth,
+    CHR_INT4: decode_intl,
+    CHR_INT8: decode_intq,
+    CHR_FLOAT32: decode_float32,
+    CHR_FLOAT64: decode_float64,
+    CHR_TRUE: decode_true,
+    CHR_FALSE: decode_false,
+    CHR_NONE: decode_none,
+}
 
 
 def make_fixed_length_string_decoders():
@@ -400,15 +401,16 @@ def encode_dict(x, r):
         r.append(CHR_TERM)
 
 
-encode_func = {}
-encode_func[IntType] = encode_int
-encode_func[LongType] = encode_int
-encode_func[StringType] = encode_string
-encode_func[ListType] = encode_list
-encode_func[TupleType] = encode_list
-encode_func[DictType] = encode_dict
-encode_func[NoneType] = encode_none
-encode_func[UnicodeType] = encode_unicode
+encode_func = {
+    IntType: encode_int,
+    LongType: encode_int,
+    StringType: encode_string,
+    ListType: encode_list,
+    TupleType: encode_list,
+    DictType: encode_dict,
+    NoneType: encode_none,
+    UnicodeType: encode_unicode,
+}
 
 lock = Lock()