diff --git a/core/nzbToMediaDB.py b/core/nzbToMediaDB.py
index c8a22318..4445b6e1 100644
--- a/core/nzbToMediaDB.py
+++ b/core/nzbToMediaDB.py
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ class DBConnection(object):
                     logger.log(u"DB error: " + str(e), logger.ERROR)
                     raise
             except sqlite3.DatabaseError as e:
-                sqlResult = []
                 if self.connection:
                     self.connection.rollback()
                 logger.log(u"Fatal error executing query: " + str(e), logger.ERROR)
diff --git a/core/nzbToMediaUserScript.py b/core/nzbToMediaUserScript.py
index 23c3c5de..fe6a453e 100644
--- a/core/nzbToMediaUserScript.py
+++ b/core/nzbToMediaUserScript.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def external_script(outputDestination, torrentName, torrentLabel, settings):
             fileName, fileExtension = os.path.splitext(file)
 
             if fileExtension in core.USER_SCRIPT_MEDIAEXTENSIONS or "ALL" in core.USER_SCRIPT_MEDIAEXTENSIONS:
-                num_files = num_files + 1
+                num_files += 1
                 if core.USER_SCRIPT_RUNONCE == 1 and num_files > 1:  # we have already run once, so just continue to get number of files.
                     continue
                 command = [core.USER_SCRIPT]
@@ -103,16 +103,15 @@ def external_script(outputDestination, torrentName, torrentLabel, settings):
                 except:
                     logger.error("UserScript %s has failed" % (command[0]), "USERSCRIPT")
                     result = int(1)
-                final_result = final_result + result
+                final_result += result
 
     num_files_new = 0
     for dirpath, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(outputDestination):
         for file in filenames:
-            filePath = core.os.path.join(dirpath, file)
             fileName, fileExtension = os.path.splitext(file)
 
             if fileExtension in core.USER_SCRIPT_MEDIAEXTENSIONS or core.USER_SCRIPT_MEDIAEXTENSIONS == "ALL":
-                num_files_new = num_files_new + 1
+                num_files_new += 1
 
     if core.USER_SCRIPT_CLEAN == int(1) and num_files_new == 0 and final_result == 0:
         logger.info("All files have been processed. Cleaning outputDirectory %s" % (outputDestination))
diff --git a/core/nzbToMediaUtil.py b/core/nzbToMediaUtil.py
index f1098330..bbb58346 100644
--- a/core/nzbToMediaUtil.py
+++ b/core/nzbToMediaUtil.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def reportNzb(failure_link, clientAgent):
     else:
         return
     try:
-        r = requests.post(failure_link, headers=headers, timeout=(30, 300))
+        requests.post(failure_link, headers=headers, timeout=(30, 300))
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error("Unable to open URL %s due to %s" % (failure_link, e))
     return
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ def is_minSize(inputName, minSize):
 
     # audio files we need to check directory size not file size
     inputSize = os.path.getsize(inputName)
-    if fileExt in (core.AUDIOCONTAINER):
+    if fileExt in core.AUDIOCONTAINER:
         try:
             inputSize = getDirSize(os.path.dirname(inputName))
         except:
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ def rmReadOnly(filename):
     if os.path.isfile(filename):
         # check first the read-only attribute
         file_attribute = os.stat(filename)[0]
-        if (not file_attribute & stat.S_IWRITE):
+        if not file_attribute & stat.S_IWRITE:
             # File is read-only, so make it writeable
             logger.debug('Read only mode on file ' + filename + ' Will try to make it writeable')
             try:
@@ -631,11 +631,7 @@ def getDirs(section, subsection, link='hard'):
                         f = guessit.guess_video_info(mediafile)
 
                         # get title
-                        title = None
-                        try:
-                            title = f['series']
-                        except:
-                            title = f['title']
+                        title = f.get('series') or f.get('title')
 
                         if not title:
                             title = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(mediafile))[0]
@@ -1262,7 +1258,7 @@ class WindowsProcess(object):
     def alreadyrunning(self):
         self.mutex = self.CreateMutex(None, 0, self.mutexname)
         self.lasterror = self.GetLastError()
-        if (self.lasterror == self.ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS):
+        if self.lasterror == self.ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS:
             self.CloseHandle(self.mutex)
             return True
         else:
diff --git a/core/synchronousdeluge/client.py b/core/synchronousdeluge/client.py
index 050d414e..cecb2a88 100644
--- a/core/synchronousdeluge/client.py
+++ b/core/synchronousdeluge/client.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ class DelugeClient(object):
         self._request_counter = 0
 
     def _get_local_auth(self):
-        auth_file = ""
         username = password = ""
         if platform.system() in ('Windows', 'Microsoft'):
             appDataPath = os.environ.get("APPDATA")
@@ -62,9 +61,9 @@ class DelugeClient(object):
                     continue
 
                 if username == "localclient":
-                    return (username, password)
+                    return username, password
 
-        return ("", "")
+        return "", ""
 
     def _create_module_method(self, module, method):
         fullname = "{0}.{1}".format(module, method)
diff --git a/core/synchronousdeluge/protocol.py b/core/synchronousdeluge/protocol.py
index 2cb1a73e..98084d4f 100644
--- a/core/synchronousdeluge/protocol.py
+++ b/core/synchronousdeluge/protocol.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class DelugeRPCRequest(object):
         self.kwargs = kwargs
 
     def format(self):
-        return (self.request_id, self.method, self.args, self.kwargs)
+        return self.request_id, self.method, self.args, self.kwargs
 
 
 class DelugeRPCResponse(object):
diff --git a/core/synchronousdeluge/rencode.py b/core/synchronousdeluge/rencode.py
index f0fcc69e..f27c3304 100644
--- a/core/synchronousdeluge/rencode.py
+++ b/core/synchronousdeluge/rencode.py
@@ -126,39 +126,39 @@ def decode_int(x, f):
             raise ValueError
     elif x[f] == '0' and newf != f + 1:
         raise ValueError
-    return (n, newf + 1)
+    return n, newf + 1
 
 
 def decode_intb(x, f):
     f += 1
-    return (struct.unpack('!b', x[f:f + 1])[0], f + 1)
+    return struct.unpack('!b', x[f:f + 1])[0], f + 1
 
 
 def decode_inth(x, f):
     f += 1
-    return (struct.unpack('!h', x[f:f + 2])[0], f + 2)
+    return struct.unpack('!h', x[f:f + 2])[0], f + 2
 
 
 def decode_intl(x, f):
     f += 1
-    return (struct.unpack('!l', x[f:f + 4])[0], f + 4)
+    return struct.unpack('!l', x[f:f + 4])[0], f + 4
 
 
 def decode_intq(x, f):
     f += 1
-    return (struct.unpack('!q', x[f:f + 8])[0], f + 8)
+    return struct.unpack('!q', x[f:f + 8])[0], f + 8
 
 
 def decode_float32(x, f):
     f += 1
     n = struct.unpack('!f', x[f:f + 4])[0]
-    return (n, f + 4)
+    return n, f + 4
 
 
 def decode_float64(x, f):
     f += 1
     n = struct.unpack('!d', x[f:f + 8])[0]
-    return (n, f + 8)
+    return n, f + 8
 
 
 def decode_string(x, f):
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def decode_string(x, f):
             s = t
     except UnicodeDecodeError:
         pass
-    return (s, colon + n)
+    return s, colon + n
 
 
 def decode_list(x, f):
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ def decode_list(x, f):
     while x[f] != CHR_TERM:
         v, f = decode_func[x[f]](x, f)
         r.append(v)
-    return (tuple(r), f + 1)
+    return tuple(r), f + 1
 
 
 def decode_dict(x, f):
@@ -193,19 +193,19 @@ def decode_dict(x, f):
     while x[f] != CHR_TERM:
         k, f = decode_func[x[f]](x, f)
         r[k], f = decode_func[x[f]](x, f)
-    return (r, f + 1)
+    return r, f + 1
 
 
 def decode_true(x, f):
-    return (True, f + 1)
+    return True, f + 1
 
 
 def decode_false(x, f):
-    return (False, f + 1)
+    return False, f + 1
 
 
 def decode_none(x, f):
-    return (None, f + 1)
+    return None, f + 1
 
 
 decode_func = {
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ def make_fixed_length_string_decoders():
                     s = t
             except UnicodeDecodeError:
                 pass
-            return (s, f + 1 + slen)
+            return s, f + 1 + slen
 
         return f
 
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ def make_fixed_length_list_decoders():
             for i in range(slen):
                 v, f = decode_func[x[f]](x, f)
                 r.append(v)
-            return (tuple(r), f)
+            return tuple(r), f
 
         return f
 
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ make_fixed_length_list_decoders()
 def make_fixed_length_int_decoders():
     def make_decoder(j):
         def f(x, f):
-            return (j, f + 1)
+            return j, f + 1
 
         return f
 
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ def make_fixed_length_dict_decoders():
             for j in range(slen):
                 k, f = decode_func[x[f]](x, f)
                 r[k], f = decode_func[x[f]](x, f)
-            return (r, f)
+            return r, f
 
         return f
 
diff --git a/core/transcoder/transcoder.py b/core/transcoder/transcoder.py
index 46e95896..9731f689 100644
--- a/core/transcoder/transcoder.py
+++ b/core/transcoder/transcoder.py
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ def buildCommands(file, newDir, movieName, bitbucket):
     video_cmd = []
     audio_cmd = []
     audio_cmd2 = []
-    audio_cmd3 = []
     sub_cmd = []
     meta_cmd = []
     other_cmd = []
@@ -221,10 +220,6 @@ def buildCommands(file, newDir, movieName, bitbucket):
         except:
             height = 0
         scale = core.VRESOLUTION
-        try:
-            framerate = float(fr.split('/')[0]) / float(fr.split('/')[1])
-        except:
-            framerate = 0
         if codec in core.VCODEC_ALLOW or not core.VCODEC:
             video_cmd.extend(['-c:v', 'copy'])
         else:
@@ -431,7 +426,6 @@ def buildCommands(file, newDir, movieName, bitbucket):
                 audio_cmd.extend(audio_cmd3)
 
     s_mapped = []
-    subs1 = []
     burnt = 0
     n = 0
     for lan in core.SLANGUAGES:
@@ -587,12 +581,10 @@ def extract_subs(file, newfilePath, bitbucket):
 def processList(List, newDir, bitbucket):
     remList = []
     newList = []
-    delList = []
     combine = []
     vtsPath = None
     success = True
     for item in List:
-        newfile = None
         ext = os.path.splitext(item)[1].lower()
         if ext in ['.iso', '.bin', '.img'] and ext not in core.IGNOREEXTENSIONS:
             logger.debug("Attempting to rip disk image: %s" % (item), "TRANSCODER")
@@ -647,7 +639,6 @@ def ripISO(item, newDir, bitbucket):
         print_cmd(cmd)
         proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=bitbucket)
         out, err = proc.communicate()
-        result = proc.returncode
         fileList = [re.match(".+(VIDEO_TS[\\\/]VTS_[0-9][0-9]_[0-9].[Vv][Oo][Bb])", line).groups()[0] for line in
                     out.splitlines() if re.match(".+VIDEO_TS[\\\/]VTS_[0-9][0-9]_[0-9].[Vv][Oo][Bb]", line)]
         combined = []
diff --git a/core/transmissionrpc/client.py b/core/transmissionrpc/client.py
index b64b709d..6379e595 100644
--- a/core/transmissionrpc/client.py
+++ b/core/transmissionrpc/client.py
@@ -409,11 +409,8 @@ class Client(object):
                     pass
                 if might_be_base64:
                     torrent_data = torrent
-        args = {}
-        if torrent_data:
-            args = {'metainfo': torrent_data}
-        else:
-            args = {'filename': torrent}
+
+        args = {'metainfo': torrent_data} if torrent_data else {'filename': torrent}
         for key, value in iteritems(kwargs):
             argument = make_rpc_name(key)
             (arg, val) = argument_value_convert('torrent-add', argument, value, self.rpc_version)
@@ -804,7 +801,7 @@ class Client(object):
             raise ValueError("Target name cannot contain a path delimiter")
         args = {'path': location, 'name': name}
         result = self._request('torrent-rename-path', args, torrent_id, True, timeout=timeout)
-        return (result['path'], result['name'])
+        return result['path'], result['name']
 
     def queue_top(self, ids, timeout=None):
         """Move transfer to the top of the queue."""
diff --git a/core/transmissionrpc/torrent.py b/core/transmissionrpc/torrent.py
index 5fd033db..54ee2a2d 100644
--- a/core/transmissionrpc/torrent.py
+++ b/core/transmissionrpc/torrent.py
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ class Torrent(object):
         """
         Update the torrent data from a Transmission JSON-RPC arguments dictionary
         """
-        fields = None
         if isinstance(other, dict):
             for key, value in iteritems(other):
                 self._fields[key.replace('-', '_')] = Field(value, False)
diff --git a/core/transmissionrpc/utils.py b/core/transmissionrpc/utils.py
index c2bca855..0ac2a32a 100644
--- a/core/transmissionrpc/utils.py
+++ b/core/transmissionrpc/utils.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def format_size(size):
     while size >= 1024.0 and i < len(UNITS):
         i += 1
         size /= 1024.0
-    return (size, UNITS[i])
+    return size, UNITS[i]
 
 
 def format_speed(size):
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def format_speed(size):
     Format bytes per second speed into IEC prefixes, B/s, KiB/s, MiB/s ...
     """
     (size, unit) = format_size(size)
-    return (size, unit + '/s')
+    return size, unit + '/s'
 
 
 def format_timedelta(delta):
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def inet_address(address, default_port, default_address='localhost'):
         socket.getaddrinfo(addr, port, socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
     except socket.gaierror:
         raise INetAddressError('Cannot look up address "%s".' % address)
-    return (addr, port)
+    return addr, port
 
 
 def rpc_bool(arg):
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ def argument_value_convert(method, argument, value, rpc_version):
                     raise ValueError(
                         'Method "%s" Argument "%s" does not exist in version %d.'
                         % (method, argument, rpc_version))
-        return (argument, TR_TYPE_MAP[info[0]](value))
+        return argument, TR_TYPE_MAP[info[0]](value)
     else:
         raise ValueError('Argument "%s" does not exists for method "%s".',
                          (argument, method))
diff --git a/core/versionCheck.py b/core/versionCheck.py
index fd58af45..84e14947 100644
--- a/core/versionCheck.py
+++ b/core/versionCheck.py
@@ -159,12 +159,13 @@ class GitUpdateManager(UpdateManager):
 
     def _run_git(self, git_path, args):
 
-        output = err = exit_status = None
+        output = None
+        err = None
 
         if not git_path:
             logger.log(u"No git specified, can't use git commands", logger.DEBUG)
             exit_status = 1
-            return (output, err, exit_status)
+            return output, err, exit_status
 
         cmd = git_path + ' ' + args
 
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ class GitUpdateManager(UpdateManager):
                 logger.log(cmd + u" returned : " + output + u", treat as error for now", logger.DEBUG)
             exit_status = 1
 
-        return (output, err, exit_status)
+        return output, err, exit_status
 
     def _find_installed_version(self):
         """