diff --git a/translate2modelcif.py b/translate2modelcif.py
index 3d87f9034a09bdab8fd0581cbc3652fe91183526..4deb91eb24aefa5390f73bb7a2fc192e308eb5d8 100644
--- a/translate2modelcif.py
+++ b/translate2modelcif.py
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ def _parse_args():
         help="Compress ModelCIF file with gzip "
         "(note that QA file is zipped either way).",
     )
-
     opts = parser.parse_args()
 
     # check that model dir exists
@@ -209,7 +208,6 @@ class _OST2ModelCIF(modelcif.model.AbInitioModel):
             + "associated data.",
             details="Predicted aligned error",
         )
-
         return modelcif.associated.Repository(
             "",
             [modelcif.associated.ZipFile(f"{mdl_name}.zip", files=[qa_file])],
@@ -235,7 +233,6 @@ def _check_interaction_extra_files_present(model_dir):
     """Make sure some general files are present for an interaction."""
     cnfg = os.path.join(model_dir, "config.json")
     _check_file(cnfg)
-
     return cnfg
 
 
@@ -243,10 +240,8 @@ def _check_model_extra_files_present(model_dir, pdb_file):
     """Check that all files needed to process this model are present."""
     uid = os.path.splitext(pdb_file)[0]
     prfx = os.path.join(model_dir, uid)
-
     scrs = f"{prfx}_scores.json"
     _check_file(scrs)
-
     return prfx, uid
 
 
@@ -379,7 +374,6 @@ def _parse_colabfold_config(cnfg_file):
         + "the model with best congruence with crosslinks reported in the "
         + "related study."
     )
-
     return {
         "config": cf_config,
         "seq_dbs": seq_dbs,
@@ -395,7 +389,6 @@ def _parse_colabfold_config(cnfg_file):
 def _get_protocol_steps_and_software(config_data):
     """Create the list of protocol steps with software and parameters used."""
     protocol = []
-
     # modelling step
     step = {
         "method_type": "modeling",
@@ -509,7 +502,6 @@ def _get_protocol_steps_and_software(config_data):
     step["software"] = []
     step["software_parameters"] = {}
     protocol.append(step)
-
     return protocol
 
 
@@ -530,7 +522,6 @@ def _get_model_details(gene_names):
 
 def _get_model_group_name():
     """Get a name for a model group."""
-
     return "Crosslinked Heterodimer AlphaFold-Multimer v2 Models"
 
 
@@ -550,7 +541,6 @@ def _get_sequence(chn):
             sqe += "-"
             lst_rn += 1
         sqe += res.one_letter_code
-
     return sqe
 
 
@@ -648,7 +638,6 @@ def _fetch_upkb_entry(up_ac):
         _abort_msg(f"No NCBI taxonomy ID found for UniProtKB entry '{up_ac}'.")
     if len(data["up_organism"]) == 0:
         _abort_msg(f"No organism species found for UniProtKB entry '{up_ac}'.")
-
     return data
 
 
@@ -660,7 +649,6 @@ def _get_upkb_for_sequence(sqe, up_ac):
             f"Sequences not equal from file: {sqe}, from UniProtKB: "
             + f"{up_data['up_sequence']}"
         )
-
     return up_data
 
 
@@ -680,7 +668,6 @@ def _get_entities(pdb_file, up_acs):
         )
         cif_ent.update(upkb)
         entities.append(cif_ent)
-
     return entities, ost_ent
 
 
@@ -776,7 +763,6 @@ def _get_modelcif_protocol_software(js_step):
                     elements=(sftwre,), parameters=params
                 )
         return sftwre
-
     return None
 
 
@@ -789,7 +775,6 @@ def _get_modelcif_protocol_input(js_step, target_entities, ref_dbs, model):
         input_data = model
     else:
         raise RuntimeError(f"Unknown protocol input: '{js_step['input']}'")
-
     return input_data
 
 
@@ -799,7 +784,6 @@ def _get_modelcif_protocol_output(js_step, model):
         output_data = model
     else:
         raise RuntimeError(f"Unknown protocol output: '{js_step['output']}'")
-
     return output_data
 
 
@@ -823,7 +807,6 @@ def _get_modelcif_protocol(protocol_steps, target_entities, model, ref_dbs):
             )
         )
         protocol.steps[-1].method_type = js_step["method_type"]
-
     return protocol
 
 
@@ -929,17 +912,14 @@ def _create_interaction_json(config_data):
     """Create a dictionary (mimicking JSON) that contains data which is the same
     for all models."""
     data = {}
-
     data["audit_authors"] = _get_audit_authors()
     data["protocol"] = _get_protocol_steps_and_software(config_data)
     data["config_data"] = config_data
-
     return data
 
 
 def _create_model_json(data, pdb_file, up_acs, block_id):
     """Create a dictionary (mimicking JSON) that contains all the data."""
-
     data["target_entities"], ost_ent = _get_entities(pdb_file, up_acs)
     gns = []
     for i in data["target_entities"]:
@@ -948,7 +928,6 @@ def _create_model_json(data, pdb_file, up_acs, block_id):
     data["data_block_id"] = block_id
     data["model_details"] = _get_model_details(gns)
     data["model_group_name"] = _get_model_group_name()
-
     return ost_ent
 
 
@@ -1010,15 +989,3 @@ def _main():
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     _main()
-
-#  LocalWords:  Xabi argparse args ArgumentParser formatter dir str metavar os
-#  LocalWords:  RawDescriptionHelpFormatter ACs sys msg nAborting stderr acs
-#  LocalWords:  fle cnfg config json pdb prfx scrs endswith modelcif uid pdbx
-#  LocalWords:  struct cif utf mmcif fh datetime ost io ToDo chn lst rn idx aa
-#  LocalWords:  sqe olc ACDEFGHIKLMNPQRSTVWY RuntimeError upkb txt pylint iter
-#  LocalWords:  rspns unicode startswith sline len elif NCBI TaxID ncbi taxid
-#  LocalWords:  seqlen crc ISOFORM DT dt flds isoforms isoform ent LoadPDB ihm
-#  LocalWords:  mdlcf mdlcif asym AsymUnit init kwargs atm pos het hetatom pTM
-#  LocalWords:  biso ujson GlobalPTM pLDDT ptm jfh numpy np GlobalPLDDT lDDT
-#  LocalWords:  plddt LocalPLDDT timeit PAE MetricType LocalPairwisePAE lpae
-#  LocalWords:  nd pae qa pstart ColabFold