diff --git a/tests/tests.py b/tests/tests.py
index 512cb76..795538b 100755
--- a/tests/tests.py
+++ b/tests/tests.py
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ def test_meaning_valid_phrase(self):
         result = '[{"seq": 0, "text": "Present participle of hum."}]'
         middle_val = json.loads(result)
         expected_result = json.dumps(middle_val)
-        if sys.version_info[:2] <= (2, 7):  ## python 2 
+        if sys.version_info[:2] <= (2, 7):  ## python 2
             self.assertItemsEqual(current_result, expected_result)
         else:       # python 3
             """
-            assertItemsEqual() was renamed to assertCountEqual() 
-            Why I am not using assertEqual() here? 
+            assertItemsEqual() was renamed to assertCountEqual()
+            Why I am not using assertEqual() here?
 
-            Reference: 
+            Reference:
             - http://stackoverflow.com/a/7473137/3834059
             - https://docs.python.org/2/library/unittest.html#unittest.TestCase.assertItemsEqual
             - https://docs.python.org/3/library/unittest.html?highlight=assertcountequal#unittest.TestCase.assertCountEqual
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def test_meaning_valid_phrase(self):
     def test_meaning_not_valid_phrase(self):
         current_result = vb.meaning("sxsw")
         self.assertFalse(current_result)
-        
+
     def test_synonym_valid_phrase(self):
         current_result = vb.synonym("repudiate")
         result = '[{"seq": 0, "text": "deny"}]'
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def test_synonym_valid_phrase(self):
     def test_synonym_not_valid_phrase(self):
         current_result = vb.synonym("sxsw")
         self.assertFalse(current_result)
-        
+
     def test_antonym_valid_phrase_1(self):
         current_result = vb.antonym("love")
         result = '{"text": ["hate"]}'
diff --git a/vocabulary/vocabulary.py b/vocabulary/vocabulary.py
index 49aeec9..485c510 100644
--- a/vocabulary/vocabulary.py
+++ b/vocabulary/vocabulary.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def __parse_content(tuc_content, content_to_be_parsed):
                     ## for 'meanings', 'contents_raw' is a list
                     for meaning_content in contents_raw:
                         initial_parsed_content[i] = meaning_content['text']
-                        i +=1
+                        i += 1
 
         final_parsed_content = {}
         ## removing duplicates(if any) from the dictionary
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ def meaning(phrase, source_lang="en", dest_lang="en"):
                 return False
             '''get meanings'''
             meanings_list = Vocabulary.__parse_content(tuc_content, "meanings")
-            # return meanings_list
             return json.dumps(meanings_list)
         else:
             return False
@@ -204,13 +203,8 @@ def synonym(phrase, source_lang="en", dest_lang="en"):
                 return False
             synonyms_list = Vocabulary.__parse_content(tuc_content, "phrase")
             if synonyms_list:
-                # return synonyms_list
                 return json.dumps(synonyms_list)
-            else:
-                return False
-
-        else:
-            return False
+        return False
 
         ## TO-DO:
         ## if this gives me no results, will query "bighugelabs"
@@ -241,12 +235,8 @@ def translate(phrase, source_lang, dest_lang):
                     return False
                 translations_list = Vocabulary.__parse_content(tuc_content, "phrase")
                 if translations_list:
-                    # return synonyms_list
                     return json.dumps(translations_list)
-                else:
-                    return False
-            else:
-                return False
+            return False
 
 
 
@@ -295,7 +285,6 @@ def antonym(phrase):
                     final_dictionary[key] = value
                     antonyms.append(final_dictionary)
 
-            # return json.dumps(final_dictionary)
             return final_dictionary
         else:
             return False
@@ -327,7 +316,6 @@ def part_of_speech(phrase):
                         final_list.append({ "seq": i, "text": key, "example:" :value})
                         i += 1
                     return json.dumps(final_list)
-                    # return final_list
                 else:
                     return False
         else:
@@ -352,7 +340,6 @@ def usage_example(phrase):
             if word_examples:
                 ## reforamatting "word_examples" using "__clean_dict()"
                 return json.dumps(Vocabulary.__clean_dict(word_examples))
-                # return Vocabulary.__clean_dict(word_examples)
             else:
                 return False
         else:
@@ -373,7 +360,7 @@ def pronunciation(phrase):
             '''
             Refer : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18337407/saving-utf-8-texts-in-json-dumps-as-utf8-not-as-u-escape-sequence
             '''
-            ## TODO: Fix the unicode issue mentioned in 
+            ## TODO: Fix the unicode issue mentioned in
             ## https://github.com/prodicus/vocabulary#181known-issues
             if sys.version_info[:2] <= (2, 7):  ## python2
                 return json_obj
@@ -396,6 +383,5 @@ def hyphenation(phrase):
         json_obj = Vocabulary.__return_json(url)
         if json_obj:
             return json.dumps(json_obj)
-            # return json_obj
         else:
             return False