diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 1666f17..d87b4fe 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
 from subprocess import Popen
-from dotenv import load_dotenv
 from os import getenv, name
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
 from reddit.subreddit import get_subreddit_threads
 from utils.cleanup import cleanup
 from utils.console import print_markdown, print_step
+from utils.checker import check_env
 
 # from utils.checker import envUpdate
 from video_creation.background import download_background, chop_background_video
 from video_creation.final_video import make_final_video
 from video_creation.screenshot_downloader import download_screenshots_of_reddit_posts
 from video_creation.voices import save_text_to_mp3
-from utils.checker import check_env
 
 VERSION = 2.1
 print(
diff --git a/reddit/subreddit.py b/reddit/subreddit.py
index 98bf8a1..cc36fc3 100644
--- a/reddit/subreddit.py
+++ b/reddit/subreddit.py
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ import re
 from os import getenv, environ
 
 import praw
+from praw.models import MoreComments
 
 from utils.console import print_step, print_substep
 from utils.subreddit import get_subreddit_undone
 from utils.videos import check_done
-from praw.models import MoreComments
 
 TEXT_WHITELIST = set("abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 1234567890")
 
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ def get_subreddit_threads():
     """
     Returns a list of threads from the AskReddit subreddit.
     """
-    global submission
+
+    submission = None
+
     print_substep("Logging into Reddit.")
 
     content = {}
@@ -48,9 +50,8 @@ def get_subreddit_threads():
         passkey=passkey,
         check_for_async=False,
     )
-    """
-	Ask user for subreddit input
-	"""
+
+    # Ask user for subreddit input
     print_step("Getting subreddit threads...")
     if not getenv(
         "SUBREDDIT"
@@ -89,9 +90,7 @@ def get_subreddit_threads():
     print_substep(f"Thread has {upvotes} upvotes", style="bold blue")
     print_substep(f"Thread has a upvote ratio of {ratio}%", style="bold blue")
     print_substep(f"Thread has {num_comments} comments", style="bold blue")
-    environ["VIDEO_TITLE"] = str(
-        textify(submission.title)
-    )  # todo use global instend of env vars
+    environ["VIDEO_TITLE"] = str(textify(submission.title))
     environ["VIDEO_ID"] = str(textify(submission.id))
 
     content["thread_url"] = f"https://reddit.com{submission.permalink}"
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ def get_subreddit_threads():
             continue  # # see https://github.com/JasonLovesDoggo/RedditVideoMakerBot/issues/78
         if not top_level_comment.stickied:
             if len(top_level_comment.body) <= int(try_env("MAX_COMMENT_LENGTH", 500)):
-                if not top_level_comment.author == None:
+                if not top_level_comment.author is None:
                     content["comments"].append(
                         {
                             "comment_body": top_level_comment.body,
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e3cae6d..5aab956 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,11 +5,10 @@
 # Imports
 import os
 import subprocess
-import re
-from utils.console import print_markdown
-from utils.console import print_step
 from rich.console import Console
 from utils.loader import Loader
+from utils.console import print_markdown
+from utils.console import print_step
 from utils.console import handle_input
 
 console = Console()
diff --git a/utils/subreddit.py b/utils/subreddit.py
index 94de416..ac684cb 100644
--- a/utils/subreddit.py
+++ b/utils/subreddit.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-from typing import List
 import json
 from os import getenv
 from utils.console import print_substep
@@ -14,9 +13,8 @@ def get_subreddit_undone(submissions: list, subreddit):
     Returns:
         Any: The submission that has not been done
     """
-    """
-    recursively checks if the top submission in the list was already done.
-    """
+    # recursively checks if the top submission in the list was already done.
+
     with open(
         "./video_creation/data/videos.json", "r", encoding="utf-8"
     ) as done_vids_raw:
diff --git a/utils/voice.py b/utils/voice.py
index e78ddad..c4f27bf 100644
--- a/utils/voice.py
+++ b/utils/voice.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import re
 
 
 def sanitize_text(text: str) -> str:
-    """Sanitizes the text for tts.
+    r"""Sanitizes the text for tts.
         What gets removed:
      - following characters`^_~@!&;#:-%“”‘"%*/{}[]()\|<>?=+`
      - any http or https links
diff --git a/video_creation/screenshot_downloader.py b/video_creation/screenshot_downloader.py
index 83dd4c6..b4df787 100644
--- a/video_creation/screenshot_downloader.py
+++ b/video_creation/screenshot_downloader.py
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
 import json
-from os import getenv
 import os
+from os import getenv
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from playwright.async_api import async_playwright  # do not remove this line
-from playwright.sync_api import sync_playwright, ViewportSize
-from rich.progress import track
+from playwright.async_api import async_playwright  # pylint: disable=unused-import
 
-from utils.console import print_step, print_substep
-import json
-from rich.console import Console
+# do not remove the above line
 
+from playwright.sync_api import sync_playwright, ViewportSize
+from rich.progress import track
 import translators as ts
 
-console = Console()
+from utils.console import print_step, print_substep
 
 storymode = False