diff --git a/gluon/admin.py b/gluon/admin.py
index e81f3e02..527c9665 100644
--- a/gluon/admin.py
+++ b/gluon/admin.py
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ def plugin_pack(app, plugin_name, request):
 
     Args:
         app(str): application name
-        plugin_name(str): the name of the plugin without plugin_ prefix
+        plugin_name(str): the name of the plugin without `plugin_` prefix
         request: the current request app
 
     Returns:
diff --git a/gluon/compileapp.py b/gluon/compileapp.py
index f418613d..551f497b 100644
--- a/gluon/compileapp.py
+++ b/gluon/compileapp.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 | License: LGPLv3 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html)
 
 Functions required to execute app components
---------------------------------------------
+---------------------------------------------
 
 Note:
     FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY
diff --git a/gluon/custom_import.py b/gluon/custom_import.py
index 133b9fda..b56ba65a 100644
--- a/gluon/custom_import.py
+++ b/gluon/custom_import.py
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""
+| This file is part of the web2py Web Framework
+| Copyrighted by Massimo Di Pierro <mdipierro@cs.depaul.edu>
+| License: LGPLv3 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html)
 
+Support for smart import syntax for web2py applications
+-------------------------------------------------------
+"""
 import __builtin__
 import os
 import sys
 import threading
-import traceback
 from gluon import current
 
 NATIVE_IMPORTER = __builtin__.__import__
@@ -35,10 +41,10 @@ class CustomImportException(ImportError):
 
 def custom_importer(name, globals=None, locals=None, fromlist=None, level=-1):
     """
-    The web2py custom importer. Like the standard Python importer but it
-    tries to transform import statements as something like
+    web2py's custom importer. It behaves like the standard Python importer but 
+    it tries to transform import statements as something like
     "import applications.app_name.modules.x".
-    If the import failed, fall back on naive_importer
+    If the import fails, it falls back on naive_importer
     """
 
     globals = globals or {}
@@ -102,7 +108,7 @@ def custom_importer(name, globals=None, locals=None, fromlist=None, level=-1):
 class TrackImporter(object):
     """
     An importer tracking the date of the module files and reloading them when
-    they have changed.
+    they are changed.
     """
 
     THREAD_LOCAL = threading.local()
@@ -143,7 +149,7 @@ class TrackImporter(object):
     def _reload_check(self, name, globals, locals, level):
         """
         Update the date associated to the module and reload the module if
-        the file has changed.
+        the file changed.
         """
         module = sys.modules.get(name)
         file = self._get_module_file(module)
diff --git a/gluon/debug.py b/gluon/debug.py
index 253cea27..92bce215 100644
--- a/gluon/debug.py
+++ b/gluon/debug.py
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 """
-This file is part of the web2py Web Framework
-Developed by Massimo Di Pierro <mdipierro@cs.depaul.edu>,
-limodou <limodou@gmail.com> and srackham <srackham@gmail.com>.
-License: LGPLv3 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html)
+| This file is part of the web2py Web Framework
+| Developed by Massimo Di Pierro <mdipierro@cs.depaul.edu>,
+| limodou <limodou@gmail.com> and srackham <srackham@gmail.com>.
+| License: LGPLv3 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html)
 
+Debugger support classes
+------------------------
 """
 
 import logging
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ class Pipe(Queue.Queue):
         Queue.Queue.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def write(self, data):
-        logger.debug("debug %s writting %s" % (self.__name, data))
+        logger.debug("debug %s writing %s" % (self.__name, data))
         self.put(data)
 
     def flush(self):
@@ -183,9 +185,8 @@ parent_queue, child_queue = Queue.Queue(), Queue.Queue()
 front_conn = qdb.QueuePipe("parent", parent_queue, child_queue)
 child_conn = qdb.QueuePipe("child", child_queue, parent_queue)
 
-web_debugger = WebDebugger(front_conn)                          # frontend
-qdb_debugger = qdb.Qdb(
-    pipe=child_conn, redirect_stdio=False, skip=None)   # backend
+web_debugger = WebDebugger(front_conn)                                     # frontend
+qdb_debugger = qdb.Qdb(pipe=child_conn, redirect_stdio=False, skip=None)   # backend
 dbg = qdb_debugger
 
 # enable getting context (stack, globals/locals) at interaction
diff --git a/gluon/decoder.py b/gluon/decoder.py
index 2b484df1..d04aaf9a 100644
--- a/gluon/decoder.py
+++ b/gluon/decoder.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import codecs
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-
-"""Caller will hand this library a buffer and ask it to either convert
+"""
+Caller will hand this library a buffer and ask it to either convert
 it or auto-detect the type.
 
 Based on http://code.activestate.com/recipes/52257/
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ Based on http://code.activestate.com/recipes/52257/
 Licensed under the PSF License
 """
 
+import codecs
+
 # None represents a potentially variable byte. "##" in the XML spec...
 autodetect_dict = {  # bytepattern     : ("name",
                                          (0x00, 0x00, 0xFE, 0xFF): ("ucs4_be"),
@@ -25,15 +28,15 @@ autodetect_dict = {  # bytepattern     : ("name",
 def autoDetectXMLEncoding(buffer):
     """ buffer -> encoding_name
     The buffer should be at least 4 bytes long.
-        Returns None if encoding cannot be detected.
-        Note that encoding_name might not have an installed
-        decoder (e.g. EBCDIC)
+    Returns None if encoding cannot be detected.
+    Note that encoding_name might not have an installed
+    decoder (e.g. EBCDIC)
     """
     # a more efficient implementation would not decode the whole
     # buffer at once but otherwise we'd have to decode a character at
     # a time looking for the quote character...that's a pain
 
-    encoding = "utf_8"  # according to the XML spec, this is the default
+    encoding = "utf_8"    # according to the XML spec, this is the default
                           # this code successively tries to refine the default
                           # whenever it fails to refine, it falls back to
                           # the last place encoding was set.
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ def autoDetectXMLEncoding(buffer):
 
     if enc_info:
         encoding = enc_info  # we've got a guess... these are
-                            #the new defaults
+                             #the new defaults
 
         # try to find a more precise encoding using xml declaration
         secret_decoder_ring = codecs.lookup(encoding)[1]
diff --git a/gluon/fileutils.py b/gluon/fileutils.py
index 38861762..46f4611c 100644
--- a/gluon/fileutils.py
+++ b/gluon/fileutils.py
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 """
-This file is part of the web2py Web Framework
-Copyrighted by Massimo Di Pierro <mdipierro@cs.depaul.edu>
-License: LGPLv3 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html)
+| This file is part of the web2py Web Framework
+| Copyrighted by Massimo Di Pierro <mdipierro@cs.depaul.edu>
+| License: LGPLv3 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html)
+
+File operations
+---------------
 """
 
 import storage
@@ -45,7 +48,15 @@ __all__ = [
 
 
 def parse_semantic(version="Version 1.99.0-rc.1+timestamp.2011.09.19.08.23.26"):
-    "http://semver.org/"
+    """Parses a version string according to http://semver.org/ rules
+
+    Args:
+        version(str): the SemVer string
+
+    Returns:
+        tuple: Major, Minor, Patch, Release, Build Date
+
+    """
     re_version = re.compile('(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)(\-(?P<pre>[^\s+]*))?(\+(?P<build>\S*))')
     m = re_version.match(version.strip().split()[-1])
     if not m:
@@ -58,6 +69,15 @@ def parse_semantic(version="Version 1.99.0-rc.1+timestamp.2011.09.19.08.23.26"):
     return (a, b, c, pre_release, build)
 
 def parse_legacy(version="Version 1.99.0 (2011-09-19 08:23:26)"):
+    """Parses "legacy" version string
+
+    Args:
+        version(str): the version string
+
+    Returns:
+        tuple: Major, Minor, Patch, Release, Build Date
+
+    """
     re_version = re.compile('[^\d]+ (\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)\s*\((?P<datetime>.+?)\)\s*(?P<type>[a-z]+)?')
     m = re_version.match(version)
     a, b, c = int(m.group(1)), int(m.group(2)), int(m.group(3)),
@@ -66,13 +86,17 @@ def parse_legacy(version="Version 1.99.0 (2011-09-19 08:23:26)"):
     return (a, b, c, pre_release, build)
 
 def parse_version(version):
+    """Attempts to parse SemVer, fallbacks on legacy
+    """
     version_tuple = parse_semantic(version)
     if not version_tuple:
         version_tuple = parse_legacy(version)
     return version_tuple
 
 def read_file(filename, mode='r'):
-    "returns content from filename, making sure to close the file explicitly on exit."
+    """Returns content from filename, making sure to close the file explicitly 
+    on exit.
+    """
     f = open(filename, mode)
     try:
         return f.read()
@@ -81,7 +105,9 @@ def read_file(filename, mode='r'):
 
 
 def write_file(filename, value, mode='w'):
-    "writes <value> to filename, making sure to close the file explicitly on exit."
+    """Writes <value> to filename, making sure to close the file 
+    explicitly on exit.
+    """
     f = open(filename, mode)
     try:
         return f.write(value)
@@ -90,7 +116,8 @@ def write_file(filename, value, mode='w'):
 
 
 def readlines_file(filename, mode='r'):
-    "applies .split('\n') to the output of read_file()"
+    """Applies .split('\n') to the output of `read_file()`
+    """
     return read_file(filename, mode).split('\n')
 
 
@@ -112,8 +139,8 @@ def listdir(
     maxnum = None,
 ):
     """
-    like os.listdir() but you can specify a regex pattern to filter files.
-    if add_dirs is True, the returned items will have the full path.
+    Like `os.listdir()` but you can specify a regex pattern to filter files.
+    If `add_dirs` is True, the returned items will have the full path.
     """
     if path[-1:] != os.path.sep:
         path = path + os.path.sep
@@ -122,7 +149,7 @@ def listdir(
     else:
         n = 0
     regex = re.compile(expression)
-    items = []    
+    items = []
     for (root, dirs, files) in os.walk(path, topdown=True):
         for dir in dirs[:]:
             if dir.startswith('.'):
@@ -141,6 +168,8 @@ def listdir(
 
 
 def recursive_unlink(f):
+    """Deletes `f`. If it's a folder, also its contents will be deleted
+    """
     if os.path.isdir(f):
         for s in os.listdir(f):
             recursive_unlink(os.path.join(f, s))
@@ -150,8 +179,7 @@ def recursive_unlink(f):
 
 
 def cleanpath(path):
-    """
-    turns any expression/path into a valid filename. replaces / with _ and
+    """Turns any expression/path into a valid filename. replaces / with _ and
     removes special characters.
     """
 
@@ -165,6 +193,7 @@ def cleanpath(path):
 
 
 def _extractall(filename, path='.', members=None):
+    # FIXME: this should be dropped because python 2.4 support was dropped
     if not hasattr(tarfile.TarFile, 'extractall'):
         from tarfile import ExtractError
 
@@ -172,10 +201,10 @@ def _extractall(filename, path='.', members=None):
 
             def extractall(self, path='.', members=None):
                 """Extract all members from the archive to the current working
-             directory and set owner, modification time and permissions on
-             directories afterwards. `path' specifies a different directory
-             to extract to. `members' is optional and must be a subset of the
-             list returned by getmembers().
+                directory and set owner, modification time and permissions on
+                directories afterwards. `path' specifies a different directory
+                to extract to. `members' is optional and must be a subset of the
+                list returned by getmembers().
                 """
 
                 directories = []
@@ -226,8 +255,7 @@ def _extractall(filename, path='.', members=None):
 
 
 def tar(file, dir, expression='^.+$', filenames=None):
-    """
-    tars dir into file, only tars file that match expression
+    """Tars dir into file, only tars file that match expression
     """
 
     tar = tarfile.TarFile(file, 'w')
@@ -240,14 +268,21 @@ def tar(file, dir, expression='^.+$', filenames=None):
         tar.close()
 
 def untar(file, dir):
-    """
-    untar file into dir
+    """Untar file into dir
     """
 
     _extractall(file, dir)
 
 
 def w2p_pack(filename, path, compiled=False, filenames=None):
+    """Packs a web2py application.
+
+    Args:
+        filename(str): path to the resulting archive
+        path(str): path to the application
+        compiled(bool): if `True` packs the compiled version
+        filenames(list): adds filenames to the archive
+    """
     filename = abspath(filename)
     path = abspath(path)
     tarname = filename + '.tar'
@@ -296,10 +331,12 @@ def w2p_unpack(filename, path, delete_tar=True):
 
 
 def w2p_pack_plugin(filename, path, plugin_name):
-    """Pack the given plugin into a w2p file.
-    Will match files at:
+    """Packs the given plugin into a w2p file.
+    Will match files at::
+
         <path>/*/plugin_[name].*
         <path>/*/plugin_[name]/*
+
     """
     filename = abspath(filename)
     path = abspath(path)
@@ -329,9 +366,8 @@ def w2p_unpack_plugin(filename, path, delete_tar=True):
 
 
 def tar_compiled(file, dir, expression='^.+$'):
-    """
-    used to tar a compiled application.
-    the content of models, views, controllers is not stored in the tar file.
+    """Used to tar a compiled application.
+    The content of models, views, controllers is not stored in the tar file.
     """
 
     tar = tarfile.TarFile(file, 'w')
@@ -357,7 +393,7 @@ def up(path):
 
 
 def get_session(request, other_application='admin'):
-    """ checks that user is authorized to access other_application"""
+    """Checks that user is authorized to access other_application"""
     if request.application == other_application:
         raise KeyError
     try:
@@ -370,7 +406,7 @@ def get_session(request, other_application='admin'):
     return osession
 
 def set_session(request, session, other_application='admin'):
-    """ checks that user is authorized to access other_application"""
+    """Checks that user is authorized to access other_application"""
     if request.application == other_application:
         raise KeyError
     session_id = request.cookies['session_id_' + other_application].value
@@ -380,7 +416,7 @@ def set_session(request, session, other_application='admin'):
 
 def check_credentials(request, other_application='admin',
                       expiration=60 * 60, gae_login=True):
-    """ checks that user is authorized to access other_application"""
+    """Checks that user is authorized to access other_application"""
     if request.env.web2py_runtime_gae:
         from google.appengine.api import users
         if users.is_current_user_admin():
@@ -455,7 +491,9 @@ from settings import global_settings  # we need to import settings here because
 
 
 def abspath(*relpath, **base):
-    "convert relative path to absolute path based (by default) on applications_parent"
+    """Converts relative path to absolute path based (by default) on 
+    applications_parent
+    """
     path = os.path.join(*relpath)
     gluon = base.get('gluon', False)
     if os.path.isabs(path):
diff --git a/gluon/globals.py b/gluon/globals.py
index 08e09f64..bef77ec0 100644
--- a/gluon/globals.py
+++ b/gluon/globals.py
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 """
-This file is part of the web2py Web Framework
-Copyrighted by Massimo Di Pierro <mdipierro@cs.depaul.edu>
-License: LGPLv3 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html)
+| This file is part of the web2py Web Framework
+| Copyrighted by Massimo Di Pierro <mdipierro@cs.depaul.edu>
+| License: LGPLv3 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html)
 
 Contains the classes for the global used variables:
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def sorting_dumps(obj, protocol=None):
 
 def copystream_progress(request, chunk_size=10 ** 5):
     """
-    copies request.env.wsgi_input into request.body
+    Copies request.env.wsgi_input into request.body
     and stores progress upload status in cache_ram
     X-Progress-ID:length and X-Progress-ID:uploaded
     """
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def copystream_progress(request, chunk_size=10 ** 5):
 class Request(Storage):
 
     """
-    defines the request object and the default values of its members
+    Defines the request object and the default values of its members
 
     - env: environment variables, by gluon.main.wsgibase()
     - cookies
@@ -155,7 +155,10 @@ class Request(Storage):
     - function
     - args
     - extension
-    - now: datetime.datetime.today()
+    - now: datetime.datetime.now()
+    - utcnow : datetime.datetime.utcnow()
+    - is_local
+    - is_https
     - restful()
     """
 
@@ -183,6 +186,8 @@ class Request(Storage):
 
 
     def parse_get_vars(self):
+        """Takes the QUERY_STRING and unpacks it to get_vars
+        """
         query_string = self.env.get('QUERY_STRING','')
         dget = cgi.parse_qs(query_string, keep_blank_values=1)
         get_vars = self._get_vars = Storage(dget)
@@ -191,6 +196,9 @@ class Request(Storage):
                 get_vars[key] = value[0]
 
     def parse_post_vars(self):
+        """Takes the body of the request and unpacks it into
+        post_vars. application/json is also automatically parsed
+        """
         env = self.env
         post_vars = self._post_vars = Storage()
         body = self.body
@@ -233,10 +241,10 @@ class Request(Storage):
                 if key is None:
                     continue  # not sure why cgi.FieldStorage returns None key
                 dpk = dpost[key]
-                # if an element is not a file replace it with 
+                # if an element is not a file replace it with
                 # its value else leave it alone
-                
-                pvalue = listify([(_dpk if _dpk.filename else _dpk.value) 
+
+                pvalue = listify([(_dpk if _dpk.filename else _dpk.value)
                                   for _dpk in dpk] 
                                  if isinstance(dpk, list) else
                                  (dpk if dpk.filename else dpk.value))
@@ -253,6 +261,8 @@ class Request(Storage):
         return self._body
 
     def parse_all_vars(self):
+        """Merges get_vars and post_vars to vars
+        """
         self._vars = copy.copy(self.get_vars)
         for key,value in self.post_vars.iteritems():
             if not key in self._vars:
@@ -264,21 +274,24 @@ class Request(Storage):
 
     @property
     def get_vars(self):
-        "lazily parse the query string into get_vars"
+        """Lazily parses the query string into get_vars
+        """
         if self._get_vars is None:
             self.parse_get_vars()
         return self._get_vars
 
     @property
     def post_vars(self):
-        "lazily parse the body into post_vars"
+        """Lazily parse the body into post_vars
+        """
         if self._post_vars is None:
             self.parse_post_vars()
         return self._post_vars
 
     @property
     def vars(self):
-        "lazily parse all get_vars and post_vars to fill vars"
+        """Lazily parses all get_vars and post_vars to fill vars
+        """
         if self._vars is None:
             self.parse_all_vars()
         return self._vars
@@ -306,8 +319,8 @@ class Request(Storage):
 
     def requires_https(self):
         """
-        If request comes in over HTTP, redirect it to HTTPS
-        and secure the session.
+        If request comes in over HTTP, redirects it to HTTPS
+        and secures the session.
         """
         cmd_opts = global_settings.cmd_options
         #checking if this is called within the scheduler or within the shell
@@ -349,7 +362,7 @@ class Request(Storage):
 class Response(Storage):
 
     """
-    defines the response object and the default values of its members
+    Defines the response object and the default values of its members
     response.write(   ) can be used to write in the output html
     """
 
@@ -493,21 +506,25 @@ class Response(Storage):
         filename=None
         ):
         """
-        if a controller function::
+        If in a controller function::
 
             return response.stream(file, 100)
 
         the file content will be streamed at 100 bytes at the time
 
-        Optional kwargs:
-            (for custom stream calls)
-            attachment=True # Send as attachment. Usually creates a
-                            # pop-up download window on browsers
-            filename=None # The name for the attachment
+        Args:
+            stream: filename or read()able content
+            chunk_size(int): Buffer size
+            request: the request object
+            attachment(bool): prepares the correct headers to download the file
+                as an attachment. Usually creates a pop-up download window
+                on browsers
+            filename(str): the name for the attachment
 
-        Note: for using the stream name (filename) with attachments
-        the option must be explicitly set as function parameter(will
-        default to the last request argument otherwise)
+        Note:
+            for using the stream name (filename) with attachments
+            the option must be explicitly set as function parameter (will
+            default to the last request argument otherwise)
         """
 
         headers = self.headers
@@ -559,12 +576,12 @@ class Response(Storage):
 
     def download(self, request, db, chunk_size=DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE, attachment=True, download_filename=None):
         """
-        example of usage in controller::
+        Example of usage in controller::
 
             def download():
                 return response.download(request, db)
 
-        downloads from http://..../download/filename
+        Downloads from http://..../download/filename
         """
 
         current.session.forget(current.response)
@@ -572,8 +589,7 @@ class Response(Storage):
         if not request.args:
             raise HTTP(404)
         name = request.args[-1]
-        items = re.compile('(?P<table>.*?)\.(?P<field>.*?)\..*')\
-            .match(name)
+        items = re.compile('(?P<table>.*?)\.(?P<field>.*?)\..*').match(name)
         if not items:
             raise HTTP(404)
         (t, f) = (items.group('table'), items.group('field'))
@@ -671,34 +687,34 @@ class Response(Storage):
 
 class Session(Storage):
     """
-    defines the session object and the default values of its members (None)
+    Defines the session object and the default values of its members (None)
 
-        response.session_storage_type   : 'file', 'db', or 'cookie'
-        response.session_cookie_compression_level :
-        response.session_cookie_expires : cookie expiration
-        response.session_cookie_key     : for encrypted sessions in cookies
-        response.session_id             : a number or None if no session
-        response.session_id_name        :
-        response.session_locked         :
-        response.session_masterapp      :
-        response.session_new            : a new session obj is being created
-        response.session_hash           : hash of the pickled loaded session
-        response.session_pickled        : picked session
+    - session_storage_type   : 'file', 'db', or 'cookie'
+    - session_cookie_compression_level :
+    - session_cookie_expires : cookie expiration
+    - session_cookie_key     : for encrypted sessions in cookies
+    - session_id             : a number or None if no session
+    - session_id_name        :
+    - session_locked         :
+    - session_masterapp      :
+    - session_new            : a new session obj is being created
+    - session_hash           : hash of the pickled loaded session
+    - session_pickled        : picked session
 
     if session in cookie:
 
-        response.session_data_name      : name of the cookie for session data
+    - session_data_name      : name of the cookie for session data
 
     if session in db:
 
-        response.session_db_record_id   :
-        response.session_db_table       :
-        response.session_db_unique_key  :
+    - session_db_record_id
+    - session_db_table
+    - session_db_unique_key
 
     if session in file:
 
-        response.session_file           :
-        response.session_filename       :
+    - session_file
+    - session_filename
     """
 
     def connect(
@@ -716,9 +732,26 @@ class Session(Storage):
         compression_level=None
     ):
         """
-        separate can be separate=lambda(session_name): session_name[-2:]
-        and it is used to determine a session prefix.
-        separate can be True and it is set to session_name[-2:]
+        Used in models, allows to customize Session handling
+
+        Args:
+            request: the request object
+            response: the response object
+            db: to store/retrieve sessions in db (a table is created)
+            tablename(str): table name
+            masterapp(str): points to another's app sessions. This enables a
+                "SSO" environment among apps
+            migrate: passed to the underlying db
+            separate: with True, creates a folder with the 2 initials of the
+                session id. Can also be a function, e.g. ::
+
+                    separate=lambda(session_name): session_name[-2:]
+
+            check_client: if True, sessions can only come from the same ip
+            cookie_key(str): secret for cookie encryption
+            cookie_expires: sets the expiration of the cookie
+            compression_level(int): 0-9, sets zlib compression on the data
+                before the encryption
         """
         request = request or current.request
         response = response or current.response
@@ -736,7 +769,7 @@ class Session(Storage):
         response.session_cookie_compression_level = compression_level
 
         # check if there is a session_id in cookies
-        try:            
+        try:
             old_session_id = cookies[response.session_id_name].value
         except KeyError:
             old_session_id = None
diff --git a/gluon/highlight.py b/gluon/highlight.py
index 27bc30c7..cdafbd1d 100644
--- a/gluon/highlight.py
+++ b/gluon/highlight.py
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 """
-This file is part of the web2py Web Framework
-Copyrighted by Massimo Di Pierro <mdipierro@cs.depaul.edu>
-License: LGPLv3 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html)
+| This file is part of the web2py Web Framework
+| Copyrighted by Massimo Di Pierro <mdipierro@cs.depaul.edu>
+| License: LGPLv3 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html)
 """
 
 import re
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ __all__ = ['highlight']
 
 class Highlighter(object):
 
-    """
-    Do syntax highlighting.
+    """Does syntax highlighting.
     """
 
     def __init__(
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ class Highlighter(object):
         styles=None,
     ):
         """
-        Initialise highlighter:
+        Initialize highlighter:
             mode = language (PYTHON, WEB2PY,C, CPP, HTML, HTML_PLAIN)
         """
         styles = styles or {}