diff --git a/gluon/utils.py b/gluon/utils.py
index e18edb8d..4df0cbc3 100644
--- a/gluon/utils.py
+++ b/gluon/utils.py
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ else:
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("web2py")
 
+
 def AES_new(key, IV=None):
     """ Returns an AES cipher object and random IV if None specified """
     if IV is None:
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ def md5_hash(text):
     """ Generates a md5 hash with the given text """
     return md5(text).hexdigest()
 
+
 def simple_hash(text, key='', salt='', digest_alg='md5'):
     """
     Generates hash with the given text using the specified