diff --git a/gluon/main.py b/gluon/main.py
index 24327a89..32103ea6 100644
--- a/gluon/main.py
+++ b/gluon/main.py
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ The gluon wsgi application
 """
 from __future__ import print_function
 
-if False: import import_all # DO NOT REMOVE PART OF FREEZE PROCESS
+if False:
+    import import_all  # DO NOT REMOVE PART OF FREEZE PROCESS
 import gc
 
 import os
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ import random
 import string
 
 from gluon._compat import Cookie, urllib2
-#from thread import allocate_lock
+# from thread import allocate_lock
 
 from gluon.fileutils import abspath, write_file
 from gluon.settings import global_settings
@@ -67,14 +68,14 @@ import gluon.messageboxhandler
 logging.gluon = gluon
 # so we must restore it! Thanks ozancag
 import locale
-locale.setlocale(locale.LC_CTYPE, "C") # IMPORTANT, web2py requires locale "C"
+locale.setlocale(locale.LC_CTYPE, "C")  # IMPORTANT, web2py requires locale "C"
 
 exists = os.path.exists
 pjoin = os.path.join
 
 try:
     logging.config.fileConfig(abspath("logging.conf"))
-except: # fails on GAE or when logfile is missing
+except:  # fails on GAE or when logfile is missing
     logging.basicConfig()
 logger = logging.getLogger("web2py")
 
@@ -254,6 +255,7 @@ class LazyWSGI(object):
                 return [data]
             for item in middleware_apps:
                 app = item(app)
+
             def caller(app):
                 return app(self.environ, self.start_response)
             return lambda caller=caller, app=app: caller(app)
@@ -294,9 +296,9 @@ def wsgibase(environ, responder):
     response = Response()
     session = Session()
     env = request.env
-    #env.web2py_path = global_settings.applications_parent
+    # env.web2py_path = global_settings.applications_parent
     env.web2py_version = web2py_version
-    #env.update(global_settings)
+    # env.update(global_settings)
     static_file = False
     http_response = None
     try:
@@ -325,7 +327,6 @@ def wsgibase(environ, responder):
                             'Expires'] = 'Thu, 31 Dec 2037 23:59:59 GMT'
                     response.stream(static_file, request=request)
 
-
                 # ##################################################
                 # fill in request items
                 # ##################################################
@@ -356,17 +357,15 @@ def wsgibase(environ, responder):
                 cmd_opts = global_settings.cmd_options
 
                 request.update(
-                    client = client,
-                    folder = abspath('applications', app) + os.sep,
-                    ajax = x_req_with == 'xmlhttprequest',
-                    cid = env.http_web2py_component_element,
-                    is_local = (env.remote_addr in local_hosts and
-                                client == env.remote_addr),
-                    is_shell = False,
-                    is_scheduler = False,
-                    is_https = env.wsgi_url_scheme in HTTPS_SCHEMES or \
-                        request.env.http_x_forwarded_proto in HTTPS_SCHEMES \
-                        or env.https == 'on'
+                    client=client,
+                    folder=abspath('applications', app) + os.sep,
+                    ajax=x_req_with == 'xmlhttprequest',
+                    cid=env.http_web2py_component_element,
+                    is_local=(env.remote_addr in local_hosts and client == env.remote_addr),
+                    is_shell=False,
+                    is_scheduler=False,
+                    is_https=env.wsgi_url_scheme in HTTPS_SCHEMES or
+                             request.env.http_x_forwarded_proto in HTTPS_SCHEMES or env.https == 'on'
                     )
                 request.url = environ['PATH_INFO']
 
@@ -390,7 +389,7 @@ def wsgibase(environ, responder):
                                    % 'invalid request',
                                    web2py_error='invalid application')
                 elif not request.is_local and exists(disabled):
-                    five0three = os.path.join(request.folder,'static','503.html')
+                    five0three = os.path.join(request.folder, 'static', '503.html')
                     if os.path.exists(five0three):
                         raise HTTP(503, file(five0three, 'r').read())
                     else:
@@ -406,7 +405,7 @@ def wsgibase(environ, responder):
                 # get the GET and POST data
                 # ##################################################
 
-                #parse_get_post_vars(request, environ)
+                # parse_get_post_vars(request, environ)
 
                 # ##################################################
                 # expose wsgi hooks for convenience
@@ -625,7 +624,7 @@ def appfactory(wsgiapp=wsgibase,
                 raise BaseException("Can't create dir %s" % profiler_dir)
         filepath = pjoin(profiler_dir, 'wtest')
         try:
-            filehandle = open( filepath, 'w' )
+            filehandle = open(filepath, 'w')
             filehandle.close()
             os.unlink(filepath)
         except IOError: