diff --git a/python/src/deltachat/__init__.py b/python/src/deltachat/__init__.py
index ee0efb927..45f1b8b2e 100644
--- a/python/src/deltachat/__init__.py
+++ b/python/src/deltachat/__init__.py
@@ -60,10 +60,7 @@ def run_cmdline(argv=None, account_plugins=None):
 
     ac = Account(args.db)
 
-    ac.run_account(addr=args.email,
-                   password=args.password,
-                   account_plugins=account_plugins,
-                   show_ffi=args.show_ffi)
+    ac.run_account(addr=args.email, password=args.password, account_plugins=account_plugins, show_ffi=args.show_ffi)
 
     print("{}: waiting for message".format(ac.get_config("addr")))
 
diff --git a/python/src/deltachat/account.py b/python/src/deltachat/account.py
index 83912fea9..c5e14b5b6 100644
--- a/python/src/deltachat/account.py
+++ b/python/src/deltachat/account.py
@@ -616,9 +616,7 @@ class Account(object):
             self.add_account_plugin(plugin)
 
         if not self.is_configured():
-            assert (
-                    addr and password
-            ), "you must specify email and password once to configure this database/account"
+            assert addr and password, "you must specify email and password once to configure this database/account"
             self.set_config("addr", addr)
             self.set_config("mail_pw", password)
             self.set_config("mvbox_move", "0")