diff --git a/etiquette/helpers.py b/etiquette/helpers.py
index 02b5d61..a348f6f 100644
--- a/etiquette/helpers.py
+++ b/etiquette/helpers.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def album_zip_directories(album, recursive=True):
                 child_directory = os.path.join(root_folder, child_directory)
                 directories[child_album] = child_directory
     return directories
-    
+
 def album_zip_filenames(album, recursive=True):
     '''
     Given an album, produce a dictionary mapping local filepaths to the
@@ -351,4 +351,4 @@ def _unitconvert(value):
     elif all(c in '0123456789.' for c in value):
         return float(value)
     else:
-        return bytestring.parsebytes(value)
\ No newline at end of file
+        return bytestring.parsebytes(value)
diff --git a/etiquette/jsonify.py b/etiquette/jsonify.py
index 9f3b890..a3ac0a2 100644
--- a/etiquette/jsonify.py
+++ b/etiquette/jsonify.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import flask
 import json
 
-from . import helpers
-
 def make_json_response(j, *args, **kwargs):
     dumped = json.dumps(j)
     response = flask.Response(dumped, *args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/etiquette/photodb.py b/etiquette/photodb.py
index f3b525a..2e2c58d 100644
--- a/etiquette/photodb.py
+++ b/etiquette/photodb.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import bcrypt
-import collections
 import copy
 import json
 import logging
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ from . import searchhelpers
 from voussoirkit import cacheclass
 from voussoirkit import expressionmatch
 from voussoirkit import pathclass
-from voussoirkit import safeprint
 from voussoirkit import spinal
 
 
@@ -664,7 +662,7 @@ class PDBPhotoMixin:
             tag_musts = None
             tag_mays = None
             tag_forbids = None
-            tag_expression = None    
+            tag_expression = None
         else:
             _helper = lambda tagset: searchhelpers.normalize_tag_mmf(
                 photodb=self,
@@ -827,15 +825,15 @@ class PDBPhotoMixin:
                 continue
 
             if any(
-                not fetch[constants.SQL_PHOTO[key]] or
-                fetch[constants.SQL_PHOTO[key]] > value for (key, value) in maximums.items()
+                    not fetch[constants.SQL_PHOTO[key]] or fetch[constants.SQL_PHOTO[key]] > value
+                    for (key, value) in maximums.items()
                 ):
                 #print('Failed maximums')
                 continue
 
             if any(
-                not fetch[constants.SQL_PHOTO[key]] or
-                fetch[constants.SQL_PHOTO[key]] < value for (key, value) in minimums.items()
+                    not fetch[constants.SQL_PHOTO[key]] or fetch[constants.SQL_PHOTO[key]] < value
+                    for (key, value) in minimums.items()
                 ):
                 #print('Failed minimums')
                 continue
diff --git a/etiquette/searchhelpers.py b/etiquette/searchhelpers.py
index c1b835a..eb6b299 100644
--- a/etiquette/searchhelpers.py
+++ b/etiquette/searchhelpers.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import shlex
-
 from . import constants
 from . import exceptions
 from . import helpers
@@ -186,7 +184,7 @@ def normalize_limit(limit, warning_bag=None):
         limit = int(limit)
 
     if not isinstance(limit, int):
-        message = 'Invalid limit "%s%"' % limit
+        message = 'Invalid limit "%s"' % limit
         if warning_bag:
             warning_bag.add(message)
             limit = None
@@ -208,7 +206,7 @@ def normalize_offset(offset, warning_bag=None):
         offset = int(offset)
 
     if not isinstance(offset, int):
-        message = 'Invalid offset "%s%"' % offset
+        message = 'Invalid offset "%s"' % offset
         if warning_bag:
             warning_bag.add(message)
             offset = None
@@ -269,7 +267,7 @@ def normalize_orderby(orderby, warning_bag=None):
             if warning_bag:
                 warning_bag.add(message)
             else:
-                raise ValueError(message)            
+                raise ValueError(message)
             direction = 'desc'
 
         requested_order = '%s-%s' % (column, direction)