Make quotes consistent, misc. pylint

mocha_server.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""
+'''
 Handle API requests to the database
-"""
+'''
 import json
 import sqlite3
 from os import path
@@ -16,16 +16,16 @@ if not path.exists(DATABASE):
 
 
 def get_users(username_list):
-    """
+    '''
 	Gets a list of users searching by name.
 	This can also easily be done by user_id.
-	"""
+	'''
     conn = sqlite3.connect(DATABASE)
     conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
     cursor = conn.cursor()
     output = []
     for usr in username_list:
-        cursor.execute("select * from users where username=(?)", (usr, ))
+        cursor.execute('select * from users where username=(?)', (usr, ))
         output += cursor.fetchall()
 
     output = json.dumps([dict(row) for row in output])
@@ -38,22 +38,22 @@ def get_users(username_list):
     return output
 
 
-def get_top_N(search_parameter, desc, N):
-    """
+def get_top_n(search_parameter, desc, num):
+    '''
     In progress.
 	Currently the query seems to work, but returning a dict does not preserve order.
 
 	Store an orderd id list and put that in the json?
-    """
+    '''
     conn = sqlite3.connect(DATABASE)
     conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
     cursor = conn.cursor()
-    if desc == True:
-        cursor.execute("select * from users order by ? desc limit ?",
-                       (search_parameter, N))
+    if desc:
+        cursor.execute('select * from users order by ? desc limit ?',
+                       (search_parameter, num))
     else:
-        cursor.execute("select * from users order by ? asc limit ?",
-                       (search_parameter, N))
+        cursor.execute('select * from users order by ? asc limit ?',
+                       (search_parameter, num))
 
     output = cursor.fetchall()
     #print(output)
@@ -69,36 +69,40 @@ def get_top_N(search_parameter, desc, N):
 
 
 # add new parameters as needed
-def update_row(user_id, updated_username):
+def update_row(_user_id, _updated_username):
+    '''
+    WIP.
+    Will add a new user.
+    '''
     print()
 
 
 def insert_row(user_id, username):
-    """
+    '''
     Inserts a row for a NEW user with given parameters
     This may work better with AUTOINCREMENT to avoid arbitrary ids and duplicates
-    """
+    '''
 
     conn = sqlite3.connect(DATABASE)
     conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
     cursor = conn.cursor()
-    cursor.execute("insert into users values (?,?)", (user_id, username))
+    cursor.execute('insert into users values (?,?)', (user_id, username))
     conn.commit()
     conn.close()
 
 
 def fetch_user(user_id):
-    """
+    '''
     Returns a JSON object containing the requested user
-    Also can return a list of all users if user_id == "*"
-    """
+    Also can return a list of all users if user_id == '*'
+    '''
     conn = sqlite3.connect(DATABASE)
     conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
     cursor = conn.cursor()
     if user_id != '*':  # must use (?), (item,) format
-        cursor.execute("SELECT * FROM users WHERE user_id=(?)", (user_id, ))
+        cursor.execute('SELECT * FROM users WHERE user_id=(?)', (user_id, ))
     else:
-        cursor.execute("SELECT * FROM users")
+        cursor.execute('SELECT * FROM users')
 
     output = cursor.fetchall()
     output = json.dumps([dict(row) for row in output])
@@ -111,18 +115,21 @@ def fetch_user(user_id):
     return output
 
 
-def fetch_top_n(n):
-    output = get_top_N('score', True, n)
+def fetch_top_n(num):
+    '''
+    Retrieves the top n users by score.
+    '''
+    output = get_top_n('score', True, num)
     return output
 
 
 def process_request(uri):
-    """
+    '''
     Handles the API endpoint.
     Currently supports:
-        -   /mocha/users/"user_id"      Returns JSON of the specified user
+        -   /mocha/users/'user_id'      Returns JSON of the specified user
         -   /mocha/users/*              Returns JSON list of all users
-    """
+    '''
     parts = uri.split('/')[1:]
     assert parts[0] == 'mocha'
 
@@ -141,9 +148,9 @@ def process_request(uri):
 
 
 def application(environ, start_response):
-    """
+    '''
     mod_wsgi entry point
-    """
+    '''
     status = '200 OK'
     output = process_request(environ['REQUEST_URI'])