diff --git a/bindings/python/ADIOSPy.cpp b/bindings/python/ADIOSPy.cpp
index 2e16a24fcdf71194cb40b8a3e26ae27f29a060fd..a64b2d8a281d572df963e604d4ef832a63448391 100644
--- a/bindings/python/ADIOSPy.cpp
+++ b/bindings/python/ADIOSPy.cpp
@@ -20,11 +20,7 @@ ADIOSPy::ADIOSPy(MPI_Comm mpiComm, const bool debug)
 {
 }
 
-ADIOSPy::ADIOSPy(const bool debug)
-: m_DebugMode(debug), m_ADIOS(debug)
-{
-}
-
+ADIOSPy::ADIOSPy(const bool debug) : m_DebugMode(debug), m_ADIOS(debug) {}
 
 IOPy ADIOSPy::DeclareIO(const std::string name)
 {
diff --git a/bindings/python/gluePyBind11.cpp b/bindings/python/gluePyBind11.cpp
index 6a22c6529ff963886a88885bed1f6a6392c43736..a257180426b998d9537b878bc836ffa97f9960dd 100644
--- a/bindings/python/gluePyBind11.cpp
+++ b/bindings/python/gluePyBind11.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ adios::ADIOSPy ADIOSPyInit(const bool debugMode)
 
 PYBIND11_PLUGIN(adios2)
 {
-#ifdef ADIOS2_HAVE_MPI  
+#ifdef ADIOS2_HAVE_MPI
     if (import_mpi4py() < 0)
     {
         throw std::runtime_error(