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authorAmber Brown <hawkowl@atleastfornow.net>2018-10-20 11:16:55 +1100
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2018-10-20 11:16:55 +1100
commite1728dfcbe585edfb590bce50adeaab341a70db8 (patch)
tree0ae215c46f15ecc917bf45d75430298a003b0e27
parentMerge branch 'rav/fix_email_templates_4065' into develop (diff)
downloadsynapse-e1728dfcbe585edfb590bce50adeaab341a70db8.tar.xz
Make scripts/ and scripts-dev/ pass pyflakes (and the rest of the codebase on py3) (#4068)
-rw-r--r--.travis.yml2
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/4068.misc1
-rw-r--r--scripts-dev/check_auth.py36
-rw-r--r--scripts-dev/check_event_hash.py32
-rw-r--r--scripts-dev/check_signature.py36
-rw-r--r--scripts-dev/convert_server_keys.py40
-rwxr-xr-xscripts-dev/definitions.py54
-rwxr-xr-xscripts-dev/dump_macaroon.py13
-rwxr-xr-xscripts-dev/federation_client.py99
-rw-r--r--scripts-dev/hash_history.py62
-rwxr-xr-xscripts-dev/list_url_patterns.py16
-rw-r--r--scripts-dev/tail-synapse.py24
-rwxr-xr-xscripts/hash_password5
-rwxr-xr-xscripts/move_remote_media_to_new_store.py36
-rwxr-xr-xscripts/register_new_matrix_user76
-rwxr-xr-xscripts/synapse_port_db272
-rwxr-xr-xsynapse/app/homeserver.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/__main__.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/_base.py121
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/_base.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/keys.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/pusher.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/signatures.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/transactions.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/util/caches/stream_change_cache.py4
-rwxr-xr-xsynctl80
-rw-r--r--tox.ini4
27 files changed, 511 insertions, 518 deletions
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2077f6af72..7ee1a278db 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ matrix:
   - python: 2.7
     env: TOX_ENV=packaging
 
-  - python: 2.7
+  - python: 3.6
     env: TOX_ENV=pep8
 
   - python: 2.7
diff --git a/changelog.d/4068.misc b/changelog.d/4068.misc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..db6c4ade59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/4068.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Make the Python scripts in the top-level scripts folders meet pep8 and pass flake8.
diff --git a/scripts-dev/check_auth.py b/scripts-dev/check_auth.py
index 4fa8792a5f..b3d11f49ec 100644
--- a/scripts-dev/check_auth.py
+++ b/scripts-dev/check_auth.py
@@ -1,21 +1,20 @@
-from synapse.events import FrozenEvent
-from synapse.api.auth import Auth
-
-from mock import Mock
+from __future__ import print_function
 
 import argparse
 import itertools
 import json
 import sys
 
+from mock import Mock
+
+from synapse.api.auth import Auth
+from synapse.events import FrozenEvent
+
 
 def check_auth(auth, auth_chain, events):
     auth_chain.sort(key=lambda e: e.depth)
 
-    auth_map = {
-        e.event_id: e
-        for e in auth_chain
-    }
+    auth_map = {e.event_id: e for e in auth_chain}
 
     create_events = {}
     for e in auth_chain:
@@ -25,31 +24,26 @@ def check_auth(auth, auth_chain, events):
     for e in itertools.chain(auth_chain, events):
         auth_events_list = [auth_map[i] for i, _ in e.auth_events]
 
-        auth_events = {
-            (e.type, e.state_key): e
-            for e in auth_events_list
-        }
+        auth_events = {(e.type, e.state_key): e for e in auth_events_list}
 
         auth_events[("m.room.create", "")] = create_events[e.room_id]
 
         try:
             auth.check(e, auth_events=auth_events)
         except Exception as ex:
-            print "Failed:", e.event_id, e.type, e.state_key
-            print "Auth_events:", auth_events
-            print ex
-            print json.dumps(e.get_dict(), sort_keys=True, indent=4)
+            print("Failed:", e.event_id, e.type, e.state_key)
+            print("Auth_events:", auth_events)
+            print(ex)
+            print(json.dumps(e.get_dict(), sort_keys=True, indent=4))
             # raise
-        print "Success:", e.event_id, e.type, e.state_key
+        print("Success:", e.event_id, e.type, e.state_key)
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
 
     parser.add_argument(
-        'json',
-        nargs='?',
-        type=argparse.FileType('r'),
-        default=sys.stdin,
+        'json', nargs='?', type=argparse.FileType('r'), default=sys.stdin
     )
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
diff --git a/scripts-dev/check_event_hash.py b/scripts-dev/check_event_hash.py
index 7ccae34d48..8535f99697 100644
--- a/scripts-dev/check_event_hash.py
+++ b/scripts-dev/check_event_hash.py
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
-from synapse.crypto.event_signing import *
-from unpaddedbase64 import encode_base64
-
 import argparse
 import hashlib
-import sys
 import json
+import logging
+import sys
+
+from unpaddedbase64 import encode_base64
+
+from synapse.crypto.event_signing import (
+    check_event_content_hash,
+    compute_event_reference_hash,
+)
 
 
 class dictobj(dict):
@@ -24,27 +29,26 @@ class dictobj(dict):
 
 def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-    parser.add_argument("input_json", nargs="?", type=argparse.FileType('r'),
-                        default=sys.stdin)
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "input_json", nargs="?", type=argparse.FileType('r'), default=sys.stdin
+    )
     args = parser.parse_args()
     logging.basicConfig()
 
     event_json = dictobj(json.load(args.input_json))
 
-    algorithms = {
-        "sha256": hashlib.sha256,
-    }
+    algorithms = {"sha256": hashlib.sha256}
 
     for alg_name in event_json.hashes:
         if check_event_content_hash(event_json, algorithms[alg_name]):
-            print "PASS content hash %s" % (alg_name,)
+            print("PASS content hash %s" % (alg_name,))
         else:
-            print "FAIL content hash %s" % (alg_name,)
+            print("FAIL content hash %s" % (alg_name,))
 
     for algorithm in algorithms.values():
         name, h_bytes = compute_event_reference_hash(event_json, algorithm)
-        print "Reference hash %s: %s" % (name, encode_base64(h_bytes))
+        print("Reference hash %s: %s" % (name, encode_base64(h_bytes)))
 
-if __name__=="__main__":
-    main()
 
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/scripts-dev/check_signature.py b/scripts-dev/check_signature.py
index 079577908a..612f17ca7f 100644
--- a/scripts-dev/check_signature.py
+++ b/scripts-dev/check_signature.py
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 
-from signedjson.sign import verify_signed_json
-from signedjson.key import decode_verify_key_bytes, write_signing_keys
-from unpaddedbase64 import decode_base64
-
-import urllib2
+import argparse
 import json
+import logging
 import sys
+import urllib2
+
 import dns.resolver
-import pprint
-import argparse
-import logging
+from signedjson.key import decode_verify_key_bytes, write_signing_keys
+from signedjson.sign import verify_signed_json
+from unpaddedbase64 import decode_base64
+
 
 def get_targets(server_name):
     if ":" in server_name:
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ def get_targets(server_name):
     except dns.resolver.NXDOMAIN:
         yield (server_name, 8448)
 
+
 def get_server_keys(server_name, target, port):
     url = "https://%s:%i/_matrix/key/v1" % (target, port)
     keys = json.load(urllib2.urlopen(url))
@@ -33,12 +34,14 @@ def get_server_keys(server_name, target, port):
         verify_keys[key_id] = verify_key
     return verify_keys
 
+
 def main():
 
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument("signature_name")
-    parser.add_argument("input_json", nargs="?", type=argparse.FileType('r'),
-                        default=sys.stdin)
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "input_json", nargs="?", type=argparse.FileType('r'), default=sys.stdin
+    )
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
     logging.basicConfig()
@@ -48,24 +51,23 @@ def main():
     for target, port in get_targets(server_name):
         try:
             keys = get_server_keys(server_name, target, port)
-            print "Using keys from https://%s:%s/_matrix/key/v1" % (target, port)
+            print("Using keys from https://%s:%s/_matrix/key/v1" % (target, port))
             write_signing_keys(sys.stdout, keys.values())
             break
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             logging.exception("Error talking to %s:%s", target, port)
 
     json_to_check = json.load(args.input_json)
-    print "Checking JSON:"
+    print("Checking JSON:")
     for key_id in json_to_check["signatures"][args.signature_name]:
         try:
             key = keys[key_id]
             verify_signed_json(json_to_check, args.signature_name, key)
-            print "PASS %s" % (key_id,)
-        except:
+            print("PASS %s" % (key_id,))
+        except Exception:
             logging.exception("Check for key %s failed" % (key_id,))
-            print "FAIL %s" % (key_id,)
+            print("FAIL %s" % (key_id,))
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
-
diff --git a/scripts-dev/convert_server_keys.py b/scripts-dev/convert_server_keys.py
index 151551f22c..dde8596697 100644
--- a/scripts-dev/convert_server_keys.py
+++ b/scripts-dev/convert_server_keys.py
@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
-import psycopg2
-import yaml
-import sys
+import hashlib
 import json
+import sys
 import time
-import hashlib
-from unpaddedbase64 import encode_base64
+
+import six
+
+import psycopg2
+import yaml
+from canonicaljson import encode_canonical_json
 from signedjson.key import read_signing_keys
 from signedjson.sign import sign_json
-from canonicaljson import encode_canonical_json
+from unpaddedbase64 import encode_base64
+
+if six.PY2:
+    db_type = six.moves.builtins.buffer
+else:
+    db_type = memoryview
 
 
 def select_v1_keys(connection):
@@ -39,7 +47,9 @@ def select_v2_json(connection):
     cursor.close()
     results = {}
     for server_name, key_id, key_json in rows:
-        results.setdefault(server_name, {})[key_id] = json.loads(str(key_json).decode("utf-8"))
+        results.setdefault(server_name, {})[key_id] = json.loads(
+            str(key_json).decode("utf-8")
+        )
     return results
 
 
@@ -47,10 +57,7 @@ def convert_v1_to_v2(server_name, valid_until, keys, certificate):
     return {
         "old_verify_keys": {},
         "server_name": server_name,
-        "verify_keys": {
-            key_id: {"key": key}
-            for key_id, key in keys.items()
-        },
+        "verify_keys": {key_id: {"key": key} for key_id, key in keys.items()},
         "valid_until_ts": valid_until,
         "tls_fingerprints": [fingerprint(certificate)],
     }
@@ -65,7 +72,7 @@ def rows_v2(server, json):
     valid_until = json["valid_until_ts"]
     key_json = encode_canonical_json(json)
     for key_id in json["verify_keys"]:
-        yield (server, key_id, "-", valid_until, valid_until, buffer(key_json))
+        yield (server, key_id, "-", valid_until, valid_until, db_type(key_json))
 
 
 def main():
@@ -87,7 +94,7 @@ def main():
 
     result = {}
     for server in keys:
-        if not server in json:
+        if server not in json:
             v2_json = convert_v1_to_v2(
                 server, valid_until, keys[server], certificates[server]
             )
@@ -96,10 +103,7 @@ def main():
 
     yaml.safe_dump(result, sys.stdout, default_flow_style=False)
 
-    rows = list(
-        row for server, json in result.items()
-        for row in rows_v2(server, json)
-    )
+    rows = list(row for server, json in result.items() for row in rows_v2(server, json))
 
     cursor = connection.cursor()
     cursor.executemany(
@@ -107,7 +111,7 @@ def main():
         " server_name, key_id, from_server,"
         " ts_added_ms, ts_valid_until_ms, key_json"
         ") VALUES (%s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s)",
-        rows
+        rows,
     )
     connection.commit()
 
diff --git a/scripts-dev/definitions.py b/scripts-dev/definitions.py
index 47dac7772d..1deb0fe2b7 100755
--- a/scripts-dev/definitions.py
+++ b/scripts-dev/definitions.py
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 #! /usr/bin/python
 
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+import argparse
 import ast
+import os
+import re
+import sys
+
 import yaml
 
+
 class DefinitionVisitor(ast.NodeVisitor):
     def __init__(self):
         super(DefinitionVisitor, self).__init__()
@@ -42,15 +50,18 @@ def non_empty(defs):
     functions = {name: non_empty(f) for name, f in defs['def'].items()}
     classes = {name: non_empty(f) for name, f in defs['class'].items()}
     result = {}
-    if functions: result['def'] = functions
-    if classes: result['class'] = classes
+    if functions:
+        result['def'] = functions
+    if classes:
+        result['class'] = classes
     names = defs['names']
     uses = []
     for name in names.get('Load', ()):
         if name not in names.get('Param', ()) and name not in names.get('Store', ()):
             uses.append(name)
     uses.extend(defs['attrs'])
-    if uses: result['uses'] = uses
+    if uses:
+        result['uses'] = uses
     result['names'] = names
     result['attrs'] = defs['attrs']
     return result
@@ -95,7 +106,6 @@ def used_names(prefix, item, defs, names):
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    import sys, os, argparse, re
 
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Find definitions.')
     parser.add_argument(
@@ -105,24 +115,28 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         "--ignore", action="append", metavar="REGEXP", help="Ignore a pattern"
     )
     parser.add_argument(
-        "--pattern", action="append", metavar="REGEXP",
-        help="Search for a pattern"
+        "--pattern", action="append", metavar="REGEXP", help="Search for a pattern"
     )
     parser.add_argument(
-        "directories", nargs='+', metavar="DIR",
-        help="Directories to search for definitions"
+        "directories",
+        nargs='+',
+        metavar="DIR",
+        help="Directories to search for definitions",
     )
     parser.add_argument(
-        "--referrers", default=0, type=int,
-        help="Include referrers up to the given depth"
+        "--referrers",
+        default=0,
+        type=int,
+        help="Include referrers up to the given depth",
     )
     parser.add_argument(
-        "--referred", default=0, type=int,
-        help="Include referred down to the given depth"
+        "--referred",
+        default=0,
+        type=int,
+        help="Include referred down to the given depth",
     )
     parser.add_argument(
-        "--format", default="yaml",
-        help="Output format, one of 'yaml' or 'dot'"
+        "--format", default="yaml", help="Output format, one of 'yaml' or 'dot'"
     )
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -162,7 +176,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             for used_by in entry.get("used", ()):
                 referrers.add(used_by)
         for name, definition in names.items():
-            if not name in referrers:
+            if name not in referrers:
                 continue
             if ignore and any(pattern.match(name) for pattern in ignore):
                 continue
@@ -176,7 +190,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             for uses in entry.get("uses", ()):
                 referred.add(uses)
         for name, definition in names.items():
-            if not name in referred:
+            if name not in referred:
                 continue
             if ignore and any(pattern.match(name) for pattern in ignore):
                 continue
@@ -185,12 +199,12 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     if args.format == 'yaml':
         yaml.dump(result, sys.stdout, default_flow_style=False)
     elif args.format == 'dot':
-        print "digraph {"
+        print("digraph {")
         for name, entry in result.items():
-            print name
+            print(name)
             for used_by in entry.get("used", ()):
                 if used_by in result:
-                    print used_by, "->", name
-        print "}"
+                    print(used_by, "->", name)
+        print("}")
     else:
         raise ValueError("Unknown format %r" % (args.format))
diff --git a/scripts-dev/dump_macaroon.py b/scripts-dev/dump_macaroon.py
index fcc5568835..22b30fa78e 100755
--- a/scripts-dev/dump_macaroon.py
+++ b/scripts-dev/dump_macaroon.py
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python2
 
-import pymacaroons
+from __future__ import print_function
+
 import sys
 
+import pymacaroons
+
 if len(sys.argv) == 1:
     sys.stderr.write("usage: %s macaroon [key]\n" % (sys.argv[0],))
     sys.exit(1)
@@ -11,14 +14,14 @@ macaroon_string = sys.argv[1]
 key = sys.argv[2] if len(sys.argv) > 2 else None
 
 macaroon = pymacaroons.Macaroon.deserialize(macaroon_string)
-print macaroon.inspect()
+print(macaroon.inspect())
 
-print ""
+print("")
 
 verifier = pymacaroons.Verifier()
 verifier.satisfy_general(lambda c: True)
 try:
     verifier.verify(macaroon, key)
-    print "Signature is correct"
+    print("Signature is correct")
 except Exception as e:
-    print str(e)
+    print(str(e))
diff --git a/scripts-dev/federation_client.py b/scripts-dev/federation_client.py
index d2acc7654d..2566ce7cef 100755
--- a/scripts-dev/federation_client.py
+++ b/scripts-dev/federation_client.py
@@ -18,21 +18,21 @@
 from __future__ import print_function
 
 import argparse
+import base64
+import json
+import sys
 from urlparse import urlparse, urlunparse
 
 import nacl.signing
-import json
-import base64
 import requests
-import sys
-
-from requests.adapters import HTTPAdapter
 import srvlookup
 import yaml
+from requests.adapters import HTTPAdapter
 
 # uncomment the following to enable debug logging of http requests
-#from httplib import HTTPConnection
-#HTTPConnection.debuglevel = 1
+# from httplib import HTTPConnection
+# HTTPConnection.debuglevel = 1
+
 
 def encode_base64(input_bytes):
     """Encode bytes as a base64 string without any padding."""
@@ -58,15 +58,15 @@ def decode_base64(input_string):
 
 def encode_canonical_json(value):
     return json.dumps(
-         value,
-         # Encode code-points outside of ASCII as UTF-8 rather than \u escapes
-         ensure_ascii=False,
-         # Remove unecessary white space.
-         separators=(',',':'),
-         # Sort the keys of dictionaries.
-         sort_keys=True,
-         # Encode the resulting unicode as UTF-8 bytes.
-     ).encode("UTF-8")
+        value,
+        # Encode code-points outside of ASCII as UTF-8 rather than \u escapes
+        ensure_ascii=False,
+        # Remove unecessary white space.
+        separators=(',', ':'),
+        # Sort the keys of dictionaries.
+        sort_keys=True,
+        # Encode the resulting unicode as UTF-8 bytes.
+    ).encode("UTF-8")
 
 
 def sign_json(json_object, signing_key, signing_name):
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ def sign_json(json_object, signing_key, signing_name):
 
 NACL_ED25519 = "ed25519"
 
+
 def decode_signing_key_base64(algorithm, version, key_base64):
     """Decode a base64 encoded signing key
     Args:
@@ -143,14 +144,12 @@ def request_json(method, origin_name, origin_key, destination, path, content):
     authorization_headers = []
 
     for key, sig in signed_json["signatures"][origin_name].items():
-        header = "X-Matrix origin=%s,key=\"%s\",sig=\"%s\"" % (
-            origin_name, key, sig,
-        )
+        header = "X-Matrix origin=%s,key=\"%s\",sig=\"%s\"" % (origin_name, key, sig)
         authorization_headers.append(bytes(header))
-        print ("Authorization: %s" % header, file=sys.stderr)
+        print("Authorization: %s" % header, file=sys.stderr)
 
     dest = "matrix://%s%s" % (destination, path)
-    print ("Requesting %s" % dest, file=sys.stderr)
+    print("Requesting %s" % dest, file=sys.stderr)
 
     s = requests.Session()
     s.mount("matrix://", MatrixConnectionAdapter())
@@ -158,10 +157,7 @@ def request_json(method, origin_name, origin_key, destination, path, content):
     result = s.request(
         method=method,
         url=dest,
-        headers={
-            "Host": destination,
-            "Authorization": authorization_headers[0]
-        },
+        headers={"Host": destination, "Authorization": authorization_headers[0]},
         verify=False,
         data=content,
     )
@@ -171,50 +167,50 @@ def request_json(method, origin_name, origin_key, destination, path, content):
 
 def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-        description=
-            "Signs and sends a federation request to a matrix homeserver",
+        description="Signs and sends a federation request to a matrix homeserver"
     )
 
     parser.add_argument(
-        "-N", "--server-name",
+        "-N",
+        "--server-name",
         help="Name to give as the local homeserver. If unspecified, will be "
-             "read from the config file.",
+        "read from the config file.",
     )
 
     parser.add_argument(
-        "-k", "--signing-key-path",
+        "-k",
+        "--signing-key-path",
         help="Path to the file containing the private ed25519 key to sign the "
-             "request with.",
+        "request with.",
     )
 
     parser.add_argument(
-        "-c", "--config",
+        "-c",
+        "--config",
         default="homeserver.yaml",
         help="Path to server config file. Ignored if --server-name and "
-             "--signing-key-path are both given.",
+        "--signing-key-path are both given.",
     )
 
     parser.add_argument(
-        "-d", "--destination",
+        "-d",
+        "--destination",
         default="matrix.org",
         help="name of the remote homeserver. We will do SRV lookups and "
-             "connect appropriately.",
+        "connect appropriately.",
     )
 
     parser.add_argument(
-        "-X", "--method",
+        "-X",
+        "--method",
         help="HTTP method to use for the request. Defaults to GET if --data is"
-             "unspecified, POST if it is."
+        "unspecified, POST if it is.",
     )
 
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--body",
-        help="Data to send as the body of the HTTP request"
-    )
+    parser.add_argument("--body", help="Data to send as the body of the HTTP request")
 
     parser.add_argument(
-        "path",
-        help="request path. We will add '/_matrix/federation/v1/' to this."
+        "path", help="request path. We will add '/_matrix/federation/v1/' to this."
     )
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
@@ -227,13 +223,15 @@ def main():
 
     result = request_json(
         args.method,
-        args.server_name, key, args.destination,
+        args.server_name,
+        key,
+        args.destination,
         "/_matrix/federation/v1/" + args.path,
         content=args.body,
     )
 
     json.dump(result, sys.stdout)
-    print ("")
+    print("")
 
 
 def read_args_from_config(args):
@@ -253,7 +251,7 @@ class MatrixConnectionAdapter(HTTPAdapter):
             return s, 8448
 
         if ":" in s:
-            out = s.rsplit(":",1)
+            out = s.rsplit(":", 1)
             try:
                 port = int(out[1])
             except ValueError:
@@ -263,7 +261,7 @@ class MatrixConnectionAdapter(HTTPAdapter):
         try:
             srv = srvlookup.lookup("matrix", "tcp", s)[0]
             return srv.host, srv.port
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             return s, 8448
 
     def get_connection(self, url, proxies=None):
@@ -272,10 +270,9 @@ class MatrixConnectionAdapter(HTTPAdapter):
         (host, port) = self.lookup(parsed.netloc)
         netloc = "%s:%d" % (host, port)
         print("Connecting to %s" % (netloc,), file=sys.stderr)
-        url = urlunparse((
-            "https", netloc, parsed.path, parsed.params, parsed.query,
-            parsed.fragment,
-        ))
+        url = urlunparse(
+            ("https", netloc, parsed.path, parsed.params, parsed.query, parsed.fragment)
+        )
         return super(MatrixConnectionAdapter, self).get_connection(url, proxies)
 
 
diff --git a/scripts-dev/hash_history.py b/scripts-dev/hash_history.py
index 616d6a10e7..514d80fa60 100644
--- a/scripts-dev/hash_history.py
+++ b/scripts-dev/hash_history.py
@@ -1,23 +1,31 @@
-from synapse.storage.pdu import PduStore
-from synapse.storage.signatures import SignatureStore
-from synapse.storage._base import SQLBaseStore
-from synapse.federation.units import Pdu
-from synapse.crypto.event_signing import (
-    add_event_pdu_content_hash, compute_pdu_event_reference_hash
-)
-from synapse.api.events.utils import prune_pdu
-from unpaddedbase64 import encode_base64, decode_base64
-from canonicaljson import encode_canonical_json
+from __future__ import print_function
+
 import sqlite3
 import sys
 
+from unpaddedbase64 import decode_base64, encode_base64
+
+from synapse.crypto.event_signing import (
+    add_event_pdu_content_hash,
+    compute_pdu_event_reference_hash,
+)
+from synapse.federation.units import Pdu
+from synapse.storage._base import SQLBaseStore
+from synapse.storage.pdu import PduStore
+from synapse.storage.signatures import SignatureStore
+
+
 class Store(object):
     _get_pdu_tuples = PduStore.__dict__["_get_pdu_tuples"]
     _get_pdu_content_hashes_txn = SignatureStore.__dict__["_get_pdu_content_hashes_txn"]
     _get_prev_pdu_hashes_txn = SignatureStore.__dict__["_get_prev_pdu_hashes_txn"]
-    _get_pdu_origin_signatures_txn = SignatureStore.__dict__["_get_pdu_origin_signatures_txn"]
+    _get_pdu_origin_signatures_txn = SignatureStore.__dict__[
+        "_get_pdu_origin_signatures_txn"
+    ]
     _store_pdu_content_hash_txn = SignatureStore.__dict__["_store_pdu_content_hash_txn"]
-    _store_pdu_reference_hash_txn = SignatureStore.__dict__["_store_pdu_reference_hash_txn"]
+    _store_pdu_reference_hash_txn = SignatureStore.__dict__[
+        "_store_pdu_reference_hash_txn"
+    ]
     _store_prev_pdu_hash_txn = SignatureStore.__dict__["_store_prev_pdu_hash_txn"]
     _simple_insert_txn = SQLBaseStore.__dict__["_simple_insert_txn"]
 
@@ -26,9 +34,7 @@ store = Store()
 
 
 def select_pdus(cursor):
-    cursor.execute(
-        "SELECT pdu_id, origin FROM pdus ORDER BY depth ASC"
-    )
+    cursor.execute("SELECT pdu_id, origin FROM pdus ORDER BY depth ASC")
 
     ids = cursor.fetchall()
 
@@ -41,23 +47,30 @@ def select_pdus(cursor):
     for pdu in pdus:
         try:
             if pdu.prev_pdus:
-                print "PROCESS", pdu.pdu_id, pdu.origin, pdu.prev_pdus
+                print("PROCESS", pdu.pdu_id, pdu.origin, pdu.prev_pdus)
                 for pdu_id, origin, hashes in pdu.prev_pdus:
                     ref_alg, ref_hsh = reference_hashes[(pdu_id, origin)]
                     hashes[ref_alg] = encode_base64(ref_hsh)
-                    store._store_prev_pdu_hash_txn(cursor,  pdu.pdu_id, pdu.origin, pdu_id, origin, ref_alg, ref_hsh)
-                print "SUCCESS", pdu.pdu_id, pdu.origin, pdu.prev_pdus
+                    store._store_prev_pdu_hash_txn(
+                        cursor, pdu.pdu_id, pdu.origin, pdu_id, origin, ref_alg, ref_hsh
+                    )
+                print("SUCCESS", pdu.pdu_id, pdu.origin, pdu.prev_pdus)
             pdu = add_event_pdu_content_hash(pdu)
             ref_alg, ref_hsh = compute_pdu_event_reference_hash(pdu)
             reference_hashes[(pdu.pdu_id, pdu.origin)] = (ref_alg, ref_hsh)
-            store._store_pdu_reference_hash_txn(cursor, pdu.pdu_id, pdu.origin, ref_alg, ref_hsh)
+            store._store_pdu_reference_hash_txn(
+                cursor, pdu.pdu_id, pdu.origin, ref_alg, ref_hsh
+            )
 
             for alg, hsh_base64 in pdu.hashes.items():
-                print alg, hsh_base64
-                store._store_pdu_content_hash_txn(cursor, pdu.pdu_id, pdu.origin, alg, decode_base64(hsh_base64))
+                print(alg, hsh_base64)
+                store._store_pdu_content_hash_txn(
+                    cursor, pdu.pdu_id, pdu.origin, alg, decode_base64(hsh_base64)
+                )
+
+        except Exception:
+            print("FAILED_", pdu.pdu_id, pdu.origin, pdu.prev_pdus)
 
-        except:
-            print "FAILED_", pdu.pdu_id, pdu.origin, pdu.prev_pdus
 
 def main():
     conn = sqlite3.connect(sys.argv[1])
@@ -65,5 +78,6 @@ def main():
     select_pdus(cursor)
     conn.commit()
 
-if __name__=='__main__':
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/scripts-dev/list_url_patterns.py b/scripts-dev/list_url_patterns.py
index 58d40c4ff4..da027be26e 100755
--- a/scripts-dev/list_url_patterns.py
+++ b/scripts-dev/list_url_patterns.py
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 #! /usr/bin/python
 
-import ast
 import argparse
+import ast
 import os
 import sys
+
 import yaml
 
 PATTERNS_V1 = []
 PATTERNS_V2 = []
 
-RESULT = {
-    "v1": PATTERNS_V1,
-    "v2": PATTERNS_V2,
-}
+RESULT = {"v1": PATTERNS_V1, "v2": PATTERNS_V2}
+
 
 class CallVisitor(ast.NodeVisitor):
     def visit_Call(self, node):
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ class CallVisitor(ast.NodeVisitor):
         else:
             return
 
-
         if name == "client_path_patterns":
             PATTERNS_V1.append(node.args[0].s)
         elif name == "client_v2_patterns":
@@ -42,8 +40,10 @@ def find_patterns_in_file(filepath):
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Find url patterns.')
 
 parser.add_argument(
-    "directories", nargs='+', metavar="DIR",
-    help="Directories to search for definitions"
+    "directories",
+    nargs='+',
+    metavar="DIR",
+    help="Directories to search for definitions",
 )
 
 args = parser.parse_args()
diff --git a/scripts-dev/tail-synapse.py b/scripts-dev/tail-synapse.py
index 18be711e92..1a36b94038 100644
--- a/scripts-dev/tail-synapse.py
+++ b/scripts-dev/tail-synapse.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-import requests
 import collections
+import json
 import sys
 import time
-import json
+
+import requests
 
 Entry = collections.namedtuple("Entry", "name position rows")
 
@@ -30,11 +31,11 @@ def parse_response(content):
 
 
 def replicate(server, streams):
-    return parse_response(requests.get(
-        server + "/_synapse/replication",
-        verify=False,
-        params=streams
-    ).content)
+    return parse_response(
+        requests.get(
+            server + "/_synapse/replication", verify=False, params=streams
+        ).content
+    )
 
 
 def main():
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ def main():
         try:
             streams = {
                 row.name: row.position
-                for row in replicate(server, {"streams":"-1"})["streams"].rows
+                for row in replicate(server, {"streams": "-1"})["streams"].rows
             }
         except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError as e:
             time.sleep(0.1)
@@ -53,8 +54,8 @@ def main():
     while True:
         try:
             results = replicate(server, streams)
-        except:
-            sys.stdout.write("connection_lost("+ repr(streams) + ")\n")
+        except Exception:
+            sys.stdout.write("connection_lost(" + repr(streams) + ")\n")
             break
         for update in results.values():
             for row in update.rows:
@@ -62,6 +63,5 @@ def main():
             streams[update.name] = update.position
 
 
-
-if __name__=='__main__':
+if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/scripts/hash_password b/scripts/hash_password
index 215ab25cfe..a62bb5aa83 100755
--- a/scripts/hash_password
+++ b/scripts/hash_password
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
 import argparse
-
+import getpass
 import sys
 
 import bcrypt
-import getpass
-
 import yaml
 
 bcrypt_rounds=12
@@ -52,4 +50,3 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         password = prompt_for_pass()
 
     print bcrypt.hashpw(password + password_pepper, bcrypt.gensalt(bcrypt_rounds))
-
diff --git a/scripts/move_remote_media_to_new_store.py b/scripts/move_remote_media_to_new_store.py
index 7914ead889..e630936f78 100755
--- a/scripts/move_remote_media_to_new_store.py
+++ b/scripts/move_remote_media_to_new_store.py
@@ -36,12 +36,9 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 
 import argparse
 import logging
-
-import sys
-
 import os
-
 import shutil
+import sys
 
 from synapse.rest.media.v1.filepath import MediaFilePaths
 
@@ -77,24 +74,23 @@ def move_media(origin_server, file_id, src_paths, dest_paths):
     if not os.path.exists(original_file):
         logger.warn(
             "Original for %s/%s (%s) does not exist",
-            origin_server, file_id, original_file,
+            origin_server,
+            file_id,
+            original_file,
         )
     else:
         mkdir_and_move(
-            original_file,
-            dest_paths.remote_media_filepath(origin_server, file_id),
+            original_file, dest_paths.remote_media_filepath(origin_server, file_id)
         )
 
     # now look for thumbnails
-    original_thumb_dir = src_paths.remote_media_thumbnail_dir(
-        origin_server, file_id,
-    )
+    original_thumb_dir = src_paths.remote_media_thumbnail_dir(origin_server, file_id)
     if not os.path.exists(original_thumb_dir):
         return
 
     mkdir_and_move(
         original_thumb_dir,
-        dest_paths.remote_media_thumbnail_dir(origin_server, file_id)
+        dest_paths.remote_media_thumbnail_dir(origin_server, file_id),
     )
 
 
@@ -109,24 +105,16 @@ def mkdir_and_move(original_file, dest_file):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-        description=__doc__,
-        formatter_class = argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "-v", action='store_true', help='enable debug logging')
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "src_repo",
-        help="Path to source content repo",
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "dest_repo",
-        help="Path to source content repo",
+        description=__doc__, formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter
     )
+    parser.add_argument("-v", action='store_true', help='enable debug logging')
+    parser.add_argument("src_repo", help="Path to source content repo")
+    parser.add_argument("dest_repo", help="Path to source content repo")
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     logging_config = {
         "level": logging.DEBUG if args.v else logging.INFO,
-        "format": "%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(lineno)d - %(levelname)s - %(message)s"
+        "format": "%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(lineno)d - %(levelname)s - %(message)s",
     }
     logging.basicConfig(**logging_config)
 
diff --git a/scripts/register_new_matrix_user b/scripts/register_new_matrix_user
index 91bdb3a25b..89143c5d59 100755
--- a/scripts/register_new_matrix_user
+++ b/scripts/register_new_matrix_user
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+from __future__ import print_function
 
 import argparse
 import getpass
@@ -22,19 +23,23 @@ import hmac
 import json
 import sys
 import urllib2
+
+from six import input
+
 import yaml
 
 
 def request_registration(user, password, server_location, shared_secret, admin=False):
     req = urllib2.Request(
         "%s/_matrix/client/r0/admin/register" % (server_location,),
-        headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
+        headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
     )
 
     try:
         if sys.version_info[:3] >= (2, 7, 9):
             # As of version 2.7.9, urllib2 now checks SSL certs
             import ssl
+
             f = urllib2.urlopen(req, context=ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23))
         else:
             f = urllib2.urlopen(req)
@@ -42,18 +47,15 @@ def request_registration(user, password, server_location, shared_secret, admin=F
         f.close()
         nonce = json.loads(body)["nonce"]
     except urllib2.HTTPError as e:
-        print "ERROR! Received %d %s" % (e.code, e.reason,)
+        print("ERROR! Received %d %s" % (e.code, e.reason))
         if 400 <= e.code < 500:
             if e.info().type == "application/json":
                 resp = json.load(e)
                 if "error" in resp:
-                    print resp["error"]
+                    print(resp["error"])
         sys.exit(1)
 
-    mac = hmac.new(
-        key=shared_secret,
-        digestmod=hashlib.sha1,
-    )
+    mac = hmac.new(key=shared_secret, digestmod=hashlib.sha1)
 
     mac.update(nonce)
     mac.update("\x00")
@@ -75,30 +77,31 @@ def request_registration(user, password, server_location, shared_secret, admin=F
 
     server_location = server_location.rstrip("/")
 
-    print "Sending registration request..."
+    print("Sending registration request...")
 
     req = urllib2.Request(
         "%s/_matrix/client/r0/admin/register" % (server_location,),
         data=json.dumps(data),
-        headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
+        headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
     )
     try:
         if sys.version_info[:3] >= (2, 7, 9):
             # As of version 2.7.9, urllib2 now checks SSL certs
             import ssl
+
             f = urllib2.urlopen(req, context=ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23))
         else:
             f = urllib2.urlopen(req)
         f.read()
         f.close()
-        print "Success."
+        print("Success.")
     except urllib2.HTTPError as e:
-        print "ERROR! Received %d %s" % (e.code, e.reason,)
+        print("ERROR! Received %d %s" % (e.code, e.reason))
         if 400 <= e.code < 500:
             if e.info().type == "application/json":
                 resp = json.load(e)
                 if "error" in resp:
-                    print resp["error"]
+                    print(resp["error"])
         sys.exit(1)
 
 
@@ -106,35 +109,35 @@ def register_new_user(user, password, server_location, shared_secret, admin):
     if not user:
         try:
             default_user = getpass.getuser()
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             default_user = None
 
         if default_user:
-            user = raw_input("New user localpart [%s]: " % (default_user,))
+            user = input("New user localpart [%s]: " % (default_user,))
             if not user:
                 user = default_user
         else:
-            user = raw_input("New user localpart: ")
+            user = input("New user localpart: ")
 
     if not user:
-        print "Invalid user name"
+        print("Invalid user name")
         sys.exit(1)
 
     if not password:
         password = getpass.getpass("Password: ")
 
         if not password:
-            print "Password cannot be blank."
+            print("Password cannot be blank.")
             sys.exit(1)
 
         confirm_password = getpass.getpass("Confirm password: ")
 
         if password != confirm_password:
-            print "Passwords do not match"
+            print("Passwords do not match")
             sys.exit(1)
 
     if admin is None:
-        admin = raw_input("Make admin [no]: ")
+        admin = input("Make admin [no]: ")
         if admin in ("y", "yes", "true"):
             admin = True
         else:
@@ -146,42 +149,51 @@ def register_new_user(user, password, server_location, shared_secret, admin):
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description="Used to register new users with a given home server when"
-                    " registration has been disabled. The home server must be"
-                    " configured with the 'registration_shared_secret' option"
-                    " set.",
+        " registration has been disabled. The home server must be"
+        " configured with the 'registration_shared_secret' option"
+        " set."
     )
     parser.add_argument(
-        "-u", "--user",
+        "-u",
+        "--user",
         default=None,
         help="Local part of the new user. Will prompt if omitted.",
     )
     parser.add_argument(
-        "-p", "--password",
+        "-p",
+        "--password",
         default=None,
         help="New password for user. Will prompt if omitted.",
     )
     admin_group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
     admin_group.add_argument(
-        "-a", "--admin",
+        "-a",
+        "--admin",
         action="store_true",
-        help="Register new user as an admin. Will prompt if --no-admin is not set either.",
+        help=(
+            "Register new user as an admin. "
+            "Will prompt if --no-admin is not set either."
+        ),
     )
     admin_group.add_argument(
         "--no-admin",
         action="store_true",
-        help="Register new user as a regular user. Will prompt if --admin is not set either.",
+        help=(
+            "Register new user as a regular user. "
+            "Will prompt if --admin is not set either."
+        ),
     )
 
     group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=True)
     group.add_argument(
-        "-c", "--config",
+        "-c",
+        "--config",
         type=argparse.FileType('r'),
         help="Path to server config file. Used to read in shared secret.",
     )
 
     group.add_argument(
-        "-k", "--shared-secret",
-        help="Shared secret as defined in server config file.",
+        "-k", "--shared-secret", help="Shared secret as defined in server config file."
     )
 
     parser.add_argument(
@@ -189,7 +201,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         default="https://localhost:8448",
         nargs='?',
         help="URL to use to talk to the home server. Defaults to "
-             " 'https://localhost:8448'.",
+        " 'https://localhost:8448'.",
     )
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
@@ -198,7 +210,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         config = yaml.safe_load(args.config)
         secret = config.get("registration_shared_secret", None)
         if not secret:
-            print "No 'registration_shared_secret' defined in config."
+            print("No 'registration_shared_secret' defined in config.")
             sys.exit(1)
     else:
         secret = args.shared_secret
diff --git a/scripts/synapse_port_db b/scripts/synapse_port_db
index b9b828c154..2f6e69e552 100755
--- a/scripts/synapse_port_db
+++ b/scripts/synapse_port_db
@@ -15,23 +15,23 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-from twisted.internet import defer, reactor
-from twisted.enterprise import adbapi
-
-from synapse.storage._base import LoggingTransaction, SQLBaseStore
-from synapse.storage.engines import create_engine
-from synapse.storage.prepare_database import prepare_database
-
 import argparse
 import curses
 import logging
 import sys
 import time
 import traceback
-import yaml
 
 from six import string_types
 
+import yaml
+
+from twisted.enterprise import adbapi
+from twisted.internet import defer, reactor
+
+from synapse.storage._base import LoggingTransaction, SQLBaseStore
+from synapse.storage.engines import create_engine
+from synapse.storage.prepare_database import prepare_database
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("synapse_port_db")
 
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ class Store(object):
 
     *All* database interactions should go through this object.
     """
+
     def __init__(self, db_pool, engine):
         self.db_pool = db_pool
         self.database_engine = engine
@@ -135,7 +136,8 @@ class Store(object):
                         txn = conn.cursor()
                         return func(
                             LoggingTransaction(txn, desc, self.database_engine, [], []),
-                            *args, **kwargs
+                            *args,
+                            **kwargs
                         )
                     except self.database_engine.module.DatabaseError as e:
                         if self.database_engine.is_deadlock(e):
@@ -158,22 +160,20 @@ class Store(object):
         def r(txn):
             txn.execute(sql, args)
             return txn.fetchall()
+
         return self.runInteraction("execute_sql", r)
 
     def insert_many_txn(self, txn, table, headers, rows):
         sql = "INSERT INTO %s (%s) VALUES (%s)" % (
             table,
             ", ".join(k for k in headers),
-            ", ".join("%s" for _ in headers)
+            ", ".join("%s" for _ in headers),
         )
 
         try:
             txn.executemany(sql, rows)
-        except:
-            logger.exception(
-                "Failed to insert: %s",
-                table,
-            )
+        except Exception:
+            logger.exception("Failed to insert: %s", table)
             raise
 
 
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class Porter(object):
                             "table_name": table,
                             "forward_rowid": 1,
                             "backward_rowid": 0,
-                        }
+                        },
                     )
 
                     forward_chunk = 1
@@ -221,10 +221,10 @@ class Porter(object):
                     table, forward_chunk, backward_chunk
                 )
         else:
+
             def delete_all(txn):
                 txn.execute(
-                    "DELETE FROM port_from_sqlite3 WHERE table_name = %s",
-                    (table,)
+                    "DELETE FROM port_from_sqlite3 WHERE table_name = %s", (table,)
                 )
                 txn.execute("TRUNCATE %s CASCADE" % (table,))
 
@@ -232,11 +232,7 @@ class Porter(object):
 
             yield self.postgres_store._simple_insert(
                 table="port_from_sqlite3",
-                values={
-                    "table_name": table,
-                    "forward_rowid": 1,
-                    "backward_rowid": 0,
-                }
+                values={"table_name": table, "forward_rowid": 1, "backward_rowid": 0},
             )
 
             forward_chunk = 1
@@ -251,12 +247,16 @@ class Porter(object):
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def handle_table(self, table, postgres_size, table_size, forward_chunk,
-                     backward_chunk):
+    def handle_table(
+        self, table, postgres_size, table_size, forward_chunk, backward_chunk
+    ):
         logger.info(
             "Table %s: %i/%i (rows %i-%i) already ported",
-            table, postgres_size, table_size,
-            backward_chunk+1, forward_chunk-1,
+            table,
+            postgres_size,
+            table_size,
+            backward_chunk + 1,
+            forward_chunk - 1,
         )
 
         if not table_size:
@@ -271,7 +271,9 @@ class Porter(object):
             return
 
         if table in (
-            "user_directory", "user_directory_search", "users_who_share_rooms",
+            "user_directory",
+            "user_directory_search",
+            "users_who_share_rooms",
             "users_in_pubic_room",
         ):
             # We don't port these tables, as they're a faff and we can regenreate
@@ -283,37 +285,35 @@ class Porter(object):
             # We need to make sure there is a single row, `(X, null), as that is
             # what synapse expects to be there.
             yield self.postgres_store._simple_insert(
-                table=table,
-                values={"stream_id": None},
+                table=table, values={"stream_id": None}
             )
             self.progress.update(table, table_size)  # Mark table as done
             return
 
         forward_select = (
-            "SELECT rowid, * FROM %s WHERE rowid >= ? ORDER BY rowid LIMIT ?"
-            % (table,)
+            "SELECT rowid, * FROM %s WHERE rowid >= ? ORDER BY rowid LIMIT ?" % (table,)
         )
 
         backward_select = (
-            "SELECT rowid, * FROM %s WHERE rowid <= ? ORDER BY rowid LIMIT ?"
-            % (table,)
+            "SELECT rowid, * FROM %s WHERE rowid <= ? ORDER BY rowid LIMIT ?" % (table,)
         )
 
         do_forward = [True]
         do_backward = [True]
 
         while True:
+
             def r(txn):
                 forward_rows = []
                 backward_rows = []
                 if do_forward[0]:
-                    txn.execute(forward_select, (forward_chunk, self.batch_size,))
+                    txn.execute(forward_select, (forward_chunk, self.batch_size))
                     forward_rows = txn.fetchall()
                     if not forward_rows:
                         do_forward[0] = False
 
                 if do_backward[0]:
-                    txn.execute(backward_select, (backward_chunk, self.batch_size,))
+                    txn.execute(backward_select, (backward_chunk, self.batch_size))
                     backward_rows = txn.fetchall()
                     if not backward_rows:
                         do_backward[0] = False
@@ -325,9 +325,7 @@ class Porter(object):
 
                 return headers, forward_rows, backward_rows
 
-            headers, frows, brows = yield self.sqlite_store.runInteraction(
-                "select", r
-            )
+            headers, frows, brows = yield self.sqlite_store.runInteraction("select", r)
 
             if frows or brows:
                 if frows:
@@ -339,9 +337,7 @@ class Porter(object):
                 rows = self._convert_rows(table, headers, rows)
 
                 def insert(txn):
-                    self.postgres_store.insert_many_txn(
-                        txn, table, headers[1:], rows
-                    )
+                    self.postgres_store.insert_many_txn(txn, table, headers[1:], rows)
 
                     self.postgres_store._simple_update_one_txn(
                         txn,
@@ -362,8 +358,9 @@ class Porter(object):
                 return
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def handle_search_table(self, postgres_size, table_size, forward_chunk,
-                            backward_chunk):
+    def handle_search_table(
+        self, postgres_size, table_size, forward_chunk, backward_chunk
+    ):
         select = (
             "SELECT es.rowid, es.*, e.origin_server_ts, e.stream_ordering"
             " FROM event_search as es"
@@ -373,8 +370,9 @@ class Porter(object):
         )
 
         while True:
+
             def r(txn):
-                txn.execute(select, (forward_chunk, self.batch_size,))
+                txn.execute(select, (forward_chunk, self.batch_size))
                 rows = txn.fetchall()
                 headers = [column[0] for column in txn.description]
 
@@ -402,18 +400,21 @@ class Porter(object):
                         else:
                             rows_dict.append(d)
 
-                    txn.executemany(sql, [
-                        (
-                            row["event_id"],
-                            row["room_id"],
-                            row["key"],
-                            row["sender"],
-                            row["value"],
-                            row["origin_server_ts"],
-                            row["stream_ordering"],
-                        )
-                        for row in rows_dict
-                    ])
+                    txn.executemany(
+                        sql,
+                        [
+                            (
+                                row["event_id"],
+                                row["room_id"],
+                                row["key"],
+                                row["sender"],
+                                row["value"],
+                                row["origin_server_ts"],
+                                row["stream_ordering"],
+                            )
+                            for row in rows_dict
+                        ],
+                    )
 
                     self.postgres_store._simple_update_one_txn(
                         txn,
@@ -437,7 +438,8 @@ class Porter(object):
     def setup_db(self, db_config, database_engine):
         db_conn = database_engine.module.connect(
             **{
-                k: v for k, v in db_config.get("args", {}).items()
+                k: v
+                for k, v in db_config.get("args", {}).items()
                 if not k.startswith("cp_")
             }
         )
@@ -450,13 +452,11 @@ class Porter(object):
     def run(self):
         try:
             sqlite_db_pool = adbapi.ConnectionPool(
-                self.sqlite_config["name"],
-                **self.sqlite_config["args"]
+                self.sqlite_config["name"], **self.sqlite_config["args"]
             )
 
             postgres_db_pool = adbapi.ConnectionPool(
-                self.postgres_config["name"],
-                **self.postgres_config["args"]
+                self.postgres_config["name"], **self.postgres_config["args"]
             )
 
             sqlite_engine = create_engine(sqlite_config)
@@ -465,9 +465,7 @@ class Porter(object):
             self.sqlite_store = Store(sqlite_db_pool, sqlite_engine)
             self.postgres_store = Store(postgres_db_pool, postgres_engine)
 
-            yield self.postgres_store.execute(
-                postgres_engine.check_database
-            )
+            yield self.postgres_store.execute(postgres_engine.check_database)
 
             # Step 1. Set up databases.
             self.progress.set_state("Preparing SQLite3")
@@ -477,6 +475,7 @@ class Porter(object):
             self.setup_db(postgres_config, postgres_engine)
 
             self.progress.set_state("Creating port tables")
+
             def create_port_table(txn):
                 txn.execute(
                     "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS port_from_sqlite3 ("
@@ -501,9 +500,7 @@ class Porter(object):
                 )
 
             try:
-                yield self.postgres_store.runInteraction(
-                    "alter_table", alter_table
-                )
+                yield self.postgres_store.runInteraction("alter_table", alter_table)
             except Exception as e:
                 pass
 
@@ -514,11 +511,7 @@ class Porter(object):
             # Step 2. Get tables.
             self.progress.set_state("Fetching tables")
             sqlite_tables = yield self.sqlite_store._simple_select_onecol(
-                table="sqlite_master",
-                keyvalues={
-                    "type": "table",
-                },
-                retcol="name",
+                table="sqlite_master", keyvalues={"type": "table"}, retcol="name"
             )
 
             postgres_tables = yield self.postgres_store._simple_select_onecol(
@@ -545,18 +538,14 @@ class Porter(object):
             # Step 4. Do the copying.
             self.progress.set_state("Copying to postgres")
             yield defer.gatherResults(
-                [
-                    self.handle_table(*res)
-                    for res in setup_res
-                ],
-                consumeErrors=True,
+                [self.handle_table(*res) for res in setup_res], consumeErrors=True
             )
 
             # Step 5. Do final post-processing
             yield self._setup_state_group_id_seq()
 
             self.progress.done()
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             global end_error_exec_info
             end_error_exec_info = sys.exc_info()
             logger.exception("")
@@ -566,9 +555,7 @@ class Porter(object):
     def _convert_rows(self, table, headers, rows):
         bool_col_names = BOOLEAN_COLUMNS.get(table, [])
 
-        bool_cols = [
-            i for i, h in enumerate(headers) if h in bool_col_names
-        ]
+        bool_cols = [i for i, h in enumerate(headers) if h in bool_col_names]
 
         class BadValueException(Exception):
             pass
@@ -577,18 +564,21 @@ class Porter(object):
             if j in bool_cols:
                 return bool(col)
             elif isinstance(col, string_types) and "\0" in col:
-                logger.warn("DROPPING ROW: NUL value in table %s col %s: %r", table, headers[j], col)
-                raise BadValueException();
+                logger.warn(
+                    "DROPPING ROW: NUL value in table %s col %s: %r",
+                    table,
+                    headers[j],
+                    col,
+                )
+                raise BadValueException()
             return col
 
         outrows = []
         for i, row in enumerate(rows):
             try:
-                outrows.append(tuple(
-                    conv(j, col)
-                    for j, col in enumerate(row)
-                    if j > 0
-                ))
+                outrows.append(
+                    tuple(conv(j, col) for j, col in enumerate(row) if j > 0)
+                )
             except BadValueException:
                 pass
 
@@ -616,9 +606,7 @@ class Porter(object):
 
             return headers, [r for r in rows if r[ts_ind] < yesterday]
 
-        headers, rows = yield self.sqlite_store.runInteraction(
-            "select", r,
-        )
+        headers, rows = yield self.sqlite_store.runInteraction("select", r)
 
         rows = self._convert_rows("sent_transactions", headers, rows)
 
@@ -639,7 +627,7 @@ class Porter(object):
             txn.execute(
                 "SELECT rowid FROM sent_transactions WHERE ts >= ?"
                 " ORDER BY rowid ASC LIMIT 1",
-                (yesterday,)
+                (yesterday,),
             )
 
             rows = txn.fetchall()
@@ -657,21 +645,17 @@ class Porter(object):
                 "table_name": "sent_transactions",
                 "forward_rowid": next_chunk,
                 "backward_rowid": 0,
-            }
+            },
         )
 
         def get_sent_table_size(txn):
             txn.execute(
-                "SELECT count(*) FROM sent_transactions"
-                " WHERE ts >= ?",
-                (yesterday,)
+                "SELECT count(*) FROM sent_transactions" " WHERE ts >= ?", (yesterday,)
             )
             size, = txn.fetchone()
             return int(size)
 
-        remaining_count = yield self.sqlite_store.execute(
-            get_sent_table_size
-        )
+        remaining_count = yield self.sqlite_store.execute(get_sent_table_size)
 
         total_count = remaining_count + inserted_rows
 
@@ -680,13 +664,11 @@ class Porter(object):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _get_remaining_count_to_port(self, table, forward_chunk, backward_chunk):
         frows = yield self.sqlite_store.execute_sql(
-            "SELECT count(*) FROM %s WHERE rowid >= ?" % (table,),
-            forward_chunk,
+            "SELECT count(*) FROM %s WHERE rowid >= ?" % (table,), forward_chunk
         )
 
         brows = yield self.sqlite_store.execute_sql(
-            "SELECT count(*) FROM %s WHERE rowid <= ?" % (table,),
-            backward_chunk,
+            "SELECT count(*) FROM %s WHERE rowid <= ?" % (table,), backward_chunk
         )
 
         defer.returnValue(frows[0][0] + brows[0][0])
@@ -694,7 +676,7 @@ class Porter(object):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _get_already_ported_count(self, table):
         rows = yield self.postgres_store.execute_sql(
-            "SELECT count(*) FROM %s" % (table,),
+            "SELECT count(*) FROM %s" % (table,)
         )
 
         defer.returnValue(rows[0][0])
@@ -717,22 +699,21 @@ class Porter(object):
     def _setup_state_group_id_seq(self):
         def r(txn):
             txn.execute("SELECT MAX(id) FROM state_groups")
-            next_id = txn.fetchone()[0]+1
-            txn.execute(
-                "ALTER SEQUENCE state_group_id_seq RESTART WITH %s",
-                (next_id,),
-            )
+            next_id = txn.fetchone()[0] + 1
+            txn.execute("ALTER SEQUENCE state_group_id_seq RESTART WITH %s", (next_id,))
+
         return self.postgres_store.runInteraction("setup_state_group_id_seq", r)
 
 
 ##############################################
-###### The following is simply UI stuff ######
+# The following is simply UI stuff
 ##############################################
 
 
 class Progress(object):
     """Used to report progress of the port
     """
+
     def __init__(self):
         self.tables = {}
 
@@ -758,6 +739,7 @@ class Progress(object):
 class CursesProgress(Progress):
     """Reports progress to a curses window
     """
+
     def __init__(self, stdscr):
         self.stdscr = stdscr
 
@@ -801,7 +783,7 @@ class CursesProgress(Progress):
         duration = int(now) - int(self.start_time)
 
         minutes, seconds = divmod(duration, 60)
-        duration_str = '%02dm %02ds' % (minutes, seconds,)
+        duration_str = '%02dm %02ds' % (minutes, seconds)
 
         if self.finished:
             status = "Time spent: %s (Done!)" % (duration_str,)
@@ -814,16 +796,12 @@ class CursesProgress(Progress):
                 est_remaining_str = '%02dm %02ds remaining' % divmod(est_remaining, 60)
             else:
                 est_remaining_str = "Unknown"
-            status = (
-                "Time spent: %s (est. remaining: %s)"
-                % (duration_str, est_remaining_str,)
+            status = "Time spent: %s (est. remaining: %s)" % (
+                duration_str,
+                est_remaining_str,
             )
 
-        self.stdscr.addstr(
-            0, 0,
-            status,
-            curses.A_BOLD,
-        )
+        self.stdscr.addstr(0, 0, status, curses.A_BOLD)
 
         max_len = max([len(t) for t in self.tables.keys()])
 
@@ -831,9 +809,7 @@ class CursesProgress(Progress):
         middle_space = 1
 
         items = self.tables.items()
-        items.sort(
-            key=lambda i: (i[1]["perc"], i[0]),
-        )
+        items.sort(key=lambda i: (i[1]["perc"], i[0]))
 
         for i, (table, data) in enumerate(items):
             if i + 2 >= rows:
@@ -844,9 +820,7 @@ class CursesProgress(Progress):
             color = curses.color_pair(2) if perc == 100 else curses.color_pair(1)
 
             self.stdscr.addstr(
-                i + 2, left_margin + max_len - len(table),
-                table,
-                curses.A_BOLD | color,
+                i + 2, left_margin + max_len - len(table), table, curses.A_BOLD | color
             )
 
             size = 20
@@ -857,15 +831,13 @@ class CursesProgress(Progress):
             )
 
             self.stdscr.addstr(
-                i + 2, left_margin + max_len + middle_space,
+                i + 2,
+                left_margin + max_len + middle_space,
                 "%s %3d%% (%d/%d)" % (progress, perc, data["num_done"], data["total"]),
             )
 
         if self.finished:
-            self.stdscr.addstr(
-                rows - 1, 0,
-                "Press any key to exit...",
-            )
+            self.stdscr.addstr(rows - 1, 0, "Press any key to exit...")
 
         self.stdscr.refresh()
         self.last_update = time.time()
@@ -877,29 +849,25 @@ class CursesProgress(Progress):
 
     def set_state(self, state):
         self.stdscr.clear()
-        self.stdscr.addstr(
-            0, 0,
-            state + "...",
-            curses.A_BOLD,
-        )
+        self.stdscr.addstr(0, 0, state + "...", curses.A_BOLD)
         self.stdscr.refresh()
 
 
 class TerminalProgress(Progress):
     """Just prints progress to the terminal
     """
+
     def update(self, table, num_done):
         super(TerminalProgress, self).update(table, num_done)
 
         data = self.tables[table]
 
-        print "%s: %d%% (%d/%d)" % (
-            table, data["perc"],
-            data["num_done"], data["total"],
+        print(
+            "%s: %d%% (%d/%d)" % (table, data["perc"], data["num_done"], data["total"])
         )
 
     def set_state(self, state):
-        print state + "..."
+        print(state + "...")
 
 
 ##############################################
@@ -909,34 +877,38 @@ class TerminalProgress(Progress):
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description="A script to port an existing synapse SQLite database to"
-                    " a new PostgreSQL database."
+        " a new PostgreSQL database."
     )
     parser.add_argument("-v", action='store_true')
     parser.add_argument(
-        "--sqlite-database", required=True,
+        "--sqlite-database",
+        required=True,
         help="The snapshot of the SQLite database file. This must not be"
-             " currently used by a running synapse server"
+        " currently used by a running synapse server",
     )
     parser.add_argument(
-        "--postgres-config", type=argparse.FileType('r'), required=True,
-        help="The database config file for the PostgreSQL database"
+        "--postgres-config",
+        type=argparse.FileType('r'),
+        required=True,
+        help="The database config file for the PostgreSQL database",
     )
     parser.add_argument(
-        "--curses", action='store_true',
-        help="display a curses based progress UI"
+        "--curses", action='store_true', help="display a curses based progress UI"
     )
 
     parser.add_argument(
-        "--batch-size", type=int, default=1000,
+        "--batch-size",
+        type=int,
+        default=1000,
         help="The number of rows to select from the SQLite table each"
-             " iteration [default=1000]",
+        " iteration [default=1000]",
     )
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     logging_config = {
         "level": logging.DEBUG if args.v else logging.INFO,
-        "format": "%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(lineno)d - %(levelname)s - %(message)s"
+        "format": "%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(lineno)d - %(levelname)s - %(message)s",
     }
 
     if args.curses:
diff --git a/synapse/app/homeserver.py b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
index e3f0d99a3f..84f8fe2d9e 100755
--- a/synapse/app/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ def run(hs):
         clock.call_later(5 * 60, start_phone_stats_home)
 
     if hs.config.daemonize and hs.config.print_pidfile:
-        print (hs.config.pid_file)
+        print(hs.config.pid_file)
 
     _base.start_reactor(
         "synapse-homeserver",
diff --git a/synapse/config/__main__.py b/synapse/config/__main__.py
index 8fccf573ee..79fe9c3dac 100644
--- a/synapse/config/__main__.py
+++ b/synapse/config/__main__.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             sys.stderr.write("\n" + str(e) + "\n")
             sys.exit(1)
 
-        print (getattr(config, key))
+        print(getattr(config, key))
         sys.exit(0)
     else:
         sys.stderr.write("Unknown command %r\n" % (action,))
diff --git a/synapse/config/_base.py b/synapse/config/_base.py
index 3d2e90dd5b..14dae65ea0 100644
--- a/synapse/config/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/config/_base.py
@@ -106,10 +106,7 @@ class Config(object):
     @classmethod
     def check_file(cls, file_path, config_name):
         if file_path is None:
-            raise ConfigError(
-                "Missing config for %s."
-                % (config_name,)
-            )
+            raise ConfigError("Missing config for %s." % (config_name,))
         try:
             os.stat(file_path)
         except OSError as e:
@@ -128,9 +125,7 @@ class Config(object):
             if e.errno != errno.EEXIST:
                 raise
         if not os.path.isdir(dir_path):
-            raise ConfigError(
-                "%s is not a directory" % (dir_path,)
-            )
+            raise ConfigError("%s is not a directory" % (dir_path,))
         return dir_path
 
     @classmethod
@@ -156,21 +151,20 @@ class Config(object):
         return results
 
     def generate_config(
-            self,
-            config_dir_path,
-            server_name,
-            is_generating_file,
-            report_stats=None,
+        self, config_dir_path, server_name, is_generating_file, report_stats=None
     ):
         default_config = "# vim:ft=yaml\n"
 
-        default_config += "\n\n".join(dedent(conf) for conf in self.invoke_all(
-            "default_config",
-            config_dir_path=config_dir_path,
-            server_name=server_name,
-            is_generating_file=is_generating_file,
-            report_stats=report_stats,
-        ))
+        default_config += "\n\n".join(
+            dedent(conf)
+            for conf in self.invoke_all(
+                "default_config",
+                config_dir_path=config_dir_path,
+                server_name=server_name,
+                is_generating_file=is_generating_file,
+                report_stats=report_stats,
+            )
+        )
 
         config = yaml.load(default_config)
 
@@ -178,23 +172,22 @@ class Config(object):
 
     @classmethod
     def load_config(cls, description, argv):
-        config_parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-            description=description,
-        )
+        config_parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=description)
         config_parser.add_argument(
-            "-c", "--config-path",
+            "-c",
+            "--config-path",
             action="append",
             metavar="CONFIG_FILE",
             help="Specify config file. Can be given multiple times and"
-                 " may specify directories containing *.yaml files."
+            " may specify directories containing *.yaml files.",
         )
 
         config_parser.add_argument(
             "--keys-directory",
             metavar="DIRECTORY",
             help="Where files such as certs and signing keys are stored when"
-                 " their location is given explicitly in the config."
-                 " Defaults to the directory containing the last config file",
+            " their location is given explicitly in the config."
+            " Defaults to the directory containing the last config file",
         )
 
         config_args = config_parser.parse_args(argv)
@@ -203,9 +196,7 @@ class Config(object):
 
         obj = cls()
         obj.read_config_files(
-            config_files,
-            keys_directory=config_args.keys_directory,
-            generate_keys=False,
+            config_files, keys_directory=config_args.keys_directory, generate_keys=False
         )
         return obj
 
@@ -213,38 +204,38 @@ class Config(object):
     def load_or_generate_config(cls, description, argv):
         config_parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(add_help=False)
         config_parser.add_argument(
-            "-c", "--config-path",
+            "-c",
+            "--config-path",
             action="append",
             metavar="CONFIG_FILE",
             help="Specify config file. Can be given multiple times and"
-                 " may specify directories containing *.yaml files."
+            " may specify directories containing *.yaml files.",
         )
         config_parser.add_argument(
             "--generate-config",
             action="store_true",
-            help="Generate a config file for the server name"
+            help="Generate a config file for the server name",
         )
         config_parser.add_argument(
             "--report-stats",
             action="store",
             help="Whether the generated config reports anonymized usage statistics",
-            choices=["yes", "no"]
+            choices=["yes", "no"],
         )
         config_parser.add_argument(
             "--generate-keys",
             action="store_true",
-            help="Generate any missing key files then exit"
+            help="Generate any missing key files then exit",
         )
         config_parser.add_argument(
             "--keys-directory",
             metavar="DIRECTORY",
             help="Used with 'generate-*' options to specify where files such as"
-                 " certs and signing keys should be stored in, unless explicitly"
-                 " specified in the config."
+            " certs and signing keys should be stored in, unless explicitly"
+            " specified in the config.",
         )
         config_parser.add_argument(
-            "-H", "--server-name",
-            help="The server name to generate a config file for"
+            "-H", "--server-name", help="The server name to generate a config file for"
         )
         config_args, remaining_args = config_parser.parse_known_args(argv)
 
@@ -257,8 +248,8 @@ class Config(object):
         if config_args.generate_config:
             if config_args.report_stats is None:
                 config_parser.error(
-                    "Please specify either --report-stats=yes or --report-stats=no\n\n" +
-                    MISSING_REPORT_STATS_SPIEL
+                    "Please specify either --report-stats=yes or --report-stats=no\n\n"
+                    + MISSING_REPORT_STATS_SPIEL
                 )
             if not config_files:
                 config_parser.error(
@@ -287,26 +278,32 @@ class Config(object):
                         config_dir_path=config_dir_path,
                         server_name=server_name,
                         report_stats=(config_args.report_stats == "yes"),
-                        is_generating_file=True
+                        is_generating_file=True,
                     )
                     obj.invoke_all("generate_files", config)
                     config_file.write(config_str)
-                print((
-                    "A config file has been generated in %r for server name"
-                    " %r with corresponding SSL keys and self-signed"
-                    " certificates. Please review this file and customise it"
-                    " to your needs."
-                ) % (config_path, server_name))
+                print(
+                    (
+                        "A config file has been generated in %r for server name"
+                        " %r with corresponding SSL keys and self-signed"
+                        " certificates. Please review this file and customise it"
+                        " to your needs."
+                    )
+                    % (config_path, server_name)
+                )
                 print(
                     "If this server name is incorrect, you will need to"
                     " regenerate the SSL certificates"
                 )
                 return
             else:
-                print((
-                    "Config file %r already exists. Generating any missing key"
-                    " files."
-                ) % (config_path,))
+                print(
+                    (
+                        "Config file %r already exists. Generating any missing key"
+                        " files."
+                    )
+                    % (config_path,)
+                )
                 generate_keys = True
 
         parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
@@ -338,8 +335,7 @@ class Config(object):
 
         return obj
 
-    def read_config_files(self, config_files, keys_directory=None,
-                          generate_keys=False):
+    def read_config_files(self, config_files, keys_directory=None, generate_keys=False):
         if not keys_directory:
             keys_directory = os.path.dirname(config_files[-1])
 
@@ -364,8 +360,9 @@ class Config(object):
 
         if "report_stats" not in config:
             raise ConfigError(
-                MISSING_REPORT_STATS_CONFIG_INSTRUCTIONS + "\n" +
-                MISSING_REPORT_STATS_SPIEL
+                MISSING_REPORT_STATS_CONFIG_INSTRUCTIONS
+                + "\n"
+                + MISSING_REPORT_STATS_SPIEL
             )
 
         if generate_keys:
@@ -399,16 +396,16 @@ def find_config_files(search_paths):
                 for entry in os.listdir(config_path):
                     entry_path = os.path.join(config_path, entry)
                     if not os.path.isfile(entry_path):
-                        print (
-                            "Found subdirectory in config directory: %r. IGNORING."
-                        ) % (entry_path, )
+                        err = "Found subdirectory in config directory: %r. IGNORING."
+                        print(err % (entry_path,))
                         continue
 
                     if not entry.endswith(".yaml"):
-                        print (
-                            "Found file in config directory that does not"
-                            " end in '.yaml': %r. IGNORING."
-                        ) % (entry_path, )
+                        err = (
+                            "Found file in config directory that does not end in "
+                            "'.yaml': %r. IGNORING."
+                        )
+                        print(err % (entry_path,))
                         continue
 
                     files.append(entry_path)
diff --git a/synapse/storage/_base.py b/synapse/storage/_base.py
index be61147b9b..d9d0255d0b 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/_base.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import threading
 import time
 
 from six import PY2, iteritems, iterkeys, itervalues
-from six.moves import intern, range
+from six.moves import builtins, intern, range
 
 from canonicaljson import json
 from prometheus_client import Histogram
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ def db_to_json(db_content):
 
     # psycopg2 on Python 2 returns buffer objects, which we need to cast to
     # bytes to decode
-    if PY2 and isinstance(db_content, buffer):
+    if PY2 and isinstance(db_content, builtins.buffer):
         db_content = bytes(db_content)
 
     # Decode it to a Unicode string before feeding it to json.loads, so we
diff --git a/synapse/storage/keys.py b/synapse/storage/keys.py
index a1331c1a61..8af17921e3 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/keys.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/keys.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 # py2 sqlite has buffer hardcoded as only binary type, so we must use it,
 # despite being deprecated and removed in favor of memoryview
 if six.PY2:
-    db_binary_type = buffer
+    db_binary_type = six.moves.builtins.buffer
 else:
     db_binary_type = memoryview
 
diff --git a/synapse/storage/pusher.py b/synapse/storage/pusher.py
index c7987bfcdd..2743b52bad 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/pusher.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/pusher.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from ._base import SQLBaseStore
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 if six.PY2:
-    db_binary_type = buffer
+    db_binary_type = six.moves.builtins.buffer
 else:
     db_binary_type = memoryview
 
diff --git a/synapse/storage/signatures.py b/synapse/storage/signatures.py
index 5623391f6e..158e9dbe7b 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/signatures.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/signatures.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from ._base import SQLBaseStore
 # py2 sqlite has buffer hardcoded as only binary type, so we must use it,
 # despite being deprecated and removed in favor of memoryview
 if six.PY2:
-    db_binary_type = buffer
+    db_binary_type = six.moves.builtins.buffer
 else:
     db_binary_type = memoryview
 
diff --git a/synapse/storage/transactions.py b/synapse/storage/transactions.py
index a3032cdce9..d8bf953ec0 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/transactions.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/transactions.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ from ._base import SQLBaseStore, db_to_json
 # py2 sqlite has buffer hardcoded as only binary type, so we must use it,
 # despite being deprecated and removed in favor of memoryview
 if six.PY2:
-    db_binary_type = buffer
+    db_binary_type = six.moves.builtins.buffer
 else:
     db_binary_type = memoryview
 
diff --git a/synapse/util/caches/stream_change_cache.py b/synapse/util/caches/stream_change_cache.py
index f2bde74dc5..625aedc940 100644
--- a/synapse/util/caches/stream_change_cache.py
+++ b/synapse/util/caches/stream_change_cache.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 import logging
 
+from six import integer_types
+
 from sortedcontainers import SortedDict
 
 from synapse.util import caches
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ class StreamChangeCache(object):
     def has_entity_changed(self, entity, stream_pos):
         """Returns True if the entity may have been updated since stream_pos
         """
-        assert type(stream_pos) is int or type(stream_pos) is long
+        assert type(stream_pos) in integer_types
 
         if stream_pos < self._earliest_known_stream_pos:
             self.metrics.inc_misses()
diff --git a/synctl b/synctl
index bb8cb084cc..7e79b05c39 100755
--- a/synctl
+++ b/synctl
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ def start(configfile):
 
     try:
         subprocess.check_call(args)
-        write("started synapse.app.homeserver(%r)" %
-              (configfile,), colour=GREEN)
+        write("started synapse.app.homeserver(%r)" % (configfile,), colour=GREEN)
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
         write(
             "error starting (exit code: %d); see above for logs" % e.returncode,
@@ -86,21 +85,15 @@ def start(configfile):
 
 
 def start_worker(app, configfile, worker_configfile):
-    args = [
-        sys.executable, "-B",
-        "-m", app,
-        "-c", configfile,
-        "-c", worker_configfile
-    ]
+    args = [sys.executable, "-B", "-m", app, "-c", configfile, "-c", worker_configfile]
 
     try:
         subprocess.check_call(args)
         write("started %s(%r)" % (app, worker_configfile), colour=GREEN)
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
         write(
-            "error starting %s(%r) (exit code: %d); see above for logs" % (
-                app, worker_configfile, e.returncode,
-            ),
+            "error starting %s(%r) (exit code: %d); see above for logs"
+            % (app, worker_configfile, e.returncode),
             colour=RED,
         )
 
@@ -120,9 +113,9 @@ def stop(pidfile, app):
                 abort("Cannot stop %s: Unknown error" % (app,))
 
 
-Worker = collections.namedtuple("Worker", [
-    "app", "configfile", "pidfile", "cache_factor", "cache_factors",
-])
+Worker = collections.namedtuple(
+    "Worker", ["app", "configfile", "pidfile", "cache_factor", "cache_factors"]
+)
 
 
 def main():
@@ -141,24 +134,20 @@ def main():
         help="the homeserver config file, defaults to homeserver.yaml",
     )
     parser.add_argument(
-        "-w", "--worker",
-        metavar="WORKERCONFIG",
-        help="start or stop a single worker",
+        "-w", "--worker", metavar="WORKERCONFIG", help="start or stop a single worker"
     )
     parser.add_argument(
-        "-a", "--all-processes",
+        "-a",
+        "--all-processes",
         metavar="WORKERCONFIGDIR",
         help="start or stop all the workers in the given directory"
-             " and the main synapse process",
+        " and the main synapse process",
     )
 
     options = parser.parse_args()
 
     if options.worker and options.all_processes:
-        write(
-            'Cannot use "--worker" with "--all-processes"',
-            stream=sys.stderr
-        )
+        write('Cannot use "--worker" with "--all-processes"', stream=sys.stderr)
         sys.exit(1)
 
     configfile = options.configfile
@@ -167,9 +156,7 @@ def main():
         write(
             "No config file found\n"
             "To generate a config file, run '%s -c %s --generate-config"
-            " --server-name=<server name>'\n" % (
-                " ".join(SYNAPSE), options.configfile
-            ),
+            " --server-name=<server name>'\n" % (" ".join(SYNAPSE), options.configfile),
             stream=sys.stderr,
         )
         sys.exit(1)
@@ -194,8 +181,7 @@ def main():
         worker_configfile = options.worker
         if not os.path.exists(worker_configfile):
             write(
-                "No worker config found at %r" % (worker_configfile,),
-                stream=sys.stderr,
+                "No worker config found at %r" % (worker_configfile,), stream=sys.stderr
             )
             sys.exit(1)
         worker_configfiles.append(worker_configfile)
@@ -211,9 +197,9 @@ def main():
                 stream=sys.stderr,
             )
             sys.exit(1)
-        worker_configfiles.extend(sorted(glob.glob(
-            os.path.join(worker_configdir, "*.yaml")
-        )))
+        worker_configfiles.extend(
+            sorted(glob.glob(os.path.join(worker_configdir, "*.yaml")))
+        )
 
     workers = []
     for worker_configfile in worker_configfiles:
@@ -223,14 +209,12 @@ def main():
         if worker_app == "synapse.app.homeserver":
             # We need to special case all of this to pick up options that may
             # be set in the main config file or in this worker config file.
-            worker_pidfile = (
-                worker_config.get("pid_file")
-                or pidfile
+            worker_pidfile = worker_config.get("pid_file") or pidfile
+            worker_cache_factor = (
+                worker_config.get("synctl_cache_factor") or cache_factor
             )
-            worker_cache_factor = worker_config.get("synctl_cache_factor") or cache_factor
             worker_cache_factors = (
-                worker_config.get("synctl_cache_factors")
-                or cache_factors
+                worker_config.get("synctl_cache_factors") or cache_factors
             )
             daemonize = worker_config.get("daemonize") or config.get("daemonize")
             assert daemonize, "Main process must have daemonize set to true"
@@ -239,19 +223,27 @@ def main():
             for key in worker_config:
                 if key == "worker_app":  # But we allow worker_app
                     continue
-                assert not key.startswith("worker_"), \
-                    "Main process cannot use worker_* config"
+                assert not key.startswith(
+                    "worker_"
+                ), "Main process cannot use worker_* config"
         else:
             worker_pidfile = worker_config["worker_pid_file"]
             worker_daemonize = worker_config["worker_daemonize"]
             assert worker_daemonize, "In config %r: expected '%s' to be True" % (
-                worker_configfile, "worker_daemonize")
+                worker_configfile,
+                "worker_daemonize",
+            )
             worker_cache_factor = worker_config.get("synctl_cache_factor")
             worker_cache_factors = worker_config.get("synctl_cache_factors", {})
-        workers.append(Worker(
-            worker_app, worker_configfile, worker_pidfile, worker_cache_factor,
-            worker_cache_factors,
-        ))
+        workers.append(
+            Worker(
+                worker_app,
+                worker_configfile,
+                worker_pidfile,
+                worker_cache_factor,
+                worker_cache_factors,
+            )
+        )
 
     action = options.action
 
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 87b5e4782d..04d2f721bf 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -108,10 +108,10 @@ commands =
 
 [testenv:pep8]
 skip_install = True
-basepython = python2.7
+basepython = python3.6
 deps =
     flake8
-commands = /bin/sh -c "flake8 synapse tests {env:PEP8SUFFIX:}"
+commands = /bin/sh -c "flake8 synapse tests scripts scripts-dev scripts/register_new_matrix_user scripts/synapse_port_db synctl {env:PEP8SUFFIX:}"
 
 [testenv:check_isort]
 skip_install = True