diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index afe43a3..df61a7b 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 # app.py
 from flask import Flask, request, jsonify, send_file
 import random
-from datetime import date # used for daily verse
+from datetime import date  # used for daily verse
 import sqlite3
-import string # for literals
-import json # for dictionary
-import hunspell # for spell checking
+import string  # for literals
+import json  # for dictionary
+import hunspell  # for spell checking
+
 DEBUG = 0
 
 """
@@ -19,15 +20,22 @@ Bible Reading Plan
 Bible Reader
 """
 
+
 def dbg(message):
     if DEBUG >= 1:
-        print(f'\033[91m{message}\033[0m')
+        print(f"\033[91m{message}\033[0m")
+
+
 def dbg2(message):
     if DEBUG >= 2:
-        print(f' \033[32m{message}\033[0m')
+        print(f" \033[32m{message}\033[0m")
+
+
 def dbg3(message):
     if DEBUG >= 3:
-        print(f'  \033[35m{message}\033[0m')
+        print(f"  \033[35m{message}\033[0m")
+
+
 dbg("Debug Level 1 Enabled")
 dbg2("Debug Level 2 Enabled")
 dbg3("Debug Level 3 Enabled")
@@ -45,40 +53,60 @@ idx_chapter = 2
 idx_verse = 3
 idx_text = 4
 
+
 def lookup_one_verse(verse_id):
     dbg2("lookup_one_verse({})".format(verse_id))
-    return(kjv_cur.execute("SELECT * FROM fts_kjv WHERE id = {};".format(verse_id)).fetchone())
+    return kjv_cur.execute(
+        "SELECT * FROM fts_kjv WHERE id = {};".format(verse_id)
+    ).fetchone()
+
 
 def lookup_bookname(book_id):
     dbg3("lookup_bookname({})".format(book_id))
-    result = kjv_cur.execute("SELECT n FROM key_english WHERE b = {};".format(book_id)).fetchone()
+    result = kjv_cur.execute(
+        "SELECT n FROM key_english WHERE b = {};".format(book_id)
+    ).fetchone()
     if result:
         result = result[0]
     dbg2("lookup_bookname.result = '{}'".format(result))
     return result
 
+
 def lookup_book_id(bookname):
     dbg3("lookup_book_id({})".format(bookname))
-    result = kjv_cur.execute("SELECT b FROM key_english WHERE n = '{}';".format(bookname)).fetchone()
+    result = kjv_cur.execute(
+        "SELECT b FROM key_english WHERE n = '{}';".format(bookname)
+    ).fetchone()
     if result:
         result = result[0]
     dbg3("lookup_book_id.result = '{}'".format(result))
     return result
 
+
 def lookup_fts(kwds):
     dbg3("lookup_fts.kwds = '{}'".format(kwds))
     return kjv_cur.execute("SELECT * FROM fts_kjv('{}')".format(kwds)).fetchall()
 
+
 def lookup_contains(kw):
-    results = kjv_cur.execute("SELECT * FROM fts_kjv WHERE t LIKE '%{}%';".format(kw)).fetchall()
-    dbg2("lookup_contains({}) {} results".format(kw,len(results)))
+    results = kjv_cur.execute(
+        "SELECT * FROM fts_kjv WHERE t LIKE '%{}%';".format(kw)
+    ).fetchall()
+    dbg2("lookup_contains({}) {} results".format(kw, len(results)))
     return results
 
-def lookup_by_verse_id(start_verse, end_verse = None):
+
+def lookup_by_verse_id(start_verse, end_verse=None):
     if not end_verse:
-        results = kjv_cur.execute("SELECT * FROM fts_kjv WHERE id = {};".format(start_verse)).fetchall()
+        results = kjv_cur.execute(
+            "SELECT * FROM fts_kjv WHERE id = {};".format(start_verse)
+        ).fetchall()
     else:
-        results = kjv_cur.execute("SELECT * FROM fts_kjv WHERE id BETWEEN {} AND {};".format(start_verse, end_verse)).fetchall()
+        results = kjv_cur.execute(
+            "SELECT * FROM fts_kjv WHERE id BETWEEN {} AND {};".format(
+                start_verse, end_verse
+            )
+        ).fetchall()
     return results
 
 
@@ -86,13 +114,14 @@ def get_verse_id(book_id, chapter, verse):
     # verse_id is 00000000 (00 000 000) (book + chapter + verse)
     chapterid = chapter.zfill(3)
     verseid = verse.zfill(3)
-    return str(book_id)+chapterid+verseid
+    return str(book_id) + chapterid + verseid
+
 
 def check_lone_word(text, kw):
     kw_length = len(kw)
     kw_location = text.find(kw)
     try:
-        if (text[kw_location-1]).isalpha():
+        if (text[kw_location - 1]).isalpha():
             return False
     except IndexError:
         # If it's an indexerror, it's likely that
@@ -100,32 +129,34 @@ def check_lone_word(text, kw):
         # of the text.
         pass
     try:
-        if (text[kw_location+kw_length]).isalpha():
+        if (text[kw_location + kw_length]).isalpha():
             return False
     except IndexError:
         pass
     return True
 
+
 def lookup_contains_exact(kw):
     preresult = lookup_contains(kw)
     results = []
     for result in preresult:
         if check_lone_word(result[idx_text], kw):
             results.append(result)
-    dbg("lookup_contains({}) {} results".format(kw,len(results)))
+    dbg("lookup_contains({}) {} results".format(kw, len(results)))
     return results
 
+
 def ref_input_cleaning(ref, valid_chars=(string.ascii_letters + string.digits + ":-,")):
     dbg2("ref_input_cleaning({})".format(ref))
-    ref = ref.replace(" ","")
-    if ref.count(':') != 1:
+    ref = ref.replace(" ", "")
+    if ref.count(":") != 1:
         dbg2("ref_input_cleaning.if ref.count(:): TRUE")
         dbg2("  -> Assuming user wanted entire chapter")
         ref += ":-"
     if ref.count("-") > 1:
         dbg2("ref_input_cleaning.if ref.count(-): TRUE")
         return False
-    if not ref[-1].isdigit() and ref[-1] != '-':
+    if not ref[-1].isdigit() and ref[-1] != "-":
         dbg2("ref_input_cleaning.if ref[-1] TRUE")
         return False
     ref = list(ref)
@@ -134,7 +165,7 @@ def ref_input_cleaning(ref, valid_chars=(string.ascii_letters + string.digits +
     if ref[0].isdigit() and ref[1].isalpha():
         prefix = ref.pop(0) + " "
     else:
-        prefix = ''
+        prefix = ""
     # clean the rest of the reference
     cleaned_ref = []
     for character in ref:
@@ -143,14 +174,18 @@ def ref_input_cleaning(ref, valid_chars=(string.ascii_letters + string.digits +
     # Was there a problem?
     if len(cleaned_ref) == 0:
         return False
-    return prefix + ''.join(cleaned_ref).capitalize()
+    return prefix + "".join(cleaned_ref).capitalize()
 
-def search_input_cleaning(query, valid_chars=string.ascii_letters + string.digits + "+^\" "):
+
+def search_input_cleaning(
+    query, valid_chars=string.ascii_letters + string.digits + '+^" '
+):
     cleaned_query = []
     for character in query:
         if character in valid_chars:
             cleaned_query.append(character)
-    return ''.join(cleaned_query)
+    return "".join(cleaned_query)
+
 
 def ref_parse_book(ref):
     for book in reversed(book_names):
@@ -158,67 +193,78 @@ def ref_parse_book(ref):
             return book
     return False
 
+
 @app.get("/find")
 def parse_query():
     query = request.args.get("kw", None)
     if not query:
         return send_file("html/find.html")
     result = show()
-    if not hasattr(result, '__len__'):
+    if not hasattr(result, "__len__"):
         dbg3("parse_query.show = '{}'".format(result))
         return result
 
     if len(result) > 17:
         return result
-    result = ''
+    result = ""
     if len(query.split()) == 1:
         result += "<!DOCTYPE html><style>"
-        result += open("styles/collapsible.css", 'r').read()
+        result += open("styles/collapsible.css", "r").read()
         result += "</style><button type='button' class='collapsible'>See Definition</button><div class='content'>"
         result += define() + "</div><script>"
-        result += open("js/collapsible.js", 'r').read() + "</script>"
+        result += open("js/collapsible.js", "r").read() + "</script>"
         dbg3("parse_query.define = '{}'".format(result))
     result += search()
     dbg3("parse_query.search = '{}'".format(result))
     return result
 
+
 @app.get("/define")
 def define():
     ref = request.args.get("kw", None)
-    if ref: ref = ref.strip()
+    if ref:
+        ref = ref.strip()
     if not ref:
         return send_file("html/dictionary.html")
-    with open(dictionary_json, 'r') as data:
+    with open(dictionary_json, "r") as data:
         dictionary = json.load(data)
     ref = ref.lower()
     if not ref in dictionary.keys():
-        h = hunspell.HunSpell("data/kjv.dic","data/kjv.aff")
+        h = hunspell.HunSpell("data/kjv.dic", "data/kjv.aff")
         suggestions = h.suggest(ref)
-        return "{} not found, try one of the following: {}".format(ref, ', '.join(suggestions))
+        return "{} not found, try one of the following: {}".format(
+            ref, ", ".join(suggestions)
+        )
     arg_view = request.args.get("view", None)
     if arg_view == "plain":
         response = return_dict_plain(ref, dictionary[ref])
     elif arg_view == "rich":
         response = return_dict_rich(ref, dictionary[ref])
     else:
-        response = jsonify({ref:dictionary[ref]})
+        response = jsonify({ref: dictionary[ref]})
     return response
 
+
 def return_dict_plain(ref, defs):
-    response = ''
+    response = ""
     for e in defs:
         response += e + "<br><br>"
     return ref.capitalize() + "<br><br>" + response + "\n"
 
+
 def return_dict_rich(ref, defs):
-    header = open('html/header.html', 'r')
-    css = open('styles/human_readable.css', 'r')
-    response_html = open('html/response.html', 'r')
-    response = ''
+    header = open("html/header.html", "r")
+    css = open("styles/human_readable.css", "r")
+    response_html = open("html/response.html", "r")
+    response = ""
     for e in defs:
         response += e + "<br><br>"
-#    return (header.read() + response_html.read().format(passage = ref.capitalize(), text = response) + css.read())
-    return (response_html.read().format(passage = ref.capitalize(), text = response) + css.read())
+    #    return (header.read() + response_html.read().format(passage = ref.capitalize(), text = response) + css.read())
+    return (
+        response_html.read().format(passage=ref.capitalize(), text=response)
+        + css.read()
+    )
+
 
 @app.get("/show")
 def show():
@@ -227,28 +273,31 @@ def show():
         return send_file("html/show.html")
     dbg("show({})".format(ref))
     refs = []
-    for r in ref.split(','):
+    for r in ref.split(","):
         r_ = ref_input_cleaning(r.strip())
         if r_:
             refs.append(r_)
     if not refs:
-        return("Invalid Query")
+        return "Invalid Query"
     verse_results = []
-    #check if the search is for multiple refs
+    # check if the search is for multiple refs
     for ref in refs:
         dbg("show.reference({})".format(ref))
-        maybe_chapter = ref.split(':')[0][3:]
-        ref_chapter = ''
+        maybe_chapter = ref.split(":")[0][3:]
+        ref_chapter = ""
         for maybedigit in maybe_chapter:
             if maybedigit.isdigit():
                 ref_chapter += maybedigit
-        ref_verse = ref.split(':')[1]
-        if ref.__contains__('-'):
-            if ref.endswith('-'):
+        ref_verse = ref.split(":")[1]
+        if ref.__contains__("-"):
+            if ref.endswith("-"):
                 start_verse = ref_verse.split("-")[0]
-                end_verse = '500' # just get all the verses if it ends with a dash
+                end_verse = "500"  # just get all the verses if it ends with a dash
             else:
-                start_verse, end_verse = ref_verse.split("-")[0], ref_verse.split("-")[1]
+                start_verse, end_verse = (
+                    ref_verse.split("-")[0],
+                    ref_verse.split("-")[1],
+                )
         else:
             start_verse = ref_verse
             end_verse = None
@@ -257,7 +306,7 @@ def show():
         ref_bookname = ref_parse_book(book_str)
         ref_book_id = lookup_book_id(ref_bookname)
         if not ref_book_id:
-            return("Invalid Query")
+            return "Invalid Query"
         start_verse_id = get_verse_id(ref_book_id, ref_chapter, start_verse)
         if end_verse:
             end_verse_id = get_verse_id(ref_book_id, ref_chapter, end_verse)
@@ -284,85 +333,97 @@ def response_dict(scripture):
         "verse": scripture[idx_verse],
         "text": scripture[idx_text],
     }
-    return (verse)
+    return verse
+
 
 def response_text(scripture):
     bookname = lookup_bookname(scripture[idx_book])
     chapter = str(scripture[idx_chapter])
     verse = str(scripture[idx_verse])
     text = str(scripture[idx_text])
-    return (bookname + " " + chapter + ":" + verse + " " + text + "\n")
+    return bookname + " " + chapter + ":" + verse + " " + text + "\n"
+
 
 def response_rich(scripture):
-    css = open('styles/human_readable.css', 'r')
-    response_html = open('html/response.html', 'r')
+    css = open("styles/human_readable.css", "r")
+    response_html = open("html/response.html", "r")
     # (passage, text) is the html formatting arguments
     bookname = lookup_bookname(scripture[idx_book])
     chapter = str(scripture[idx_chapter])
     verse = str(scripture[idx_verse])
     text = str(scripture[idx_text])
-    passage = (bookname + " " + chapter + ":" + verse)
-    return (response_html.read().format(passage = passage, text = text) + css.read())
+    passage = bookname + " " + chapter + ":" + verse
+    return response_html.read().format(passage=passage, text=text) + css.read()
+
 
 def response_single(scripture):
     dbg2("response_single({})".format(scripture))
-    arg_view = request.args.get("view", 'json')
+    arg_view = request.args.get("view", "json")
     dbg("->requested_format = {}".format(arg_view))
     if arg_view == "plain":
-        return(response_text(scripture))
+        return response_text(scripture)
     elif arg_view == "rich":
-        header = open('html/header.html', 'r')
-        return(header.read() + response_rich(scripture))
+        header = open("html/header.html", "r")
+        return header.read() + response_rich(scripture)
     else:
         response = response_dict(scripture)
         return jsonify(response)
 
+
 def response_multi(scriptures):
     response = []
-    arg_view = request.args.get("view", 'json')
+    arg_view = request.args.get("view", "json")
     dbg("search ->requested_format = {}".format(arg_view))
     if arg_view == "plain":
         for scripture in scriptures:
             response.append(response_text(scripture))
     elif arg_view == "rich":
-        response.append(open('html/header.html', 'r').read())
+        response.append(open("html/header.html", "r").read())
         for scripture in scriptures:
             response.append(response_rich(scripture))
     else:
         for scripture in scriptures:
             response.append(response_dict(scripture))
-    return(response)
+    return response
+
 
 @app.errorhandler(404)
 def page_not_found(e):
-    message = {"error": "You're lost! Isaiah 41:10 - Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness."}
+    message = {
+        "error": "You're lost! Isaiah 41:10 - Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness."
+    }
     return jsonify(message)
 
+
 @app.get("/")
 def idx():
     return send_file("html/index.html")
 
+
 @app.get("/salvation")
 def salvation():
     return send_file("html/heaven.html")
 
-#backwards-compatibility
-@app.get('/t/random', defaults={'view':'plain'})
-@app.get('/random')
+
+# backwards-compatibility
+@app.get("/t/random", defaults={"view": "plain"})
+@app.get("/random")
 def random_verse():
     rand_id = random.SystemRandom().choice(verse_ids)
     scripture = lookup_one_verse(rand_id)
-    return(response_single(scripture))
+    return response_single(scripture)
 
-#backwards-compatibility
-@app.get('/t/votd', defaults={'view':'plain'})
-@app.get('/votd')
+
+# backwards-compatibility
+@app.get("/t/votd", defaults={"view": "plain"})
+@app.get("/votd")
 def verse_of_the_day():
-    today = int(str(date.today()).replace('-',''))
-    #this is deterministic because of today's date being used as the seed
+    today = int(str(date.today()).replace("-", ""))
+    # this is deterministic because of today's date being used as the seed
     random.seed(today)
     scripture = lookup_one_verse(random.choice(verse_ids))
-    return(response_single(scripture))
+    return response_single(scripture)
+
 
 @app.get("/search")
 def search():
@@ -376,9 +437,11 @@ def search():
         return send_file("html/search.html")
     results = lookup_fts(cleaned_keywords)
     if not results:
-        h = hunspell.HunSpell("data/kjv.dic","data/kjv.aff")
+        h = hunspell.HunSpell("data/kjv.dic", "data/kjv.aff")
         suggestions = h.suggest(cleaned_keywords)
-        return "{} not found, try one of the following: {}".format(cleaned_keywords, ', '.join(suggestions))
+        return "{} not found, try one of the following: {}".format(
+            cleaned_keywords, ", ".join(suggestions)
+        )
     response_list = response_multi(results)
     arg_view = request.args.get("view", None)
     if arg_view == "plain" or arg_view == "rich":
@@ -388,6 +451,7 @@ def search():
     dbg2("Search Response: {}".format(response))
     return response
 
+
 @app.get("/reader")
 def bible_reader():
     return send_file("html/reader.html")
@@ -399,6 +463,7 @@ def bible_reader():
     # Footer should have next/previous as well.
     # Maybe preliminary theming support
 
+
 @app.get("/plan")
 def reading_plan():
     return send_file("html/reading_plan.html")