diff --git a/recipes/indian_express.recipe b/recipes/indian_express.recipe
index 60fc14c3f8..efbd434694 100644
--- a/recipes/indian_express.recipe
+++ b/recipes/indian_express.recipe
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 from calibre.web.feeds.news import BasicNewsRecipe, classes
-from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from calibre.utils.date import parse_date
 
+
 class IndianExpress(BasicNewsRecipe):
     title = u'Indian Express'
     language = 'en_IN'
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ class IndianExpress(BasicNewsRecipe):
     use_embedded_content = False
     remove_attributes = ['style', 'height', 'width']
     ignore_duplicate_articles = {'url'}
-    
+
     extra_css = '''
         #storycenterbyline {font-size:small;}
         #img-cap {font-size:small;}
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ class IndianExpress(BasicNewsRecipe):
         #sub-d{color:#202020; font-style:italic;}
         .ie-authorbox{font-size:small;}
     '''
-    
+
     resolve_internal_links = True
     remove_empty_feeds = True
 
@@ -41,31 +42,31 @@ class IndianExpress(BasicNewsRecipe):
             ' custom-share o-story-paper-quite ie-network-commenting audio-player-tts-sec'
         )
     ]
-    
+
     def parse_index(self):
-        
+
         section_list = [
             ('Front Page', 'https://indianexpress.com/print/front-page/'),
             ('India', 'https://indianexpress.com/section/india/'),
-            #('Express Network', 'https://indianexpress.com/print/express-network/'),
+            # ('Express Network', 'https://indianexpress.com/print/express-network/'),
             ('Delhi Confidential', 'https://indianexpress.com/section/delhi-confidential/'),
             ('Opinion', 'http://indianexpress.com/section/opinion/'),
             ('UPSC-CSE Key', 'https://indianexpress.com/section/upsc-current-affairs/'),
             ('Explained', 'https://indianexpress.com/section/explained/'),
             ('Business', 'https://indianexpress.com/section/business/'),
-            #('Political Pulse', 'https://indianexpress.com/section/political-pulse/'),
+            # ('Political Pulse', 'https://indianexpress.com/section/political-pulse/'),
             ('Sunday Eye', 'https://indianexpress.com/section/express-sunday-eye/'),
             ('World', 'https://indianexpress.com/section/world/'),
-            #('Education', 'https://indianexpress.com/section/education/'),
-            #('Gadgets', 'https://indianexpress.com/section/technology/gadgets/'),
+            # ('Education', 'https://indianexpress.com/section/education/'),
+            # ('Gadgets', 'https://indianexpress.com/section/technology/gadgets/'),
             ('Tech Review', 'https://indianexpress.com/section/technology/tech-reviews/'),
-            #('Techhook', 'https://indianexpress.com/section/technology/techook/'),
-            #('Laptops', 'https://indianexpress.com/section/technology/laptops/'),
-            #('Mobiles & Tabs', 'https://indianexpress.com/section/technology/mobile-tabs/'),
+            # ('Techhook', 'https://indianexpress.com/section/technology/techook/'),
+            # ('Laptops', 'https://indianexpress.com/section/technology/laptops/'),
+            # ('Mobiles & Tabs', 'https://indianexpress.com/section/technology/mobile-tabs/'),
             ('Science', 'https://indianexpress.com/section/technology/science/'),
             ('Movie Review', 'https://indianexpress.com/section/entertainment/movie-review/'),
         ]
-        
+
         feeds = []
 
         # For each section title, fetch the article urls
@@ -81,24 +82,24 @@ class IndianExpress(BasicNewsRecipe):
             if articles:
                 feeds.append((section_title, articles))
         return feeds
-    
+
     def articles_from_page(self, soup):
         ans = []
         for div in soup.findAll(attrs={'class':['northeast-topbox', 'explained-section-grid']}):
             for a in div.findAll('a', href=True):
-                if not a.find('img') and not '/section/' in a['href']:
+                if not a.find('img') and '/section/' not in a['href']:
                     url = a['href']
                     title = self.tag_to_string(a)
                     self.log('\t', title, '\n\t\t', url)
                     ans.append({'title': title, 'url': url, 'description': ''})
         return ans
-    
+
     def articles_from_soup(self, soup):
         ans = []
         div = soup.find('div', attrs={'class':['nation', 'o-opin']})
         for art in div.findAll(attrs={'class':['articles', 'o-opin-article']}):
             for a in art.findAll('a', href=True):
-                if not a.find('img') and not '/profile/' in a['href']:
+                if not a.find('img') and '/profile/' not in a['href']:
                     url = a['href']
                     title = self.tag_to_string(a)
                     desc = ''
@@ -140,4 +141,4 @@ class IndianExpress(BasicNewsRecipe):
             today = datetime.now()
             if (today - date) > timedelta(self.oldest_article):
                 self.abort_article('Skipping old article')
-        return soup
\ No newline at end of file
+        return soup