diff --git a/Lib/test/test_queue.py b/Lib/test/test_queue.py
index 19cd321d14e..958e2505336 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_queue.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_queue.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class _TriggerThread(threading.Thread):
         self.startedEvent.set()
         self.fn(*self.args)
 
-def _doBlockingTest( block_func, block_args, trigger_func, trigger_args):
+def _doBlockingTest(block_func, block_args, trigger_func, trigger_args):
     t = _TriggerThread(trigger_func, trigger_args)
     t.start()
     try:
@@ -30,10 +30,12 @@ def _doBlockingTest( block_func, block_args, trigger_func, trigger_args):
     finally:
         # If we unblocked before our thread made the call, we failed!
         if not t.startedEvent.isSet():
-            raise TestFailed("blocking function '%r' appeared not to block" % (block_func,))
+            raise TestFailed("blocking function '%r' appeared not to block" %
+                             block_func)
         t.join(1) # make sure the thread terminates
         if t.isAlive():
-            raise TestFailed("trigger function '%r' appeared to not return" % (trigger_func,))
+            raise TestFailed("trigger function '%r' appeared to not return" %
+                             trigger_func)
 
 # A Queue subclass that can provoke failure at a moment's notice :)
 class FailingQueueException(Exception):
@@ -140,7 +142,8 @@ def SimpleQueueTest(q):
     # I guess we better check things actually queue correctly a little :)
     q.put(111)
     q.put(222)
-    verify(q.get()==111 and q.get()==222, "Didn't seem to queue the correct data!")
+    verify(q.get() == 111 and q.get() == 222,
+           "Didn't seem to queue the correct data!")
     for i in range(queue_size-1):
         q.put(i)
     verify(not q.full(), "Queue should not be full")
@@ -174,8 +177,8 @@ def SimpleQueueTest(q):
     except Queue.Empty:
         pass
     # Test a blocking get
-    _doBlockingTest( q.get, (), q.put, ('empty',))
-    _doBlockingTest( q.get, (True, 0.2), q.put, ('empty',))
+    _doBlockingTest(q.get, (), q.put, ('empty',))
+    _doBlockingTest(q.get, (True, 0.2), q.put, ('empty',))
 
 def test():
     q=Queue.Queue(queue_size)