diff --git a/tests/unit/nupic/encoders/multi_test.py b/tests/unit/nupic/encoders/multi_test.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index deac4faa93..300e30049a
--- a/tests/unit/nupic/encoders/multi_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/nupic/encoders/multi_test.py
@@ -27,57 +27,55 @@
 import unittest2 as unittest
 
 from nupic.encoders.multi import MultiEncoder
-from nupic.encoders import *
+from nupic.encoders import ScalarEncoder, SDRCategoryEncoder
 from nupic.data.dictutils import DictObj
 
 from nupic.encoders.multi_capnp import MultiEncoderProto
 
 
 
-#########################################################################
 class MultiEncoderTest(unittest.TestCase):
-  '''Unit tests for MultiEncoder class'''
+  """Unit tests for MultiEncoder class"""
 
 
-##########################################################################
   def testMultiEncoder(self):
     """Testing MultiEncoder..."""
 
     e = MultiEncoder()
 
     # should be 7 bits wide
-    # use of forced=True is not recommended, but here for readibility, see scalar.py
-    e.addEncoder("dow", ScalarEncoder(w=3, resolution=1, minval=1, maxval=8,
-                  periodic=True, name="day of week", forced=True))
+    # use of forced=True is not recommended, but here for readibility, see
+    # scalar.py
+    e.addEncoder("dow",
+                 ScalarEncoder(w=3, resolution=1, minval=1, maxval=8,
+                               periodic=True, name="day of week", forced=True))
     # sould be 14 bits wide
-    e.addEncoder("myval", ScalarEncoder(w=5, resolution=1, minval=1, maxval=10,
-                  periodic=False, name="aux", forced=True))
+    e.addEncoder("myval",
+                 ScalarEncoder(w=5, resolution=1, minval=1, maxval=10,
+                               periodic=False, name="aux", forced=True))
     self.assertEqual(e.getWidth(), 21)
     self.assertEqual(e.getDescription(), [("day of week", 0), ("aux", 7)])
 
     d = DictObj(dow=3, myval=10)
-    expected=numpy.array([0,1,1,1,0,0,0] + [0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1], dtype='uint8')
+    expected=numpy.array([0,1,1,1,0,0,0] + [0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1],
+                         dtype="uint8")
     output = e.encode(d)
-    assert(expected == output).all()
-
-
-    e.pprintHeader()
-    e.pprint(output)
+    self.assertTrue(numpy.array_equal(expected, output))
 
     # Check decoding
     decoded = e.decode(output)
-    #print decoded
     self.assertEqual(len(decoded), 2)
-    (ranges, desc) = decoded[0]['aux']
-    self.assertTrue(len(ranges) == 1 and numpy.array_equal(ranges[0], [10, 10]))
-    (ranges, desc) = decoded[0]['day of week']
+    (ranges, _) = decoded[0]["aux"]
+    self.assertEqual(len(ranges), 1)
+    self.assertTrue(numpy.array_equal(ranges[0], [10, 10]))
+    (ranges, _) = decoded[0]["day of week"]
     self.assertTrue(len(ranges) == 1 and numpy.array_equal(ranges[0], [3, 3]))
-    print "decodedToStr=>", e.decodedToStr(decoded)
 
-    e.addEncoder("myCat", SDRCategoryEncoder(n=7, w=3,
-                                             categoryList=["run", "pass","kick"], forced=True))
+    e.addEncoder("myCat",
+                 SDRCategoryEncoder(n=7, w=3,
+                                    categoryList=["run", "pass","kick"],
+                                    forced=True))
 
-    print "\nTesting mixed multi-encoder"
     d = DictObj(dow=4, myval=6, myCat="pass")
     output = e.encode(d)
     topDownOut = e.topDownCompute(output)
@@ -91,16 +89,16 @@ def testMultiEncoder(self):
 
   def testReadWrite(self):
     original = MultiEncoder()
-    original.addEncoder("dow", ScalarEncoder(w=3, resolution=1, minval=1,
-                        maxval=8, periodic=True, name="day of week",
-                        forced=True))
-
-    original.addEncoder("myval", ScalarEncoder(w=5, resolution=1, minval=1,
-                        maxval=10, periodic=False, name="aux", forced=True))
+    original.addEncoder("dow",
+                        ScalarEncoder(w=3, resolution=1, minval=1, maxval=8,
+                                      periodic=True, name="day of week",
+                                      forced=True))
+    original.addEncoder("myval",
+                        ScalarEncoder(w=5, resolution=1, minval=1, maxval=10,
+                                      periodic=False, name="aux", forced=True))
     originalValue = DictObj(dow=3, myval=10)
     output = original.encode(originalValue)
 
-
     proto1 = MultiEncoderProto.new_message()
     original.write(proto1)
 
@@ -129,6 +127,5 @@ def testReadWrite(self):
 
 
 
-###########################################
-if __name__ == '__main__':
+if __name__ == "__main__":
   unittest.main()