diff --git a/django_q/monitor.py b/django_q/monitor.py
index 02d6a59d..d575e11c 100644
--- a/django_q/monitor.py
+++ b/django_q/monitor.py
@@ -86,9 +86,8 @@ def monitor(run_once=False):
 
 
 class Status(object):
-    """
-    Cluster status base class
-    """
+
+    """Cluster status base class."""
 
     def __init__(self, pid):
         self.workers = []
@@ -106,9 +105,8 @@ def __init__(self, pid):
 
 
 class Stat(Status):
-    """
-    Status object for Cluster monitoring
-    """
+
+    """Status object for Cluster monitoring."""
 
     def __init__(self, sentinel):
         super(Stat, self).__init__(sentinel.parent_pid or sentinel.pid)
@@ -171,7 +169,8 @@ def get(cluster_id, r=redis_client):
     @staticmethod
     def get_all(r=redis_client):
         """
-        Gets status for all currently running clusters with the same prefix and secret key
+        Get the status for all currently running clusters with the same prefix
+        and secret key.
         :return: list of type Stat
         """
         stats = []
diff --git a/django_q/signing.py b/django_q/signing.py
index 69a0ae6b..11afc124 100644
--- a/django_q/signing.py
+++ b/django_q/signing.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+"""Package signing."""
 try:
     import cPickle as pickle
 except ImportError:
@@ -11,9 +12,8 @@
 
 
 class SignedPackage(object):
-    """
-    Wraps Django's signing module with custom Pickle serializer
-    """
+
+    """Wraps Django's signing module with custom Pickle serializer."""
 
     @staticmethod
     def dumps(obj, compressed=Conf.COMPRESSED):
@@ -32,10 +32,8 @@ def loads(obj):
 
 
 class PickleSerializer(object):
-    """
-    Simple wrapper around Pickle for signing.dumps and
-    signing.loads.
-    """
+
+    """Simple wrapper around Pickle for signing.dumps and signing.loads."""
 
     @staticmethod
     def dumps(obj):
diff --git a/django_q/tasks.py b/django_q/tasks.py
index 86976d19..07870d41 100644
--- a/django_q/tasks.py
+++ b/django_q/tasks.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+"""Provides task functionalities."""
 from multiprocessing import Queue, Value
 
 # django
@@ -12,9 +13,7 @@
 
 
 def async(func, *args, **kwargs):
-    """
-    Sends a task to the cluster
-    """
+    """Send a task to the cluster."""
     # get options from q_options dict or direct from kwargs
     options = kwargs.pop('q_options', kwargs)
     hook = options.pop('hook', None)
@@ -26,7 +25,10 @@ def async(func, *args, **kwargs):
     # get an id
     tag = uuid()
     # build the task package
-    task = {'id': tag[1], 'name': tag[0], 'func': func, 'args': args, 'kwargs': kwargs,
+    task = {'id': tag[1], 'name': tag[0],
+            'func': func,
+            'args': args,
+            'kwargs': kwargs,
             'started': timezone.now()}
     # add optionals
     if hook:
@@ -47,19 +49,20 @@ def async(func, *args, **kwargs):
 
 def schedule(func, *args, **kwargs):
     """
-    :param func: function to schedule
-    :param args: function arguments
-    :param name: optional name for the schedule
-    :param hook: optional result hook function
+    Create a schedule.
+
+    :param func: function to schedule.
+    :param args: function arguments.
+    :param name: optional name for the schedule.
+    :param hook: optional result hook function.
     :type schedule_type: Schedule.TYPE
-    :param repeats: how many times to repeat. 0=never, -1=always
-    :param next_run: Next scheduled run
+    :param repeats: how many times to repeat. 0=never, -1=always.
+    :param next_run: Next scheduled run.
     :type next_run: datetime.datetime
-    :param kwargs: function keyword arguments
-    :return: the schedule object
+    :param kwargs: function keyword arguments.
+    :return: the schedule object.
     :rtype: Schedule
     """
-
     name = kwargs.pop('name', None)
     hook = kwargs.pop('hook', None)
     schedule_type = kwargs.pop('schedule_type', Schedule.ONCE)
@@ -79,7 +82,8 @@ def schedule(func, *args, **kwargs):
 
 def result(task_id):
     """
-    Returns the result of the named task
+    Return the result of the named task.
+
     :type task_id: str or uuid
     :param task_id: the task name or uuid
     :return: the result object of this task
@@ -90,7 +94,8 @@ def result(task_id):
 
 def result_group(group_id, failures=False):
     """
-    returns a list of results for a task group
+    Return a list of results for a task group.
+
     :param str group_id: the group id
     :param bool failures: set to True to include failures
     :return: list or results
@@ -100,7 +105,8 @@ def result_group(group_id, failures=False):
 
 def fetch(task_id):
     """
-    Returns the processed task
+    Return the processed task.
+
     :param task_id: the task name or uuid
     :type task_id: str or uuid
     :return: the full task object
@@ -111,17 +117,19 @@ def fetch(task_id):
 
 def fetch_group(group_id, failures=True):
     """
-    Returns a list of Tasks for a task group
+    Return a list of Tasks for a task group.
+
     :param str group_id: the group id
     :param bool failures: set to False to exclude failures
     :return: list of Tasks
     """
-
     return Task.get_task_group(group_id, failures)
 
 
 def count_group(group_id, failures=False):
     """
+    Count the results in a group.
+
     :param str group_id: the group id
     :param bool failures: Returns failure count if True
     :return: the number of tasks/results in a group
@@ -132,6 +140,8 @@ def count_group(group_id, failures=False):
 
 def delete_group(group_id, tasks=False):
     """
+    Delete a group.
+
     :param str group_id: the group id
     :param bool tasks: If set to True this will also delete the group tasks.
     Otherwise just the group label is removed.
@@ -141,10 +151,7 @@ def delete_group(group_id, tasks=False):
 
 
 def _sync(task_id, pack):
-    """
-    Simulates a package travelling through the cluster.
-
-    """
+    """Simulate a package travelling through the cluster."""
     task_queue = Queue()
     result_queue = Queue()
     task_queue.put(pack)