diff --git a/tests/gold_tests/autest-site/copy_config.test.ext b/tests/gold_tests/autest-site/copy_config.test.ext
index 72a9ba6da21..d7102402ee0 100755
--- a/tests/gold_tests/autest-site/copy_config.test.ext
+++ b/tests/gold_tests/autest-site/copy_config.test.ext
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class CopyATSConfig(SetupItem):
         process = self.process if self.process else self
         try:
             ts_dir = process.Env['TS_ROOT']
-        except:
+        except BaseException:
             if self.process:
                 raise SetupError(
                     'TS_ROOT is not defined. Cannot copy ats config file without location to copy to.'
diff --git a/tests/gold_tests/autest-site/microserver.test.ext b/tests/gold_tests/autest-site/microserver.test.ext
index 5be699b9883..e5c9c25f669 100644
--- a/tests/gold_tests/autest-site/microserver.test.ext
+++ b/tests/gold_tests/autest-site/microserver.test.ext
@@ -59,8 +59,14 @@ def getHeaderFieldVal(request_header, field):
 
 # addResponse adds customized response with respect to request_header. request_header and response_header are both dictionaries
 def addResponse(self, filename, request_header, response_header):
-    client_request = Request.fromRequestLine(request_header["headers"], request_header["body"], None if "options" not in request_header else request_header["options"])
-    server_response = Response.fromRequestLine(response_header["headers"], response_header["body"], None if "options" not in response_header else response_header["options"])
+    client_request = Request.fromRequestLine(
+        request_header["headers"],
+        request_header["body"],
+        None if "options" not in request_header else request_header["options"])
+    server_response = Response.fromRequestLine(
+        response_header["headers"],
+        response_header["body"],
+        None if "options" not in response_header else response_header["options"])
 
     # timestamp field is left None because that needs to be revised for better implementation
     txn = Transaction(client_request, None, server_response, None, None, None)
diff --git a/tests/gold_tests/autest-site/trafficserver.test.ext b/tests/gold_tests/autest-site/trafficserver.test.ext
index 423af0f1cf1..8c3a7e4f5ed 100755
--- a/tests/gold_tests/autest-site/trafficserver.test.ext
+++ b/tests/gold_tests/autest-site/trafficserver.test.ext
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def MakeATSProcess(obj, name, command='traffic_server', select_ports=True, enabl
     p = obj.Processes.Process(name, command)
     #p_debug = obj.Processes.Process("port-debug", "ss --listen --tcp --process")
     #p_debug.Env['PATH'] = "/usr/sbin" + os.pathsep + p.ComposeEnv()['PATH']
-    #p.StartBefore(p_debug)
+    # p.StartBefore(p_debug)
     # we want to have a few directories more fixed
     # this helps with debugging as location are common
     # we do this by overiding locations from the "layout"
@@ -289,7 +289,8 @@ def MakeATSProcess(obj, name, command='traffic_server', select_ports=True, enabl
         port_str = "{port} {v6_port}:ipv6 ".format(port=p.Variables.port, v6_port=p.Variables.portv6)
 
         if enable_tls:
-            port_str += "{ssl_port}:ssl {ssl_portv6}:ssl:ipv6".format(ssl_port=p.Variables.ssl_port,ssl_portv6=p.Variables.ssl_portv6)
+            port_str += "{ssl_port}:ssl {ssl_portv6}:ssl:ipv6".format(
+                ssl_port=p.Variables.ssl_port, ssl_portv6=p.Variables.ssl_portv6)
 
         p.Env['PROXY_CONFIG_HTTP_SERVER_PORTS'] = port_str
 
diff --git a/tests/gold_tests/command_argument/verify_remap_plugin.test.py b/tests/gold_tests/command_argument/verify_remap_plugin.test.py
index dcd062d6c64..2a7bcc7b2c7 100644
--- a/tests/gold_tests/command_argument/verify_remap_plugin.test.py
+++ b/tests/gold_tests/command_argument/verify_remap_plugin.test.py
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ def create_ts_process():
 tr.Processes.Default.Streams.stderr = Testers.ContainsExpression(
     "ERROR: .*missing required function TSRemapInit",
     "Should warn about the need for the TSRemapInit symbol")
-ts.Disk.diags_log.Content = Testers.ContainsExpression("ERROR",
+ts.Disk.diags_log.Content = Testers.ContainsExpression(
+    "ERROR",
     "ERROR: .*missing required function TSRemapInit")
 
 
@@ -121,7 +122,8 @@ def create_ts_process():
 tr.Processes.Default.Streams.stderr = Testers.ContainsExpression(
     "ERROR: .*missing required function TSRemapInit",
     "Should warn about the need for the TSRemapInit symbol")
-ts.Disk.diags_log.Content = Testers.ContainsExpression("ERROR",
+ts.Disk.diags_log.Content = Testers.ContainsExpression(
+    "ERROR",
     "ERROR: .*missing required function TSRemapInit")
 
 
diff --git a/tests/gold_tests/continuations/double.test.py b/tests/gold_tests/continuations/double.test.py
index d81582d72a5..dd13f9fe44e 100644
--- a/tests/gold_tests/continuations/double.test.py
+++ b/tests/gold_tests/continuations/double.test.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 
 # add plugin to assist with test metrics
 Test.PrepareTestPlugin(os.path.join(Test.Variables.AtsTestPluginsDir,
-                                 'continuations_verify.so'), ts)
+                                    'continuations_verify.so'), ts)
 
 comparator_command = '''
 if test "`traffic_ctl metric get continuations_verify.{0}.close.1 | cut -d ' ' -f 2`" -eq "`traffic_ctl metric get continuations_verify.{0}.close.2 | cut -d ' ' -f 2`" ; then\
diff --git a/tests/gold_tests/continuations/double_h2.test.py b/tests/gold_tests/continuations/double_h2.test.py
index ea76492f3dc..cf046a847a4 100644
--- a/tests/gold_tests/continuations/double_h2.test.py
+++ b/tests/gold_tests/continuations/double_h2.test.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 
 # add plugin to assist with test metrics
 Test.PrepareTestPlugin(os.path.join(Test.Variables.AtsTestPluginsDir,
-                                 'continuations_verify.so'), ts)
+                                    'continuations_verify.so'), ts)
 
 comparator_command = '''
 if test "`traffic_ctl metric get continuations_verify.{0}.close.1 | cut -d ' ' -f 2`" -eq "`traffic_ctl metric get continuations_verify.{0}.close.2 | cut -d ' ' -f 2`" ; then\
diff --git a/tests/gold_tests/continuations/openclose.test.py b/tests/gold_tests/continuations/openclose.test.py
index ee66f222aba..7b88420af3b 100644
--- a/tests/gold_tests/continuations/openclose.test.py
+++ b/tests/gold_tests/continuations/openclose.test.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
                    "timestamp": "1469733493.993", "body": ""}
 
 Test.PrepareTestPlugin(os.path.join(Test.Variables.AtsTestPluginsDir,
-                                'ssntxnorder_verify.so'), ts)
+                                    'ssntxnorder_verify.so'), ts)
 
 # add response to the server dictionary
 server.addResponse("sessionfile.log", request_header, response_header)
diff --git a/tests/gold_tests/continuations/openclose_h2.test.py b/tests/gold_tests/continuations/openclose_h2.test.py
index db5ba69ce0b..7c62de94261 100644
--- a/tests/gold_tests/continuations/openclose_h2.test.py
+++ b/tests/gold_tests/continuations/openclose_h2.test.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 ts.addSSLfile("ssl/server.key")
 
 Test.PrepareTestPlugin(os.path.join(Test.Variables.AtsTestPluginsDir,
-                                'ssntxnorder_verify.so'), ts)
+                                    'ssntxnorder_verify.so'), ts)
 
 # add response to the server dictionary
 server.addResponse("sessionfile.log", request_header, response_header)
diff --git a/tests/gold_tests/tls/tls_hooks_verify.test.py b/tests/gold_tests/tls/tls_hooks_verify.test.py
index 44dc888c707..70e26a85c3f 100644
--- a/tests/gold_tests/tls/tls_hooks_verify.test.py
+++ b/tests/gold_tests/tls/tls_hooks_verify.test.py
@@ -65,7 +65,12 @@
 ts.Disk.sni_yaml.AddLine(
     '  verify_server_policy: PERMISSIVE')
 
-Test.PrepareTestPlugin(os.path.join(Test.Variables.AtsTestPluginsDir, 'ssl_verify_test.so'), ts, '-count=2 -bad=random.com -bad=bar.com')
+Test.PrepareTestPlugin(
+    os.path.join(
+        Test.Variables.AtsTestPluginsDir,
+        'ssl_verify_test.so'),
+    ts,
+    '-count=2 -bad=random.com -bad=bar.com')
 
 tr = Test.AddTestRun("request good name")
 tr.Processes.Default.StartBefore(server)