diff --git a/tests/test_lists.py b/tests/test_lists.py
index 7ea0588..9053789 100644
--- a/tests/test_lists.py
+++ b/tests/test_lists.py
@@ -1,24 +1,26 @@
 from textile import Textile
 from textile.objects.list import List
 
+
 def test_lists():
     t = Textile()
     result = t.textileLists("* one\n* two\n* three")
     expect = '\t<ul>\n\t\t<li>one</li>\n\t\t<li>two</li>\n\t\t<li>three</li>\n\t</ul>'
     assert result == expect
 
+
 def test_nested_list():
-    l = List('ol', indent_level=1)
-    l.add_item('li', 'test')
+    lst = List('ol', indent_level=1)
+    lst('li', 'test')
     s = List('ol', indent_level=2)
     s.add_item('li', 'another one')
-    l.add_item('li', s)
-    result = l.process()
+    lst('li', s)
+    result = lst()
     expect = '\t<ol>\n\t\t<li>test\n\t\t<ol>\n\t\t\t<li>another one</li>\n\t\t</ol></li>\n\t</ol>'
     assert result == expect
 
-    l = List('ol', indent_level=1)
-    l.add_item('li', 'test')
+    lst = List('ol', indent_level=1)
+    lst('li', 'test')
     s1 = List('ol', indent_level=2)
     s1.add_item('li', 'another one')
     s2 = List('ul', indent_level=3)
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ def test_nested_list():
     s2.add_item('li', 'point two')
     s1.add_item('li', s2)
     s1.add_item('li', 'moar item')
-    l.add_item('li', s1)
-    result = l.process()
+    lst('li', s1)
+    result = lst()
     expect = '\t<ol>\n\t\t<li>test\n\t\t<ol>\n\t\t\t<li>another one\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t<li>point one</li>\n\t\t\t\t<li>point two</li>\n\t\t\t</ul></li>\n\t\t\t<li>moar item</li>\n\t\t</ol></li>\n\t</ol>'
     assert result == expect
diff --git a/textile/core.py b/textile/core.py
index 96a86ee..8737e65 100644
--- a/textile/core.py
+++ b/textile/core.py
@@ -293,16 +293,16 @@ def textileLists(self, text):
     def fTextileList(self, match):
         text = re.split(r'\n(?=[*#;:]+\s)', match.group(), flags=re.M)
         pt = ''
-        result = []
+        # result = []
         ls = OrderedDict()
         for i, line in enumerate(text):
-            try:
-                nextline = text[i + 1]
-            except IndexError:
-                nextline = ''
+            # try:
+            #     nextline = text[i + 1]
+            # except IndexError:
+            #     nextline = ''
 
             m = re.search(r"^(?P<tl>[#*;:]+)(?P<st>_|\d+)?(?P<atts>{0})[ .]?"
-                    "(?P<content>.*)?$".format(cls_re_s), line, re.S)
+                          "(?P<content>.*)?$".format(cls_re_s), line, re.S)
             tl, start, atts, content = m.groups()
             attributes = parse_attributes(atts)
             content = content.strip()
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ def fTextileList(self, match):
                     _list.add_item(litem, content)
                 elif showitem:
                     # itemtag = ("\n{0}\t<{1}>{2}".format(tabs, litem, content) if
-                               # showitem else '')
+                    #            showitem else '')
                     _sublist = List('{0}l'.format(ltype), attributes)
                     # line = "<{0}l{1}{2}>{3}".format(ltype, atts, start, itemtag)
                     _sublist.add_item(litem, content, attributes)
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ def fTextileList(self, match):
                     # line = _sublist.process()
             else:
                 # line = ("\t<{0}{1}>{2}".format(litem, atts, content) if
-                        # showitem else '')
+                #         showitem else '')
                 _list.add_item(litem, content, attributes)
             # line = '{0}{1}'.format(tabs, line)
 
@@ -404,8 +404,8 @@ def fTextileList(self, match):
             # This else exists in the original php version.  I'm not sure how
             # to come up with a case where the line would not match.  I think
             # it may have been necessary due to the way php returns matches.
-            #else:
-                #line = "{0}\n".format(line)
+            # else:
+            #     line = "{0}\n".format(line)
             # result.append(line)
         return self.doTagBr(litem, _list.process())
 
diff --git a/textile/objects/list.py b/textile/objects/list.py
index 9a38ee1..7dae531 100644
--- a/textile/objects/list.py
+++ b/textile/objects/list.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from textile.utils import generate_tag
 
+
 class List(object):
     def __init__(self, listtype, attributes={}, indent_level=0):
         super(List, self).__init__()