diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/discussion_api/tests/test_views.py b/lms/djangoapps/discussion_api/tests/test_views.py
index 1c4a8bdddc..6a50baaa08 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/discussion_api/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/discussion_api/tests/test_views.py
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ class RetireViewTest(DiscussionAPIViewTestMixin, ModuleStoreTestCase):
         """
         pass
 
+
 @httpretty.activate
 @mock.patch('django.conf.settings.USERNAME_REPLACEMENT_WORKER', 'test_replace_username_service_worker')
 @mock.patch.dict("django.conf.settings.FEATURES", {"ENABLE_DISCUSSION_SERVICE": True})
@@ -312,6 +313,7 @@ class ReplaceUsernameViewTest(DiscussionAPIViewTestMixin, ModuleStoreTestCase):
         """
         pass
 
+
 @ddt.ddt
 @mock.patch.dict("django.conf.settings.FEATURES", {"ENABLE_DISCUSSION_SERVICE": True})
 class CourseTopicsViewTest(DiscussionAPIViewTestMixin, ModuleStoreTestCase):
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/discussion_api/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/discussion_api/views.py
index d43ab98f3e..7af8820071 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/discussion_api/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/discussion_api/views.py
@@ -588,6 +588,7 @@ class RetireUserView(APIView):
 
         return Response(status=status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT)
 
+
 class ReplaceUsernameView(APIView):
     """
     A request from the settings.USERNAME_REPLACEMENT_WORKER user can replace
@@ -631,15 +632,6 @@ class ReplaceUsernameView(APIView):
         return Response(status=status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT)
 
 
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 class CourseDiscussionSettingsAPIView(DeveloperErrorViewMixin, APIView):
     """
     **Use Cases**
diff --git a/lms/lib/comment_client/user.py b/lms/lib/comment_client/user.py
index d854d2848b..a007bd1d75 100644
--- a/lms/lib/comment_client/user.py
+++ b/lms/lib/comment_client/user.py
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ def _url_for_retire(user_id):
     """
     return "{prefix}/users/{user_id}/retire".format(prefix=settings.PREFIX, user_id=user_id)
 
+
 def _url_for_username_replacement(user_id):
     """
     Returns cs_comments_servuce url endpoint to replace the username of a user
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/accounts/permissions.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/accounts/permissions.py
index 84d4155011..b402478f6a 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/accounts/permissions.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/accounts/permissions.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from django.conf import settings
 from rest_framework import permissions
 
+
 class CanDeactivateUser(permissions.BasePermission):
     """
     Grants access to AccountDeactivationView if the requesting user is a superuser
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ class CanRetireUser(permissions.BasePermission):
     def has_permission(self, request, view):
         return request.user.has_perm('accounts.can_retire_user')
 
+
 class CanReplaceUsername(permissions.BasePermission):
     """
     Grants access to the Username Replacement API for anyone in the group,
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/accounts/views.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/accounts/views.py
index d32c214448..8f243ac863 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/accounts/views.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/accounts/views.py
@@ -1006,6 +1006,7 @@ class AccountRetirementView(ViewSet):
         for entitlement in CourseEntitlement.objects.filter(user_id=user.id):
             entitlement.courseentitlementsupportdetail_set.all().update(comments='')
 
+
 class UsernameReplacementView(APIView):
     """
     WARNING: This API is only meant to be used as part of a larger job that
@@ -1163,4 +1164,3 @@ class UsernameReplacementView(APIView):
             new=new_username,
         ))
         return True
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