diff --git a/docs/en_us/platform_api/source/conf.py b/docs/en_us/platform_api/source/conf.py
index 3b89f8b45e..cffb48a0ad 100644
--- a/docs/en_us/platform_api/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/en_us/platform_api/source/conf.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ MOCK_MODULES = [
     'eventtracking',
     'xmodule',
     'xmodule.exceptions',
-    'xmodule.modulestore',  
+    'xmodule.modulestore',
     'xmodule.modulestore.exceptions',
     'xmodule.modulestore.django',
     'courseware.models',
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ MOCK_MODULES = [
     'reportlab.pdfgen',
     'reportlab.pdfgen.canvas',
     'reportlab.lib.pagesizes',
-    'reportlab.lib.units', 
+    'reportlab.lib.units',
     'reportlab.lib.styles',
     'reportlab.platypus',
     'reportlab.platypus.tables',
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/course_structure_api/v0/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/course_structure_api/v0/views.py
index d238f7b250..eb6625fdc1 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/course_structure_api/v0/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/course_structure_api/v0/views.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class CourseList(CourseViewMixin, ListAPIView):
     """
     **Use Case**
 
-        Get a paginated list of courses in the edX Platform. 
+        Get a paginated list of courses in the edX Platform.
 
         The list can be filtered by course_id.
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class CourseDetail(CourseViewMixin, RetrieveAPIView):
     **Response Values**
 
         * id: The unique identifier for the course.
-        
+
         * name: The name of the course.
 
         * category: The type of content.
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/accounts/views.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/accounts/views.py
index b76a163517..4bc9f9d57d 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/accounts/views.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/accounts/views.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class AccountView(APIView):
 
                 * gender: One of the fullowing values:
 
-                  * "m" 
+                  * "m"
                   * "f"
                   * "o"
                   * null