diff --git a/lms/tests.py b/lms/tests.py
index cf9a082b8b..e6f15792cb 100644
--- a/lms/tests.py
+++ b/lms/tests.py
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ class TemplateLookupTests(TestCase):
 
         add_lookup('main', 'external_module', __name__)
         directories = LOOKUP['main'].directories
-        self.assertEqual(len([dir for dir in directories if 'external_module' in dir]), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(len([directory for directory in directories if 'external_module' in directory]), 1)
 
         # This should not clear the directories list
         startup.enable_microsites()
         directories = LOOKUP['main'].directories
-        self.assertEqual(len([dir for dir in directories if 'external_module' in dir]), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(len([directory for directory in directories if 'external_module' in directory]), 1)
 
 
 @patch.dict('django.conf.settings.FEATURES', {'ENABLE_FEEDBACK_SUBMISSION': True})
diff --git a/lms/urls.py b/lms/urls.py
index d63973efbd..5c68a58644 100644
--- a/lms/urls.py
+++ b/lms/urls.py
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+"""
+URLs for LMS
+"""
+
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.conf.urls import patterns, include, url
 from ratelimitbackend import admin
@@ -27,7 +31,9 @@ urlpatterns = (
     url(r'^event$', 'track.views.user_track'),
     url(r'^performance$', 'performance.views.performance_log'),
     url(r'^segmentio/event$', 'track.views.segmentio.segmentio_event'),
-    url(r'^t/(?P<template>[^/]*)$', 'static_template_view.views.index'),   # TODO: Is this used anymore? What is STATIC_GRAB?
+
+    # TODO: Is this used anymore? What is STATIC_GRAB?
+    url(r'^t/(?P<template>[^/]*)$', 'static_template_view.views.index'),
 
     url(r'^accounts/manage_user_standing', 'student.views.manage_user_standing',
         name='manage_user_standing'),
@@ -313,15 +319,20 @@ if settings.COURSEWARE_ENABLED:
         # into the database.
         url(r'^software-licenses$', 'licenses.views.user_software_license', name="user_software_license"),
 
-        url(r'^courses/{}/xqueue/(?P<userid>[^/]*)/(?P<mod_id>.*?)/(?P<dispatch>[^/]*)$'.format(settings.COURSE_ID_PATTERN),
+        url(
+            r'^courses/{}/xqueue/(?P<userid>[^/]*)/(?P<mod_id>.*?)/(?P<dispatch>[^/]*)$'.format(
+                settings.COURSE_ID_PATTERN
+            ),
             'courseware.module_render.xqueue_callback',
-            name='xqueue_callback'),
+            name='xqueue_callback'
+        ),
         url(r'^change_setting$', 'student.views.change_setting',
             name='change_setting'),
 
         # TODO: These views need to be updated before they work
         url(r'^calculate$', 'util.views.calculate'),
-        # TODO: We should probably remove the circuit package. I believe it was only used in the old way of saving wiki circuits for the wiki
+        # TODO: We should probably remove the circuit package. I believe it was only used in the old way of saving wiki
+        # circuits for the wiki
         # url(r'^edit_circuit/(?P<circuit>[^/]*)$', 'circuit.views.edit_circuit'),
         # url(r'^save_circuit/(?P<circuit>[^/]*)$', 'circuit.views.save_circuit'),
 
@@ -339,8 +350,9 @@ if settings.COURSEWARE_ENABLED:
             'courseware.views.course_info', name="course_root"),
         url(r'^courses/{}/info$'.format(settings.COURSE_ID_PATTERN),
             'courseware.views.course_info', name="info"),
+        # TODO arjun remove when custom tabs in place, see courseware/courses.py
         url(r'^courses/{}/syllabus$'.format(settings.COURSE_ID_PATTERN),
-            'courseware.views.syllabus', name="syllabus"),   # TODO arjun remove when custom tabs in place, see courseware/courses.py
+            'courseware.views.syllabus', name="syllabus"),
 
         #Survey associated with a course
         url(r'^courses/{}/survey$'.format(settings.COURSE_ID_PATTERN),
@@ -358,8 +370,12 @@ if settings.COURSEWARE_ENABLED:
 
         url(r'^courses/{}/pdfbook/(?P<book_index>\d+)/chapter/(?P<chapter>\d+)/$'.format(settings.COURSE_ID_PATTERN),
             'staticbook.views.pdf_index', name="pdf_book"),
-        url(r'^courses/{}/pdfbook/(?P<book_index>\d+)/chapter/(?P<chapter>\d+)/(?P<page>\d+)$'.format(settings.COURSE_ID_PATTERN),
-            'staticbook.views.pdf_index', name="pdf_book"),
+        url(
+            r'^courses/{}/pdfbook/(?P<book_index>\d+)/chapter/(?P<chapter>\d+)/(?P<page>\d+)$'.format(
+                settings.COURSE_ID_PATTERN
+            ),
+            'staticbook.views.pdf_index', name="pdf_book"
+        ),
 
         url(r'^courses/{}/htmlbook/(?P<book_index>\d+)/$'.format(settings.COURSE_ID_PATTERN),
             'staticbook.views.html_index', name="html_book"),
@@ -372,8 +388,12 @@ if settings.COURSEWARE_ENABLED:
             'courseware.views.index', name="courseware_chapter"),
         url(r'^courses/{}/courseware/(?P<chapter>[^/]*)/(?P<section>[^/]*)/$'.format(settings.COURSE_ID_PATTERN),
             'courseware.views.index', name="courseware_section"),
-        url(r'^courses/{}/courseware/(?P<chapter>[^/]*)/(?P<section>[^/]*)/(?P<position>[^/]*)/?$'.format(settings.COURSE_ID_PATTERN),
-            'courseware.views.index', name="courseware_position"),
+        url(
+            r'^courses/{}/courseware/(?P<chapter>[^/]*)/(?P<section>[^/]*)/(?P<position>[^/]*)/?$'.format(
+                settings.COURSE_ID_PATTERN
+            ),
+            'courseware.views.index', name="courseware_position"
+        ),
 
         url(r'^courses/{}/progress$'.format(settings.COURSE_ID_PATTERN),
             'courseware.views.progress', name="progress"),
@@ -512,7 +532,10 @@ if settings.COURSEWARE_ENABLED:
 
     if settings.FEATURES.get('ENABLE_STUDENT_HISTORY_VIEW'):
         urlpatterns += (
-            url(r'^courses/{}/submission_history/(?P<student_username>[^/]*)/(?P<location>.*?)$'.format(settings.COURSE_ID_PATTERN),
+            url(
+                r'^courses/{}/submission_history/(?P<student_username>[^/]*)/(?P<location>.*?)$'.format(
+                    settings.COURSE_ID_PATTERN
+                ),
                 'courseware.views.submission_history',
                 name='submission_history'),
         )
@@ -580,7 +603,11 @@ urlpatterns += (
 if settings.FEATURES.get('AUTH_USE_OPENID_PROVIDER'):
     urlpatterns += (
         url(r'^openid/provider/login/$', 'external_auth.views.provider_login', name='openid-provider-login'),
-        url(r'^openid/provider/login/(?:.+)$', 'external_auth.views.provider_identity', name='openid-provider-login-identity'),
+        url(
+            r'^openid/provider/login/(?:.+)$',
+            'external_auth.views.provider_identity',
+            name='openid-provider-login-identity'
+        ),
         url(r'^openid/provider/identity/$', 'external_auth.views.provider_identity', name='openid-provider-identity'),
         url(r'^openid/provider/xrds/$', 'external_auth.views.provider_xrds', name='openid-provider-xrds')
     )
@@ -595,7 +622,10 @@ if settings.FEATURES.get('ENABLE_LMS_MIGRATION'):
     urlpatterns += (
         url(r'^migrate/modules$', 'lms_migration.migrate.manage_modulestores'),
         url(r'^migrate/reload/(?P<reload_dir>[^/]+)$', 'lms_migration.migrate.manage_modulestores'),
-        url(r'^migrate/reload/(?P<reload_dir>[^/]+)/(?P<commit_id>[^/]+)$', 'lms_migration.migrate.manage_modulestores'),
+        url(
+            r'^migrate/reload/(?P<reload_dir>[^/]+)/(?P<commit_id>[^/]+)$',
+            'lms_migration.migrate.manage_modulestores'
+        ),
         url(r'^gitreload$', 'lms_migration.migrate.gitreload'),
         url(r'^gitreload/(?P<reload_dir>[^/]+)$', 'lms_migration.migrate.gitreload'),
     )
@@ -613,7 +643,11 @@ if settings.FEATURES.get('ENABLE_SERVICE_STATUS'):
 
 if settings.FEATURES.get('ENABLE_INSTRUCTOR_BACKGROUND_TASKS'):
     urlpatterns += (
-        url(r'^instructor_task_status/$', 'instructor_task.views.instructor_task_status', name='instructor_task_status'),
+        url(
+            r'^instructor_task_status/$',
+            'instructor_task.views.instructor_task_status',
+            name='instructor_task_status'
+        ),
     )
 
 if settings.FEATURES.get('RUN_AS_ANALYTICS_SERVER_ENABLED'):
diff --git a/lms/wsgi.py b/lms/wsgi.py
index 88f5559734..9ac8309669 100644
--- a/lms/wsgi.py
+++ b/lms/wsgi.py
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+"""
+WSGI config for LMS.
+
+This module contains the WSGI application used by Django's development server
+and any production WSGI deployments.
+It exposes a module-level variable named ``application``. Django's
+``runserver`` and ``runfcgi`` commands discover this application via the
+``WSGI_APPLICATION`` setting.
+"""
+
 # Patch the xml libs
 from safe_lxml import defuse_xml_libs
 defuse_xml_libs()
@@ -25,4 +35,4 @@ modulestore()
 # This application object is used by the development server
 # as well as any WSGI server configured to use this file.
 from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
-application = get_wsgi_application()
+application = get_wsgi_application()  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
diff --git a/lms/wsgi_apache_lms.py b/lms/wsgi_apache_lms.py
index c69bb5f498..09c038ada8 100644
--- a/lms/wsgi_apache_lms.py
+++ b/lms/wsgi_apache_lms.py
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+"""
+Apache WSGI file for LMS
+
+This module contains the WSGI application used for Apache deployment.
+It exposes a module-level variable named ``application``.
+"""
+
 # Patch the xml libs before anything else.
 from safe_lxml import defuse_xml_libs
 defuse_xml_libs()
@@ -13,4 +20,4 @@ startup.run()
 # This application object is used by the development server
 # as well as any WSGI server configured to use this file.
 from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
-application = get_wsgi_application()
+application = get_wsgi_application()  # pylint: disable=invalid-name