diff --git a/platypush/__init__.py b/platypush/__init__.py
index 445e1e7494..dbd6e0248f 100644
--- a/platypush/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/__init__.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from .message.request import Request
 from .message.response import Response
 from .utils import set_thread_name, get_enabled_plugins
 
-__author__ = 'Fabio Manganiello <info@fabiomanganiello.com>'
+__author__ = 'Fabio Manganiello <fabio@manganiello.tech>'
 __version__ = '0.50.2'
 
 log = logging.getLogger('platypush')
diff --git a/platypush/backend/__init__.py b/platypush/backend/__init__.py
index 2b161f7030..98163394e4 100644
--- a/platypush/backend/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/backend/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-"""
-.. moduleauthor:: Fabio Manganiello <blacklight86@gmail.com>
-.. license: MIT
-"""
-
 import logging
 import re
 import socket
@@ -15,9 +10,17 @@ from platypush.bus import Bus
 from platypush.common import ExtensionWithManifest
 from platypush.config import Config
 from platypush.context import get_backend
-from platypush.message.event.zeroconf import ZeroconfServiceAddedEvent, ZeroconfServiceRemovedEvent
-from platypush.utils import set_timeout, clear_timeout, \
-    get_redis_queue_name_by_message, set_thread_name, get_backend_name_by_class
+from platypush.message.event.zeroconf import (
+    ZeroconfServiceAddedEvent,
+    ZeroconfServiceRemovedEvent,
+)
+from platypush.utils import (
+    set_timeout,
+    clear_timeout,
+    get_redis_queue_name_by_message,
+    set_thread_name,
+    get_backend_name_by_class,
+)
 
 from platypush import __version__
 from platypush.event import EventGenerator
@@ -44,7 +47,9 @@ class Backend(Thread, EventGenerator, ExtensionWithManifest):
     # Loop function, can be implemented by derived classes
     loop = None
 
-    def __init__(self, bus: Optional[Bus] = None, poll_seconds: Optional[float] = None, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(
+        self, bus: Optional[Bus] = None, poll_seconds: Optional[float] = None, **kwargs
+    ):
         """
         :param bus: Reference to the bus object to be used in the backend
         :param poll_seconds: If the backend implements a ``loop`` method, this parameter expresses how often the
@@ -65,14 +70,15 @@ class Backend(Thread, EventGenerator, ExtensionWithManifest):
         self.thread_id = None
         self._stop_event = ThreadEvent()
         self._kwargs = kwargs
-        self.logger = logging.getLogger('platypush:backend:' + get_backend_name_by_class(self.__class__))
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger(
+            'platypush:backend:' + get_backend_name_by_class(self.__class__)
+        )
         self.zeroconf = None
         self.zeroconf_info = None
 
         # Internal-only, we set the request context on a backend if that
         # backend is intended to react for a response to a specific request
-        self._request_context = kwargs['_req_ctx'] if '_req_ctx' in kwargs \
-            else None
+        self._request_context = kwargs['_req_ctx'] if '_req_ctx' in kwargs else None
 
         if 'logging' in kwargs:
             self.logger.setLevel(getattr(logging, kwargs.get('logging').upper()))
@@ -90,11 +96,14 @@ class Backend(Thread, EventGenerator, ExtensionWithManifest):
 
         msg = Message.build(msg)
 
-        if not getattr(msg, 'target') or msg.target != self.device_id:
+        if not getattr(msg, 'target', None) or msg.target != self.device_id:
             return  # Not for me
 
-        self.logger.debug('Message received on the {} backend: {}'.format(
-            self.__class__.__name__, msg))
+        self.logger.debug(
+            'Message received on the {} backend: {}'.format(
+                self.__class__.__name__, msg
+            )
+        )
 
         if self._is_expected_response(msg):
             # Expected response, trigger the response handler
@@ -104,26 +113,31 @@ class Backend(Thread, EventGenerator, ExtensionWithManifest):
             self.stop()
             return
 
-        msg.backend = self   # Augment message to be able to process responses
+        msg.backend = self  # Augment message to be able to process responses
         self.bus.post(msg)
 
     def _is_expected_response(self, msg):
-        """ Internal only - returns true if we are expecting for a response
-            and msg is that response """
+        """Internal only - returns true if we are expecting for a response
+        and msg is that response"""
 
         # pylint: disable=unsubscriptable-object
-        return self._request_context \
-            and isinstance(msg, Response) \
+        return (
+            self._request_context
+            and isinstance(msg, Response)
             and msg.id == self._request_context['request'].id
+        )
 
     def _get_backend_config(self):
-        config_name = 'backend.' + self.__class__.__name__.split('Backend', maxsplit=1)[0].lower()
+        config_name = (
+            'backend.' + self.__class__.__name__.split('Backend', maxsplit=1)[0].lower()
+        )
         return Config.get(config_name)
 
     def _setup_response_handler(self, request, on_response, response_timeout):
         def _timeout_hndl():
-            raise RuntimeError('Timed out while waiting for a response from {}'.
-                               format(request.target))
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                'Timed out while waiting for a response from {}'.format(request.target)
+            )
 
         req_ctx = {
             'request': request,
@@ -131,8 +145,9 @@ class Backend(Thread, EventGenerator, ExtensionWithManifest):
             'response_timeout': response_timeout,
         }
 
-        resp_backend = self.__class__(bus=self.bus, _req_ctx=req_ctx,
-                                      **self._get_backend_config(), **self._kwargs)
+        resp_backend = self.__class__(
+            bus=self.bus, _req_ctx=req_ctx, **self._get_backend_config(), **self._kwargs
+        )
 
         # Set the response timeout
         if response_timeout:
@@ -157,8 +172,13 @@ class Backend(Thread, EventGenerator, ExtensionWithManifest):
 
         self.send_message(event, **kwargs)
 
-    def send_request(self, request, on_response=None,
-                     response_timeout=_default_response_timeout, **kwargs):
+    def send_request(
+        self,
+        request,
+        on_response=None,
+        response_timeout=_default_response_timeout,
+        **kwargs
+    ):
         """
         Send a request message on the backend.
 
@@ -215,16 +235,18 @@ class Backend(Thread, EventGenerator, ExtensionWithManifest):
             if not redis:
                 raise KeyError()
         except KeyError:
-            self.logger.warning((
-                "Backend {} does not implement send_message "
-                "and the fallback Redis backend isn't configured"
-            ).format(self.__class__.__name__))
+            self.logger.warning(
+                (
+                    "Backend {} does not implement send_message "
+                    "and the fallback Redis backend isn't configured"
+                ).format(self.__class__.__name__)
+            )
             return
 
         redis.send_message(msg, queue_name=queue_name)
 
     def run(self):
-        """ Starts the backend thread. To be implemented in the derived classes if the loop method isn't defined. """
+        """Starts the backend thread. To be implemented in the derived classes if the loop method isn't defined."""
         self.thread_id = get_ident()
         set_thread_name(self._thread_name)
         if not callable(self.loop):
@@ -249,24 +271,29 @@ class Backend(Thread, EventGenerator, ExtensionWithManifest):
                             elif has_error:
                                 time.sleep(5)
             except Exception as e:
-                self.logger.error('{} initialization error: {}'.format(self.__class__.__name__, str(e)))
+                self.logger.error(
+                    '{} initialization error: {}'.format(
+                        self.__class__.__name__, str(e)
+                    )
+                )
                 self.logger.exception(e)
                 time.sleep(self.poll_seconds or 5)
 
     def __enter__(self):
-        """ Invoked when the backend is initialized, if the main logic is within a ``loop()`` function """
+        """Invoked when the backend is initialized, if the main logic is within a ``loop()`` function"""
         self.logger.info('Initialized backend {}'.format(self.__class__.__name__))
 
     def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
-        """ Invoked when the backend is terminated, if the main logic is within a ``loop()`` function """
+        """Invoked when the backend is terminated, if the main logic is within a ``loop()`` function"""
         self.on_stop()
         self.logger.info('Terminated backend {}'.format(self.__class__.__name__))
 
     def on_stop(self):
-        """ Callback invoked when the process stops """
+        """Callback invoked when the process stops"""
 
     def stop(self):
-        """ Stops the backend thread by sending a STOP event on its bus """
+        """Stops the backend thread by sending a STOP event on its bus"""
+
         def _async_stop():
             self._stop_event.set()
             self.unregister_service()
@@ -285,8 +312,10 @@ class Backend(Thread, EventGenerator, ExtensionWithManifest):
 
         redis_backend = get_backend('redis')
         if not redis_backend:
-            self.logger.warning('Redis backend not configured - some '
-                                'web server features may not be working properly')
+            self.logger.warning(
+                'Redis backend not configured - some '
+                'web server features may not be working properly'
+            )
             redis_args = {}
         else:
             redis_args = redis_backend.redis_args
@@ -305,7 +334,9 @@ class Backend(Thread, EventGenerator, ExtensionWithManifest):
 
             return response
         except Exception as e:
-            self.logger.error('Error while processing response to {}: {}'.format(msg, str(e)))
+            self.logger.error(
+                'Error while processing response to {}: {}'.format(msg, str(e))
+            )
 
     @staticmethod
     def _get_ip() -> str:
@@ -318,13 +349,15 @@ class Backend(Thread, EventGenerator, ExtensionWithManifest):
         s.close()
         return addr
 
-    def register_service(self,
-                         port: Optional[int] = None,
-                         name: Optional[str] = None,
-                         srv_type: Optional[str] = None,
-                         srv_name: Optional[str] = None,
-                         udp: bool = False,
-                         properties: Optional[Dict] = None):
+    def register_service(
+        self,
+        port: Optional[int] = None,
+        name: Optional[str] = None,
+        srv_type: Optional[str] = None,
+        srv_name: Optional[str] = None,
+        udp: bool = False,
+        properties: Optional[Dict] = None,
+    ):
         """
         Initialize the Zeroconf service configuration for this backend.
 
@@ -348,7 +381,9 @@ class Backend(Thread, EventGenerator, ExtensionWithManifest):
             from zeroconf import ServiceInfo, Zeroconf
             from platypush.plugins.zeroconf import ZeroconfListener
         except ImportError:
-            self.logger.warning('zeroconf package not available, service discovery will be disabled.')
+            self.logger.warning(
+                'zeroconf package not available, service discovery will be disabled.'
+            )
             return
 
         self.zeroconf = Zeroconf()
@@ -360,28 +395,40 @@ class Backend(Thread, EventGenerator, ExtensionWithManifest):
         }
 
         name = name or re.sub(r'Backend$', '', self.__class__.__name__).lower()
-        srv_type = srv_type or '_platypush-{name}._{proto}.local.'.format(name=name, proto='udp' if udp else 'tcp')
-        srv_name = srv_name or '{host}.{type}'.format(host=self.device_id, type=srv_type)
+        srv_type = srv_type or '_platypush-{name}._{proto}.local.'.format(
+            name=name, proto='udp' if udp else 'tcp'
+        )
+        srv_name = srv_name or '{host}.{type}'.format(
+            host=self.device_id, type=srv_type
+        )
 
         if port:
             srv_port = port
         else:
             srv_port = self.port if hasattr(self, 'port') else None
 
-        self.zeroconf_info = ServiceInfo(srv_type, srv_name,
-                                         addresses=[socket.inet_aton(self._get_ip())],
-                                         port=srv_port,
-                                         weight=0,
-                                         priority=0,
-                                         properties=srv_desc)
+        self.zeroconf_info = ServiceInfo(
+            srv_type,
+            srv_name,
+            addresses=[socket.inet_aton(self._get_ip())],
+            port=srv_port,
+            weight=0,
+            priority=0,
+            properties=srv_desc,
+        )
 
         if not self.zeroconf_info:
             self.logger.warning('Could not register Zeroconf service')
             return
 
         self.zeroconf.register_service(self.zeroconf_info)
-        self.bus.post(ZeroconfServiceAddedEvent(service_type=srv_type, service_name=srv_name,
-                                                service_info=ZeroconfListener.parse_service_info(self.zeroconf_info)))
+        self.bus.post(
+            ZeroconfServiceAddedEvent(
+                service_type=srv_type,
+                service_name=srv_name,
+                service_info=ZeroconfListener.parse_service_info(self.zeroconf_info),
+            )
+        )
 
     def unregister_service(self):
         """
@@ -391,17 +438,26 @@ class Backend(Thread, EventGenerator, ExtensionWithManifest):
             try:
                 self.zeroconf.unregister_service(self.zeroconf_info)
             except Exception as e:
-                self.logger.warning('Could not register Zeroconf service {}: {}: {}'.format(
-                    self.zeroconf_info.name, type(e).__name__, str(e)))
+                self.logger.warning(
+                    'Could not register Zeroconf service {}: {}: {}'.format(
+                        self.zeroconf_info.name, type(e).__name__, str(e)
+                    )
+                )
 
             if self.zeroconf:
                 self.zeroconf.close()
 
             if self.zeroconf_info:
-                self.bus.post(ZeroconfServiceRemovedEvent(service_type=self.zeroconf_info.type,
-                                                          service_name=self.zeroconf_info.name))
+                self.bus.post(
+                    ZeroconfServiceRemovedEvent(
+                        service_type=self.zeroconf_info.type,
+                        service_name=self.zeroconf_info.name,
+                    )
+                )
             else:
-                self.bus.post(ZeroconfServiceRemovedEvent(service_type=None, service_name=None))
+                self.bus.post(
+                    ZeroconfServiceRemovedEvent(service_type=None, service_name=None)
+                )
 
             self.zeroconf_info = None
             self.zeroconf = None
diff --git a/platypush/backend/assistant/google/__init__.py b/platypush/backend/assistant/google/__init__.py
index 1fe7fb3120..f35c269f9c 100644
--- a/platypush/backend/assistant/google/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/backend/assistant/google/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-"""
-.. moduleauthor:: Fabio Manganiello <blacklight86@gmail.com>
-.. license: MIT
-"""
-
 import json
 import os
 import time
diff --git a/platypush/backend/assistant/snowboy/__init__.py b/platypush/backend/assistant/snowboy/__init__.py
index f4b1cb5daf..7d1c192be4 100644
--- a/platypush/backend/assistant/snowboy/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/backend/assistant/snowboy/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-"""
-.. moduleauthor:: Fabio Manganiello <blacklight86@gmail.com>
-.. license: MIT
-"""
-
 import os
 import threading
 
@@ -89,10 +84,14 @@ class AssistantSnowboyBackend(AssistantBackend):
         self.detector = snowboydecoder.HotwordDetector(
             [model['voice_model_file'] for model in self.models.values()],
             sensitivity=[model['sensitivity'] for model in self.models.values()],
-            audio_gain=self.audio_gain)
+            audio_gain=self.audio_gain,
+        )
 
-        self.logger.info('Initialized Snowboy hotword detection with {} voice model configurations'.
-                         format(len(self.models)))
+        self.logger.info(
+            'Initialized Snowboy hotword detection with {} voice model configurations'.format(
+                len(self.models)
+            )
+        )
 
     def _init_models(self, models):
         if not models:
@@ -107,7 +106,9 @@ class AssistantSnowboyBackend(AssistantBackend):
             detect_sound = conf.get('detect_sound')
 
             if not model_file:
-                raise AttributeError('No voice_model_file specified for model {}'.format(name))
+                raise AttributeError(
+                    'No voice_model_file specified for model {}'.format(name)
+                )
 
             model_file = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(model_file))
             assistant_plugin_name = conf.get('assistant_plugin')
@@ -116,14 +117,19 @@ class AssistantSnowboyBackend(AssistantBackend):
                 detect_sound = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(detect_sound))
 
             if not os.path.isfile(model_file):
-                raise FileNotFoundError('Voice model file {} does not exist or it not a regular file'.
-                                        format(model_file))
+                raise FileNotFoundError(
+                    'Voice model file {} does not exist or it not a regular file'.format(
+                        model_file
+                    )
+                )
 
             self.models[name] = {
                 'voice_model_file': model_file,
                 'sensitivity': conf.get('sensitivity', 0.5),
                 'detect_sound': detect_sound,
-                'assistant_plugin': get_plugin(assistant_plugin_name) if assistant_plugin_name else None,
+                'assistant_plugin': get_plugin(assistant_plugin_name)
+                if assistant_plugin_name
+                else None,
                 'assistant_language': conf.get('assistant_language'),
                 'tts_plugin': conf.get('tts_plugin'),
                 'tts_args': conf.get('tts_args', {}),
@@ -143,7 +149,9 @@ class AssistantSnowboyBackend(AssistantBackend):
 
         def callback():
             if not self.is_detecting():
-                self.logger.info('Hotword detected but assistant response currently paused')
+                self.logger.info(
+                    'Hotword detected but assistant response currently paused'
+                )
                 return
 
             self.bus.post(HotwordDetectedEvent(hotword=hotword))
@@ -159,8 +167,11 @@ class AssistantSnowboyBackend(AssistantBackend):
                 threading.Thread(target=sound_thread, args=(detect_sound,)).start()
 
             if assistant_plugin:
-                assistant_plugin.start_conversation(language=assistant_language, tts_plugin=tts_plugin,
-                                                    tts_args=tts_args)
+                assistant_plugin.start_conversation(
+                    language=assistant_language,
+                    tts_plugin=tts_plugin,
+                    tts_args=tts_args,
+                )
 
         return callback
 
@@ -172,10 +183,11 @@ class AssistantSnowboyBackend(AssistantBackend):
 
     def run(self):
         super().run()
-        self.detector.start(detected_callback=[
-            self.hotword_detected(hotword)
-            for hotword in self.models.keys()
-        ])
+        self.detector.start(
+            detected_callback=[
+                self.hotword_detected(hotword) for hotword in self.models.keys()
+            ]
+        )
 
 
 # vim:sw=4:ts=4:et:
diff --git a/platypush/backend/wiimote/__init__.py b/platypush/backend/wiimote/__init__.py
index cb339c7bcf..c59397524b 100644
--- a/platypush/backend/wiimote/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/backend/wiimote/__init__.py
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
-"""
-.. moduleauthor:: Fabio Manganiello <blacklight86@gmail.com>
-"""
-
 import re
 import time
 
 from platypush.backend import Backend
-from platypush.message.event.wiimote import WiimoteEvent, \
-    WiimoteConnectionEvent, WiimoteDisconnectionEvent
+from platypush.message.event.wiimote import (
+    WiimoteEvent,
+    WiimoteConnectionEvent,
+    WiimoteDisconnectionEvent,
+)
 
 
 class WiimoteBackend(Backend):
@@ -30,8 +29,9 @@ class WiimoteBackend(Backend):
     _last_btn_event_time = 0
     _bdaddr = None
 
-    def __init__(self, bdaddr=_bdaddr, inactivity_timeout=_inactivity_timeout,
-                 *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(
+        self, bdaddr=_bdaddr, inactivity_timeout=_inactivity_timeout, *args, **kwargs
+    ):
         """
         :param bdaddr: If set, connect to this specific Wiimote physical address (example: 00:11:22:33:44:55)
         :type bdaddr: str
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ class WiimoteBackend(Backend):
                 self._wiimote = cwiid.Wiimote()
 
             self._wiimote.enable(cwiid.FLAG_MOTIONPLUS)
-            self._wiimote.rpt_mode = cwiid.RPT_ACC | cwiid.RPT_BTN | cwiid.RPT_MOTIONPLUS
+            self._wiimote.rpt_mode = (
+                cwiid.RPT_ACC | cwiid.RPT_BTN | cwiid.RPT_MOTIONPLUS
+            )
 
             self.logger.info('WiiMote connected')
             self._last_btn_event_time = time.time()
@@ -65,24 +67,34 @@ class WiimoteBackend(Backend):
 
     def get_state(self):
         import cwiid
+
         wm = self.get_wiimote()
         state = wm.state
         parsed_state = {}
 
         # Get buttons
         all_btns = [attr for attr in dir(cwiid) if attr.startswith('BTN_')]
-        parsed_state['buttons'] = {btn: True for btn in all_btns
-                                   if state.get('buttons', 0) & getattr(cwiid, btn) != 0}
+        parsed_state['buttons'] = {
+            btn: True
+            for btn in all_btns
+            if state.get('buttons', 0) & getattr(cwiid, btn) != 0
+        }
 
         # Get LEDs
-        all_leds = [attr for attr in dir(cwiid) if re.match('LED\d_ON', attr)]
-        parsed_state['led'] = {led[:4]: True for led in all_leds
-                               if state.get('leds', 0) & getattr(cwiid, led) != 0}
+        all_leds = [attr for attr in dir(cwiid) if re.match(r'LED\d_ON', attr)]
+        parsed_state['led'] = {
+            led[:4]: True
+            for led in all_leds
+            if state.get('leds', 0) & getattr(cwiid, led) != 0
+        }
 
         # Get errors
         all_errs = [attr for attr in dir(cwiid) if attr.startswith('ERROR_')]
-        parsed_state['error'] = {err: True for err in all_errs
-                                 if state.get('errs', 0) & getattr(cwiid, err) != 0}
+        parsed_state['error'] = {
+            err: True
+            for err in all_errs
+            if state.get('errs', 0) & getattr(cwiid, err) != 0
+        }
 
         parsed_state['battery'] = round(state.get('battery', 0) / cwiid.BATTERY_MAX, 3)
         parsed_state['rumble'] = bool(state.get('rumble', 0))
@@ -92,8 +104,9 @@ class WiimoteBackend(Backend):
 
         if 'motionplus' in state:
             parsed_state['motionplus'] = {
-                'angle_rate': tuple(int(angle / 100) for angle
-                                    in state['motionplus']['angle_rate']),
+                'angle_rate': tuple(
+                    int(angle / 100) for angle in state['motionplus']['angle_rate']
+                ),
                 'low_speed': state['motionplus']['low_speed'],
             }
 
@@ -121,23 +134,30 @@ class WiimoteBackend(Backend):
         while not self.should_stop():
             try:
                 state = self.get_state()
-                changed_state = {k: state[k] for k in state.keys()
-                                 if state[k] != last_state.get(k)}
+                changed_state = {
+                    k: state[k] for k in state.keys() if state[k] != last_state.get(k)
+                }
 
                 if changed_state:
                     self.bus.post(WiimoteEvent(**changed_state))
 
                 if 'buttons' in changed_state:
                     self._last_btn_event_time = time.time()
-                elif last_state and time.time() - \
-                        self._last_btn_event_time >= self._inactivity_timeout:
+                elif (
+                    last_state
+                    and time.time() - self._last_btn_event_time
+                    >= self._inactivity_timeout
+                ):
                     self.logger.info('Wiimote disconnected upon timeout')
                     self.close()
 
                 last_state = state
                 time.sleep(0.1)
             except RuntimeError as e:
-                if type(e) == RuntimeError and str(e) == 'Error opening wiimote connection':
+                if (
+                    type(e) == RuntimeError
+                    and str(e) == 'Error opening wiimote connection'
+                ):
                     if self._connection_attempts == 0:
                         self.logger.info('Press 1+2 to pair your WiiMote controller')
                 else:
@@ -146,4 +166,5 @@ class WiimoteBackend(Backend):
                 self.close()
                 self._connection_attempts += 1
 
+
 # vim:sw=4:ts=4:et:
diff --git a/platypush/platydock/__init__.py b/platypush/platydock/__init__.py
index 8c5bd10230..312bd22f1b 100755
--- a/platypush/platydock/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/platydock/__init__.py
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ Platydock
 
 Platydock is a helper that allows you to easily manage (create, destroy, start,
 stop and list) Platypush instances as Docker images.
-
-.. moduleauthor:: Fabio Manganiello <blacklight86@gmail.com>
-.. license: MIT
 """
 
 import argparse
diff --git a/platypush/plugins/assistant/echo/__init__.py b/platypush/plugins/assistant/echo/__init__.py
index 83ffeea3ad..8d8292c229 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/assistant/echo/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/assistant/echo/__init__.py
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
-"""
-.. moduleauthor:: Fabio Manganiello <blacklight86@gmail.com>
-"""
-
 import os
+from typing import Optional
 
 from platypush.context import get_bus
 from platypush.plugins import action
 from platypush.plugins.assistant import AssistantPlugin
 
-from platypush.message.event.assistant import ConversationStartEvent, \
-    ConversationEndEvent, SpeechRecognizedEvent, ResponseEvent
+from platypush.message.event.assistant import (
+    ConversationStartEvent,
+    ConversationEndEvent,
+    SpeechRecognizedEvent,
+    ResponseEvent,
+)
 
 
 class AssistantEchoPlugin(AssistantPlugin):
@@ -38,8 +39,13 @@ class AssistantEchoPlugin(AssistantPlugin):
         * **avs** (``pip install avs``)
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, avs_config_file: str = None, audio_device: str = 'default',
-                 audio_player: str = 'default', **kwargs):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        avs_config_file: Optional[str] = None,
+        audio_device: str = 'default',
+        audio_player: str = 'default',
+        **kwargs
+    ):
         """
         :param avs_config_file: AVS credentials file - default: ~/.avs.json. If the file doesn't exist then
             an instance of the AVS authentication service will be spawned. You can login through an Amazon
@@ -61,9 +67,12 @@ class AssistantEchoPlugin(AssistantPlugin):
 
         if not avs_config_file or not os.path.isfile(avs_config_file):
             from avs.auth import auth
+
             auth(None, avs_config_file)
-            self.logger.warning('Amazon Echo assistant credentials not configured. Open http://localhost:3000 ' +
-                                'to authenticate this client')
+            self.logger.warning(
+                'Amazon Echo assistant credentials not configured. Open http://localhost:3000 '
+                + 'to authenticate this client'
+            )
 
         self.audio_device = audio_device
         self.audio_player = audio_player
@@ -84,37 +93,43 @@ class AssistantEchoPlugin(AssistantPlugin):
     def _on_ready(self):
         def _callback():
             self._ready = True
+
         return _callback
 
     def _on_listening(self):
         def _callback():
             get_bus().post(ConversationStartEvent(assistant=self))
+
         return _callback
 
     def _on_speaking(self):
         def _callback():
             # AVS doesn't provide a way to access the response text
             get_bus().post(ResponseEvent(assistant=self, response_text=''))
+
         return _callback
 
     def _on_finished(self):
         def _callback():
             get_bus().post(ConversationEndEvent(assistant=self))
+
         return _callback
 
     def _on_disconnected(self):
         def _callback():
             self._ready = False
+
         return _callback
 
     def _on_thinking(self):
         def _callback():
             # AVS doesn't provide a way to access the detected text
             get_bus().post(SpeechRecognizedEvent(assistant=self, phrase=''))
+
         return _callback
 
     @action
-    def start_conversation(self, **kwargs):
+    def start_conversation(self, **_):
         if not self._ready:
             raise RuntimeError('Echo assistant not ready')
 
diff --git a/platypush/plugins/assistant/google/__init__.py b/platypush/plugins/assistant/google/__init__.py
index 9b5b3e359a..59ff8f4e64 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/assistant/google/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/assistant/google/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-"""
-.. moduleauthor:: Fabio Manganiello <blacklight86@gmail.com>
-"""
-
 from platypush.backend.assistant.google import AssistantGoogleBackend
 from platypush.context import get_backend
 from platypush.plugins import action
@@ -19,10 +15,12 @@ class AssistantGooglePlugin(AssistantPlugin):
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
 
     def _get_assistant(self) -> AssistantGoogleBackend:
-        return get_backend('assistant.google')
+        backend = get_backend('assistant.google')
+        assert backend, 'The assistant.google backend is not configured.'
+        return backend
 
     @action
-    def start_conversation(self, **kwargs):
+    def start_conversation(self):
         """
         Programmatically start a conversation with the assistant
         """
diff --git a/platypush/plugins/assistant/google/pushtotalk/__init__.py b/platypush/plugins/assistant/google/pushtotalk/__init__.py
index d1a511ca31..b094534cdb 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/assistant/google/pushtotalk/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/assistant/google/pushtotalk/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-"""
-.. moduleauthor:: Fabio Manganiello <blacklight86@gmail.com>
-"""
-
 import json
 import os
 from typing import Optional, Dict, Any
diff --git a/platypush/plugins/calendar/__init__.py b/platypush/plugins/calendar/__init__.py
index 191e196713..b6c5ad32a2 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/calendar/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/calendar/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-"""
-.. moduleauthor:: Fabio Manganiello <blacklight86@gmail.com>
-"""
-
 import dateutil.parser
 import importlib
 
@@ -53,7 +49,9 @@ class CalendarPlugin(Plugin, CalendarInterface):
 
         for calendar in calendars:
             if 'type' not in calendar:
-                self.logger.warning("Invalid calendar with no type specified: {}".format(calendar))
+                self.logger.warning(
+                    "Invalid calendar with no type specified: {}".format(calendar)
+                )
                 continue
 
             cal_type = calendar.pop('type')
@@ -62,7 +60,6 @@ class CalendarPlugin(Plugin, CalendarInterface):
             module = importlib.import_module(module_name)
             self.calendars.append(getattr(module, class_name)(**calendar))
 
-
     @action
     def get_upcoming_events(self, max_results=10):
         """
@@ -71,7 +68,8 @@ class CalendarPlugin(Plugin, CalendarInterface):
         :param max_results: Maximum number of results to be returned (default: 10)
         :type max_results: int
 
-        :returns: platypush.message.Response -- Response object with the list of events in the Google calendar API format.
+        :returns: platypush.message.Response -- Response object with the list of
+            events in the Google calendar API format.
 
         Example::
 
@@ -113,15 +111,16 @@ class CalendarPlugin(Plugin, CalendarInterface):
             except Exception as e:
                 self.logger.warning('Could not retrieve events: {}'.format(str(e)))
 
-        events = sorted(events, key=lambda event:
-                        dateutil.parser.parse(
-                            event['start']['dateTime']
-                            if 'dateTime' in event['start']
-                            else event['start']['date'] + 'T00:00:00+00:00'
-                        ))[:max_results]
+        events = sorted(
+            events,
+            key=lambda event: dateutil.parser.parse(
+                event['start']['dateTime']
+                if 'dateTime' in event['start']
+                else event['start']['date'] + 'T00:00:00+00:00'
+            ),
+        )[:max_results]
 
         return events
 
 
 # vim:sw=4:ts=4:et:
-
diff --git a/platypush/plugins/calendar/ical/__init__.py b/platypush/plugins/calendar/ical/__init__.py
index 984466f0de..bfe4ec20a7 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/calendar/ical/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/calendar/ical/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-"""
-.. moduleauthor:: Fabio Manganiello <blacklight86@gmail.com>
-"""
-
 import datetime
 import requests
 from typing import Optional
@@ -35,15 +31,14 @@ class CalendarIcalPlugin(Plugin, CalendarInterface):
             return
 
         if type(t.dt) == datetime.date:
-            return (
-                datetime.datetime(
-                    t.dt.year, t.dt.month, t.dt.day, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc
-                ).isoformat()
-            )
+            return datetime.datetime(
+                t.dt.year, t.dt.month, t.dt.day, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc
+            ).isoformat()
 
         return (
-                datetime.datetime.utcfromtimestamp(t.dt.timestamp())
-                .replace(tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc).isoformat()
+            datetime.datetime.utcfromtimestamp(t.dt.timestamp())
+            .replace(tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc)
+            .isoformat()
         )
 
     @classmethod
@@ -52,23 +47,27 @@ class CalendarIcalPlugin(Plugin, CalendarInterface):
             'id': str(event.get('uid')) if event.get('uid') else None,
             'kind': 'calendar#event',
             'summary': str(event.get('summary')) if event.get('summary') else None,
-            'description': str(event.get('description')) if event.get('description') else None,
+            'description': str(event.get('description'))
+            if event.get('description')
+            else None,
             'status': str(event.get('status')).lower() if event.get('status') else None,
-            'responseStatus': str(event.get('partstat')).lower() if event.get('partstat') else None,
+            'responseStatus': str(event.get('partstat')).lower()
+            if event.get('partstat')
+            else None,
             'location': str(event.get('location')) if event.get('location') else None,
             'htmlLink': str(event.get('url')) if event.get('url') else None,
             'organizer': {
                 'email': str(event.get('organizer')).replace('MAILTO:', ''),
-                'displayName': event.get('organizer').params.get('cn')
-            } if event.get('organizer') else None,
-
+                'displayName': event.get('organizer').params.get('cn'),
+            }
+            if event.get('organizer')
+            else None,
             'created': cls._convert_timestamp(event, 'created'),
             'updated': cls._convert_timestamp(event, 'last-modified'),
             'start': {
                 'dateTime': cls._convert_timestamp(event, 'dtstart'),
                 'timeZone': 'UTC',
             },
-
             'end': {
                 'dateTime': cls._convert_timestamp(event, 'dtend'),
                 'timeZone': 'UTC',
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ class CalendarIcalPlugin(Plugin, CalendarInterface):
         }
 
     @action
-    def get_upcoming_events(self, max_results=10, only_participating=True):
+    def get_upcoming_events(self, *_, only_participating=True, **__):
         """
         Get the upcoming events. See
         :func:`~platypush.plugins.calendar.CalendarPlugin.get_upcoming_events`.
@@ -86,8 +85,9 @@ class CalendarIcalPlugin(Plugin, CalendarInterface):
 
         events = []
         response = requests.get(self.url)
-        assert response.ok, \
-            "HTTP error while getting events from {}: {}".format(self.url, response.text)
+        assert response.ok, "HTTP error while getting events from {}: {}".format(
+            self.url, response.text
+        )
 
         calendar = Calendar.from_ical(response.text)
         for event in calendar.walk():
@@ -97,16 +97,24 @@ class CalendarIcalPlugin(Plugin, CalendarInterface):
             event = self._translate_event(event)
 
             if (
-                    event['status'] != 'cancelled'
-                    and event['end'].get('dateTime')
-                    and event['end']['dateTime'] >= datetime.datetime.utcnow().replace(tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc).isoformat()
-                    and (
-                    (only_participating
-                     and event.get('responseStatus') in [None, 'accepted', 'tentative'])
-                    or not only_participating)
+                event['status'] != 'cancelled'
+                and event['end'].get('dateTime')
+                and event['end']['dateTime']
+                >= datetime.datetime.utcnow()
+                .replace(tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc)
+                .isoformat()
+                and (
+                    (
+                        only_participating
+                        and event.get('responseStatus')
+                        in [None, 'accepted', 'tentative']
+                    )
+                    or not only_participating
+                )
             ):
                 events.append(event)
 
         return events
 
+
 # vim:sw=4:ts=4:et:
diff --git a/platypush/plugins/google/__init__.py b/platypush/plugins/google/__init__.py
index 7c5e0a71eb..310efcb8d2 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/google/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/google/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-"""
-.. moduleauthor:: Fabio Manganiello <blacklight86@gmail.com>
-"""
-
 from platypush.plugins import Plugin
 
 
@@ -23,7 +19,8 @@ class GooglePlugin(Plugin):
 
         5. Generate a credentials file for the needed scope::
 
-            python -m platypush.plugins.google.credentials 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.compose' ~/client_secret.json
+            python -m platypush.plugins.google.credentials \
+                'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.compose' ~/client_secret.json
 
     Requires:
 
@@ -32,7 +29,7 @@ class GooglePlugin(Plugin):
 
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, scopes=None, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, scopes=None, **kwargs):
         """
         Initialized the Google plugin with the required scopes.
 
@@ -41,14 +38,13 @@ class GooglePlugin(Plugin):
         """
 
         from platypush.plugins.google.credentials import get_credentials
+
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
         self._scopes = scopes or []
 
         if self._scopes:
             scopes = ' '.join(sorted(self._scopes))
-            self.credentials = {
-                scopes: get_credentials(scopes)
-            }
+            self.credentials = {scopes: get_credentials(scopes)}
         else:
             self.credentials = {}
 
@@ -57,7 +53,7 @@ class GooglePlugin(Plugin):
         from apiclient import discovery
 
         if scopes is None:
-            scopes = getattr(self, 'scopes') if hasattr(self, 'scopes') else []
+            scopes = getattr(self, 'scopes', [])
 
         scopes = ' '.join(sorted(scopes))
         credentials = self.credentials[scopes]
diff --git a/platypush/plugins/google/calendar/__init__.py b/platypush/plugins/google/calendar/__init__.py
index b5caea8b44..5a3ac74fef 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/google/calendar/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/google/calendar/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-"""
-.. moduleauthor:: Fabio Manganiello <blacklight86@gmail.com>
-"""
-
 import datetime
 
 from platypush.plugins import action
@@ -34,9 +30,17 @@ class GoogleCalendarPlugin(GooglePlugin, CalendarInterface):
 
         now = datetime.datetime.utcnow().isoformat() + 'Z'
         service = self.get_service('calendar', 'v3')
-        result = service.events().list(calendarId='primary', timeMin=now,
-                                       maxResults=max_results, singleEvents=True,
-                                       orderBy='startTime').execute()
+        result = (
+            service.events()
+            .list(
+                calendarId='primary',
+                timeMin=now,
+                maxResults=max_results,
+                singleEvents=True,
+                orderBy='startTime',
+            )
+            .execute()
+        )
 
         events = result.get('items', [])
         return events
diff --git a/platypush/plugins/google/mail/__init__.py b/platypush/plugins/google/mail/__init__.py
index 750839a3eb..081c07b18f 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/google/mail/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/google/mail/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-"""
-.. moduleauthor:: Fabio Manganiello <blacklight86@gmail.com>
-"""
-
 import base64
 import mimetypes
 import os
@@ -81,8 +77,9 @@ class GoogleMailPlugin(GooglePlugin):
                 elif main_type == 'audio':
                     msg = MIMEAudio(content, _subtype=sub_type)
                 elif main_type == 'application':
-                    msg = MIMEApplication(content, _subtype=sub_type,
-                                          _encoder=encode_base64)
+                    msg = MIMEApplication(
+                        content, _subtype=sub_type, _encoder=encode_base64
+                    )
                 else:
                     msg = MIMEBase(main_type, sub_type)
                     msg.set_payload(content)
@@ -93,8 +90,7 @@ class GoogleMailPlugin(GooglePlugin):
 
         service = self.get_service('gmail', 'v1')
         body = {'raw': base64.urlsafe_b64encode(message.as_bytes()).decode()}
-        message = (service.users().messages().send(
-            userId='me', body=body).execute())
+        message = service.users().messages().send(userId='me', body=body).execute()
 
         return message
 
@@ -108,4 +104,5 @@ class GoogleMailPlugin(GooglePlugin):
         labels = results.get('labels', [])
         return labels
 
+
 # vim:sw=4:ts=4:et:
diff --git a/platypush/plugins/google/maps/__init__.py b/platypush/plugins/google/maps/__init__.py
index d4382057e4..73a5e39c6c 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/google/maps/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/google/maps/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-"""
-.. moduleauthor:: Fabio Manganiello <blacklight86@gmail.com>
-"""
-
 from datetime import datetime
 from typing import List, Union, Optional
 
@@ -50,23 +46,29 @@ class GoogleMapsPlugin(GooglePlugin):
         :type longitude: float
         """
 
-        response = requests.get('https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json',
-                                params={
-                                    'latlng': '{},{}'.format(latitude, longitude),
-                                    'key': self.api_key,
-                                }).json()
+        response = requests.get(
+            'https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json',
+            params={
+                'latlng': '{},{}'.format(latitude, longitude),
+                'key': self.api_key,
+            },
+        ).json()
 
-        address = dict(
-            (t, None) for t in ['street_number', 'street', 'locality', 'country', 'postal_code']
-        )
+        address = {
+            t: None
+            for t in ['street_number', 'street', 'locality', 'country', 'postal_code']
+        }
 
         address['latitude'] = latitude
         address['longitude'] = longitude
 
         if 'results' in response and response['results']:
             result = response['results'][0]
-            self.logger.info('Google Maps geocode response for latlng ({},{}): {}'.
-                             format(latitude, longitude, result))
+            self.logger.info(
+                'Google Maps geocode response for latlng ({},{}): {}'.format(
+                    latitude, longitude, result
+                )
+            )
 
             address['address'] = result['formatted_address'].split(',')[0]
             for addr_component in result['address_components']:
@@ -92,11 +94,13 @@ class GoogleMapsPlugin(GooglePlugin):
         :type longitude: float
         """
 
-        response = requests.get('https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/elevation/json',
-                                params={
-                                    'locations': '{},{}'.format(latitude, longitude),
-                                    'key': self.api_key,
-                                }).json()
+        response = requests.get(
+            'https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/elevation/json',
+            params={
+                'locations': '{},{}'.format(latitude, longitude),
+                'key': self.api_key,
+            },
+        ).json()
 
         elevation = None
 
@@ -106,16 +110,20 @@ class GoogleMapsPlugin(GooglePlugin):
         return {'elevation': elevation}
 
     @action
-    def get_travel_time(self, origins: List[str], destinations: List[str],
-                        departure_time: Optional[datetime_types] = None,
-                        arrival_time: Optional[datetime_types] = None,
-                        units: str = 'metric',
-                        avoid: Optional[List[str]] = None,
-                        language: Optional[str] = None,
-                        mode: Optional[str] = None,
-                        traffic_model: Optional[str] = None,
-                        transit_mode: Optional[List[str]] = None,
-                        transit_route_preference: Optional[str] = None):
+    def get_travel_time(
+        self,
+        origins: List[str],
+        destinations: List[str],
+        departure_time: Optional[datetime_types] = None,
+        arrival_time: Optional[datetime_types] = None,
+        units: str = 'metric',
+        avoid: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+        language: Optional[str] = None,
+        mode: Optional[str] = None,
+        traffic_model: Optional[str] = None,
+        transit_mode: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+        transit_route_preference: Optional[str] = None,
+    ):
         """
         Get the estimated travel time between a set of departure points and a set of destinations.
 
@@ -194,17 +202,25 @@ class GoogleMapsPlugin(GooglePlugin):
                 'origins': '|'.join(origins),
                 'destinations': '|'.join(destinations),
                 'units': units,
-                **({'departure_time': to_datetime(departure_time)} if departure_time else {}),
+                **(
+                    {'departure_time': to_datetime(departure_time)}
+                    if departure_time
+                    else {}
+                ),
                 **({'arrival_time': to_datetime(arrival_time)} if arrival_time else {}),
                 **({'avoid': '|'.join(avoid)} if avoid else {}),
                 **({'language': language} if language else {}),
                 **({'mode': mode} if mode else {}),
                 **({'traffic_model': traffic_model} if traffic_model else {}),
                 **({'transit_mode': transit_mode} if transit_mode else {}),
-                **({'transit_route_preference': transit_route_preference}
-                   if transit_route_preference else {}),
+                **(
+                    {'transit_route_preference': transit_route_preference}
+                    if transit_route_preference
+                    else {}
+                ),
                 'key': self.api_key,
-            }).json()
+            },
+        ).json()
 
         assert not rs.get('error_message'), f'{rs["status"]}: {rs["error_message"]}'
         rows = rs.get('rows', [])
diff --git a/platypush/plugins/google/youtube/__init__.py b/platypush/plugins/google/youtube/__init__.py
index 03cb8cdbd8..5f150206df 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/google/youtube/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/google/youtube/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-"""
-.. moduleauthor:: Fabio Manganiello <blacklight86@gmail.com>
-"""
-
 from platypush.plugins import action
 from platypush.plugins.google import GooglePlugin
 
@@ -48,10 +44,12 @@ class GoogleYoutubePlugin(GooglePlugin):
         :type max_results: int
 
         :param kwargs: Any extra arguments that will be transparently passed to the YouTube API.
-            See the `Getting started - parameters <https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/search/list#parameters>`_.
+            See the `Getting started - parameters
+            <https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/search/list#parameters>`_.
 
         :return: A list of YouTube resources.
-            See the `Getting started - Resource <https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/search#resource>`_.
+            See the `Getting started - Resource
+            <https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/search#resource>`_.
         """
 
         parts = parts or self._default_parts[:]
@@ -63,9 +61,11 @@ class GoogleYoutubePlugin(GooglePlugin):
             types = ','.join(types)
 
         service = self.get_service('youtube', 'v3')
-        result = service.search().list(part=parts, q=query, type=types,
-                                       maxResults=max_results,
-                                       **kwargs).execute()
+        result = (
+            service.search()
+            .list(part=parts, q=query, type=types, maxResults=max_results, **kwargs)
+            .execute()
+        )
 
         events = result.get('items', [])
         return events
diff --git a/platypush/plugins/wiimote/__init__.py b/platypush/plugins/wiimote/__init__.py
index b1e74d2948..3dfc47fbec 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/wiimote/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/wiimote/__init__.py
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
-"""
-.. moduleauthor:: Fabio Manganiello <blacklight86@gmail.com>
-"""
-
 import time
 
 from platypush.context import get_backend
 from platypush.plugins import Plugin, action
 
+
 class WiimotePlugin(Plugin):
     """
     WiiMote plugin.
@@ -20,7 +17,6 @@ class WiimotePlugin(Plugin):
     def _get_wiimote(cls):
         return get_backend('wiimote').get_wiimote()
 
-
     @action
     def connect(self):
         """
@@ -28,7 +24,6 @@ class WiimotePlugin(Plugin):
         """
         self._get_wiimote()
 
-
     @action
     def close(self):
         """
@@ -36,7 +31,6 @@ class WiimotePlugin(Plugin):
         """
         get_backend('wiimote').close()
 
-
     @action
     def rumble(self, secs):
         """
@@ -47,7 +41,6 @@ class WiimotePlugin(Plugin):
         time.sleep(secs)
         wm.rumble = False
 
-
     @action
     def state(self):
         """
@@ -55,23 +48,22 @@ class WiimotePlugin(Plugin):
         """
         return get_backend('wiimote').get_state()
 
-
     @action
     def set_leds(self, leds):
         """
         Set the LEDs state on the controller
 
-        :param leds: Iterable with the new states to be applied to the LEDs. Example: [1, 0, 0, 0] or (False, True, False, False)
+        :param leds: Iterable with the new states to be applied to the LEDs.
+            Example: [1, 0, 0, 0] or (False, True, False, False)
         :type leds: list
         """
 
         new_led = 0
         for i, led in enumerate(leds):
             if led:
-                new_led |= (1 << i)
+                new_led |= 1 << i
 
         self._get_wiimote().led = new_led
 
 
 # vim:sw=4:ts=4:et:
-
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 64652ce9ce..84c31cd3f9 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ setup(
     name="platypush",
     version="0.50.2",
     author="Fabio Manganiello",
-    author_email="info@fabiomanganiello.com",
+    author_email="fabio@manganiello.tech",
     description="Platypush service",
     license="MIT",
     python_requires='>= 3.6',