diff --git a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps.py b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps.py
index 5f661e614..b455d12c7 100755
--- a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps.py
+++ b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps.py
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ class CachedProject(object):
         )
 
     def is_cacheable(self):
-        """ We only cache third party projects """
+        """We only cache third party projects"""
         return self.cache and self.m.shipit_project is None
 
     def was_cached(self):
diff --git a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/buildopts.py b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/buildopts.py
index 993a3ba01..f1c9e1bc0 100644
--- a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/buildopts.py
+++ b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/buildopts.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class BuildOptions(object):
         return self.host_type.is_linux()
 
     def get_context_generator(self, host_tuple=None, facebook_internal=None):
-        """ Create a manifest ContextGenerator for the specified target platform. """
+        """Create a manifest ContextGenerator for the specified target platform."""
         if host_tuple is None:
             host_type = self.host_type
         elif isinstance(host_tuple, HostType):
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ def _check_host_type(args, host_type):
 
 
 def setup_build_options(args, host_type=None):
-    """ Create a BuildOptions object based on the arguments """
+    """Create a BuildOptions object based on the arguments"""
 
     fbcode_builder_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
     scratch_dir = args.scratch_path
diff --git a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/fetcher.py b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/fetcher.py
index 1bd0d78d8..041549ad7 100644
--- a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/fetcher.py
+++ b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/fetcher.py
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ class ArchiveFetcher(Fetcher):
             )
 
     def _download_dir(self):
-        """ returns the download dir, creating it if it doesn't already exist """
+        """returns the download dir, creating it if it doesn't already exist"""
         download_dir = os.path.dirname(self.file_name)
         if not os.path.exists(download_dir):
             os.makedirs(download_dir)
diff --git a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/load.py b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/load.py
index 22b653dea..c5f40d2fa 100644
--- a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/load.py
+++ b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/load.py
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ from .manifest import ManifestParser
 
 
 class Loader(object):
-    """ The loader allows our tests to patch the load operation """
+    """The loader allows our tests to patch the load operation"""
 
     def _list_manifests(self, build_opts):
-        """ Returns a generator that iterates all the available manifests """
+        """Returns a generator that iterates all the available manifests"""
         for (path, _, files) in os.walk(build_opts.manifests_dir):
             for name in files:
                 # skip hidden files
diff --git a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/manifest.py b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/manifest.py
index eecdc7f85..0d03d383c 100644
--- a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/manifest.py
+++ b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/manifest.py
@@ -330,11 +330,11 @@ class ManifestParser(object):
                     hasher.update(value.encode("utf-8"))
 
     def is_first_party_project(self):
-        """ returns true if this is an FB first-party project """
+        """returns true if this is an FB first-party project"""
         return self.shipit_project is not None
 
     def get_required_system_packages(self, ctx):
-        """ Returns dictionary of packager system -> list of packages """
+        """Returns dictionary of packager system -> list of packages"""
         return {
             "rpm": self.get_section_as_args("rpms", ctx),
             "deb": self.get_section_as_args("debs", ctx),
diff --git a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/subcmd.py b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/subcmd.py
index ff033e595..95f9a07ca 100644
--- a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/subcmd.py
+++ b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/subcmd.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class SubCmd(object):
     HELP = None
 
     def run(self, args):
-        """ perform the command """
+        """perform the command"""
         return 0
 
     def setup_parser(self, parser):
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ CmdTable = []
 
 
 def add_subcommands(parser, common_args, cmd_table=CmdTable):
-    """ Register parsers for the defined commands with the provided parser """
+    """Register parsers for the defined commands with the provided parser"""
     for cls in cmd_table:
         command = cls()
         command_parser = parser.add_parser(