diff --git a/googletest/test/googletest-output-test.py b/googletest/test/googletest-output-test.py
index c1c36527..0dae8d12 100755
--- a/googletest/test/googletest-output-test.py
+++ b/googletest/test/googletest-output-test.py
@@ -31,12 +31,11 @@
 
 """Tests the text output of Google C++ Testing and Mocking Framework.
 
-
-SYNOPSIS
-       googletest_output_test.py --build_dir=BUILD/DIR --gengolden
-         # where BUILD/DIR contains the built googletest-output-test_ file.
-       googletest_output_test.py --gengolden
-       googletest_output_test.py
+To update the golden file:
+googletest_output_test.py --build_dir=BUILD/DIR --gengolden
+where BUILD/DIR contains the built googletest-output-test_ file.
+googletest_output_test.py --gengolden
+googletest_output_test.py
 """
 
 __author__ = 'wan@google.com (Zhanyong Wan)'
diff --git a/googletest/test/gtest_test_utils.py b/googletest/test/gtest_test_utils.py
index d7fc0990..c4c02275 100755
--- a/googletest/test/gtest_test_utils.py
+++ b/googletest/test/gtest_test_utils.py
@@ -36,15 +36,13 @@ __author__ = 'wan@google.com (Zhanyong Wan)'
 import os
 import sys
 
-IS_LINUX = os.name == 'posix' and os.uname()[0] == 'Linux'
 IS_WINDOWS = os.name == 'nt'
 IS_CYGWIN = os.name == 'posix' and 'CYGWIN' in os.uname()[0]
 
 import atexit
 import shutil
 import tempfile
-import unittest
-_test_module = unittest
+import unittest as _test_module
 
 try:
   import subprocess
@@ -74,7 +72,7 @@ def SetEnvVar(env_var, value):
 # Here we expose a class from a particular module, depending on the
 # environment. The comment suppresses the 'Invalid variable name' lint
 # complaint.
-TestCase = _test_module.TestCase  # pylint: disable-msg=C6409
+TestCase = _test_module.TestCase  # pylint: disable=C6409
 
 # Initially maps a flag to its default value. After
 # _ParseAndStripGTestFlags() is called, maps a flag to its actual value.
@@ -88,7 +86,7 @@ def _ParseAndStripGTestFlags(argv):
 
   # Suppresses the lint complaint about a global variable since we need it
   # here to maintain module-wide state.
-  global _gtest_flags_are_parsed  # pylint: disable-msg=W0603
+  global _gtest_flags_are_parsed  # pylint: disable=W0603
   if _gtest_flags_are_parsed:
     return