diff --git a/ephemetoot/console.py b/ephemetoot/console.py
index 3697451..a174842 100644
--- a/ephemetoot/console.py
+++ b/ephemetoot/console.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import yaml
 from argparse import ArgumentParser
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 import os
-import pkg_resources 
+import pkg_resources
 
 # import funtions
 from ephemetoot import ephemetoot as func
@@ -40,49 +40,81 @@ vnum = pkg_resources.require("ephemetoot")[0].version
 
 parser = ArgumentParser()
 parser.add_argument(
-    "--archive-deleted", action="store_true", help="Only archive toots that are being deleted"
+    "--archive-deleted",
+    action="store_true",
+    help="Only archive toots that are being deleted",
 )
 parser.add_argument(
-    "--config", action="store", metavar="filepath", default="config.yaml", help="Filepath of your config file, absolute or relative to the current directory. If no --config path is provided, ephemetoot will use 'config.yaml'in the current directory"
+    "--config",
+    action="store",
+    metavar="filepath",
+    default="config.yaml",
+    help="Filepath of your config file, absolute or relative to the current directory. If no --config path is provided, ephemetoot will use 'config.yaml'in the current directory",
 )
 parser.add_argument(
-    "--datestamp", action="store_true", help="Include a datetime stamp for every action (e.g. deleting a toot)"
+    "--datestamp",
+    action="store_true",
+    help="Include a datetime stamp for every action (e.g. deleting a toot)",
 )
 parser.add_argument(
-    "--hide-skipped", "--hide_skipped", action="store_true", help="Do not write to log when skipping saved toots"
+    "--hide-skipped",
+    "--hide_skipped",
+    action="store_true",
+    help="Do not write to log when skipping saved toots",
 )
 parser.add_argument(
-    "--init", action="store_true", help="Create a config file that is saved in the current directory"
+    "--init",
+    action="store_true",
+    help="Create a config file that is saved in the current directory",
 )
 parser.add_argument(
-    "--pace", action="store_true", help="Slow deletion actions to match API rate limit to avoid pausing"
+    "--pace",
+    action="store_true",
+    help="Slow deletion actions to match API rate limit to avoid pausing",
+)
+parser.add_argument("--quiet", action="store_true", help="Suppress most logging")
+parser.add_argument(
+    "--retry-mins",
+    action="store",
+    metavar="minutes",
+    nargs="?",
+    const="1",
+    default="1",
+    type=int,
+    help="Number of minutes to wait between retries, when an error is thrown",
 )
 parser.add_argument(
-    "--quiet", action="store_true", help="Suppress most logging"
-)
-parser.add_argument(
-    "--retry-mins", action="store", metavar="minutes", nargs="?", const="1", default="1", type=int, help="Number of minutes to wait between retries, when an error is thrown"
-)
-parser.add_argument(
-    "--schedule", action="store", metavar="filepath", nargs="?", const=".", help="Save and load plist file on MacOS"
+    "--schedule",
+    action="store",
+    metavar="filepath",
+    nargs="?",
+    const=".",
+    help="Save and load plist file on MacOS",
 )
 parser.add_argument(
     "--test", action="store_true", help="Do a test run without deleting any toots"
 )
 parser.add_argument(
-    "--time", action="store", metavar=('hour', 'minute'), nargs="*", help="Hour and minute to schedule: e.g. 9 30 for 9.30am"
+    "--time",
+    action="store",
+    metavar=("hour", "minute"),
+    nargs="*",
+    help="Hour and minute to schedule: e.g. 9 30 for 9.30am",
 )
 parser.add_argument(
-    "--version", action="store_true", help="Display the version numbers of the installed and latest versions"
+    "--version",
+    action="store_true",
+    help="Display the version numbers of the installed and latest versions",
 )
 
 options = parser.parse_args()
-if options.config[0] == '~':
+if options.config[0] == "~":
     config_file = os.path.expanduser(options.config)
-elif options.config[0] == '/':
+elif options.config[0] == "/":
     config_file = options.config
-else: 
-    config_file = os.path.join( os.getcwd(), options.config )
+else:
+    config_file = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), options.config)
+
 
 def main():
     try:
@@ -95,11 +127,16 @@ def main():
             func.schedule(options)
         else:
             if not options.quiet:
-                print('')
-                print('============= EPHEMETOOT v' + vnum + ' ================')
-                print('Running at ' + str( datetime.now(timezone.utc).strftime('%a %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %z') ))
-                print('================================================')
-                print('')
+                print("")
+                print("============= EPHEMETOOT v" + vnum + " ================")
+                print(
+                    "Running at "
+                    + str(
+                        datetime.now(timezone.utc).strftime("%a %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %z")
+                    )
+                )
+                print("================================================")
+                print("")
             if options.test:
                 print("This is a test run...\n")
             with open(config_file) as config:
@@ -111,5 +148,6 @@ def main():
         print("🕵️  Missing config file")
         print("Run \033[92mephemetoot --init\033[0m to create a new one\n")
 
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()
\ No newline at end of file
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/ephemetoot/ephemetoot.py b/ephemetoot/ephemetoot.py
index afb4310..fbf6d4b 100644
--- a/ephemetoot/ephemetoot.py
+++ b/ephemetoot/ephemetoot.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import requests
 # local
 from ephemetoot import plist
 
+
 def init():
 
     init_start = "\033[96m"
@@ -32,76 +33,64 @@ def init():
     conf_user = ""
     while len(conf_user) < 1:
         conf_user = input(
-          init_start
-          + "Username"
-          + init_eg
-          + "(without the '@' - e.g. alice):"
-          + init_end
+            init_start
+            + "Username"
+            + init_eg
+            + "(without the '@' - e.g. alice):"
+            + init_end
         )
 
     conf_url = ""
     while len(conf_url) < 1:
         conf_url = input(
-          init_start
-          + "Base URL"
-          + init_eg
-          + "(e.g. example.social):"
-          + init_end
+            init_start + "Base URL" + init_eg + "(e.g. example.social):" + init_end
         )
 
     conf_days = ""
     while conf_days.isdigit() == False:
         conf_days = input(
-          init_start
-          + "Days to keep"
-          + init_eg
-          + "(default 365):"
-          + init_end
+            init_start + "Days to keep" + init_eg + "(default 365):" + init_end
         )
 
     conf_keep_pinned = ""
     while conf_keep_pinned not in ["y", "n"]:
         conf_keep_pinned = input(
-            init_start 
-            + "Keep pinned toots?"
-            + init_eg 
-            + "(y or n):"
-            + init_end
+            init_start + "Keep pinned toots?" + init_eg + "(y or n):" + init_end
         )
 
     conf_pinned = "true" if conf_keep_pinned == "y" else "false"
 
     conf_keep_toots = input(
-        init_start 
+        init_start
         + "Toots to keep"
-        + init_eg 
+        + init_eg
         + " (optional list of IDs separated by commas):"
         + init_end
-      )
+    )
 
     conf_keep_hashtags = input(
-        init_start 
+        init_start
         + "Hashtags to keep"
-        + init_eg 
+        + init_eg
         + " (optional list separated by commas):"
         + init_end
-      )
+    )
 
     conf_keep_visibility = input(
-        init_start 
+        init_start
         + "Visibility to keep"
-        + init_eg 
-        + " (optional list separated by commas):" 
+        + init_eg
+        + " (optional list separated by commas):"
         + init_end
-      )
+    )
 
     conf_archive = input(
-        init_start 
+        init_start
         + "Archive path"
-        + init_eg 
+        + init_eg
         + " (optional filepath for archive):"
         + init_end
-      )
+    )
 
     # write out the config file
     with open("config.yaml", "w") as configfile:
@@ -114,28 +103,29 @@ def init():
         configfile.write("\n  keep_pinned: " + conf_pinned)
 
         if len(conf_keep_toots) > 0:
-            keep_list = conf_keep_toots.split(',')
+            keep_list = conf_keep_toots.split(",")
             configfile.write("\n  toots_to_keep:")
             for toot in keep_list:
-              configfile.write("\n    - " + toot.strip())
+                configfile.write("\n    - " + toot.strip())
 
         if len(conf_keep_hashtags) > 0:
-            tag_list = conf_keep_hashtags.split(',')
-            configfile.write("\n  hashtags_to_keep:") 
+            tag_list = conf_keep_hashtags.split(",")
+            configfile.write("\n  hashtags_to_keep:")
             for tag in tag_list:
-              configfile.write("\n    - " + tag.strip())
+                configfile.write("\n    - " + tag.strip())
 
         if len(conf_keep_visibility) > 0:
-            viz_list = conf_keep_visibility.split(',')
-            configfile.write("\n  visibility_to_keep:") 
+            viz_list = conf_keep_visibility.split(",")
+            configfile.write("\n  visibility_to_keep:")
             for mode in viz_list:
-              configfile.write("\n    - " + mode.strip())
+                configfile.write("\n    - " + mode.strip())
 
         if len(conf_archive) > 0:
             configfile.write("\n  archive: " + conf_archive)
 
         configfile.close()
 
+
 def version(vnum):
     try:
         latest = requests.get(
@@ -147,11 +137,14 @@ def version(vnum):
         print("-------------------------------")
         print("Using:  \033[92mVersion " + vnum + "\033[0m")
         print("Latest: \033[92m" + latest_version + "\033[0m")
-        print("To upgrade to the most recent version run \033[92mpip3 install --update ephemetoot\033[0m")
+        print(
+            "To upgrade to the most recent version run \033[92mpip3 install --update ephemetoot\033[0m"
+        )
 
     except Exception as e:
         print("Something went wrong:")
 
+
 def schedule(options):
     try:
 
@@ -172,7 +165,11 @@ def schedule(options):
             lines[23] = "    <integer>" + options.time[1] + "</integer>"
 
         # write out file directly to ~/Library/LaunchAgents
-        f = open(os.path.expanduser("~/Library/LaunchAgents/") + "ephemetoot.scheduler.plist", mode="w")
+        f = open(
+            os.path.expanduser("~/Library/LaunchAgents/")
+            + "ephemetoot.scheduler.plist",
+            mode="w",
+        )
         for line in lines:
             if line == lines[-1]:
                 f.write(line)
@@ -185,12 +182,12 @@ def schedule(options):
             ["launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ephemetoot.scheduler.plist"],
             stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
             stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
-            shell=True
+            shell=True,
         )
         # load the new file
         subprocess.run(
             ["launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ephemetoot.scheduler.plist"],
-            shell=True
+            shell=True,
         )
         print("⏰ Scheduled!")
     except Exception as e:
@@ -569,7 +566,9 @@ def checkToots(config, options, retry_count=0):
 
     except MastodonAPIError as e:
         if e.args[1] == 401:
-            print("\n🙅  User and/or access token does not exist or has been deleted (401)")
+            print(
+                "\n🙅  User and/or access token does not exist or has been deleted (401)"
+            )
         elif e.args[1] == 404:
             print("\n🔭  Can't find that server (404)")
         else:
@@ -579,11 +578,7 @@ def checkToots(config, options, retry_count=0):
         if retry_count == 0:
             print("\n📡  ephemetoot cannot connect to the server - are you online?")
         if retry_count < 4:
-            print(
-                "Waiting "
-                + str(options.retry_mins)
-                + " minutes before trying again"
-            )
+            print("Waiting " + str(options.retry_mins) + " minutes before trying again")
             time.sleep(60 * options.retry_mins)
             retry_count += 1
             print("Attempt " + str(retry_count + 1))
diff --git a/ephemetoot/plist.py b/ephemetoot/plist.py
index 23d9a83..9be6343 100644
--- a/ephemetoot/plist.py
+++ b/ephemetoot/plist.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-default_file = '''<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+default_file = """<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
 <plist version="1.0">
 <dict>
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ default_file = '''<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
     <integer>00</integer>
   </dict>
 </dict>
-</plist>'''
\ No newline at end of file
+</plist>"""