diff --git a/direct/src/directnotify/DirectNotify.py b/direct/src/directnotify/DirectNotify.py
index d6d5a621ff..6dc0d728a5 100644
--- a/direct/src/directnotify/DirectNotify.py
+++ b/direct/src/directnotify/DirectNotify.py
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
-
-"""DirectNotify module: this module contains the DirectNotify class"""
+"""
+DirectNotify module: this module contains the DirectNotify class
+"""
 
 import Notifier
 import Logger
 
 class DirectNotify:
-    """DirectNotify class: this class contains methods for creating
-    mulitple notify categories via a dictionary of Notifiers."""
+    """
+    DirectNotify class: this class contains methods for creating
+    mulitple notify categories via a dictionary of Notifiers.
+    """
     
     def __init__(self):
-        """__init__(self)
-        DirectNotify class keeps a dictionary of Notfiers"""
+        """
+        DirectNotify class keeps a dictionary of Notfiers
+        """
         self.__categories = { }
         # create a default log file
         self.logger = Logger.Logger()
@@ -21,25 +25,29 @@ class DirectNotify:
         self.streamWriter = None
 
     def __str__(self):
-        """__str__(self)
-        Print handling routine"""
+        """
+        Print handling routine
+        """
         return "DirectNotify categories: %s" % (self.__categories)
 
     #getters and setters
     def getCategories(self):
-        """getCategories(self)
-        Return list of category dictionary keys"""
+        """
+        Return list of category dictionary keys
+        """
         return (self.__categories.keys())
 
     def getCategory(self, categoryName):
         """getCategory(self, string)
-        Return the category with given name if present, None otherwise"""
+        Return the category with given name if present, None otherwise
+        """
         return (self.__categories.get(categoryName, None))
 
     def newCategory(self, categoryName, logger=None):
         """newCategory(self, string)
         Make a new notify category named categoryName. Return new category
-        if no such category exists, else return existing category"""
+        if no such category exists, else return existing category
+        """
         if (not self.__categories.has_key(categoryName)):
             self.__categories[categoryName] = Notifier.Notifier(categoryName, logger)
             self.setDconfigLevel(categoryName)
@@ -54,7 +62,6 @@ class DirectNotify:
         to set the notify severity and then set that level. You cannot
         set these until config is set.
         """
-
         # We cannot check dconfig variables until config has been
         # set. Once config is set in ShowBase.py, it tries to set
         # all the levels again in case some were created before config