diff --git a/beat/backend/python/dataformat.py b/beat/backend/python/dataformat.py
index 2d030fdb2564208b0127c91f70986d3e842dee0a..de44081b0cb9a54ff7f250120866232ad6aa1038 100644
--- a/beat/backend/python/dataformat.py
+++ b/beat/backend/python/dataformat.py
@@ -255,7 +255,9 @@ class DataFormat(object):
 
     @property
     def name(self):
-        """Name of this object, either from the filename or composed from the hierarchy it belongs."""
+        """Name of this object, either from the filename or composed from the hierarchy
+        it belongs.
+        """
         if self.parent and self._name is None:
             return self.parent[0].name + "." + self.parent[1] + "_type"
         else:
@@ -353,7 +355,8 @@ class DataFormat(object):
 
     @property
     def description(self):
-        "Short description string, loaded from the JSON file if one was set"""
+        """Short description string, loaded from the JSON file if one was set"""
+
         return self.data.get("#description", None)
 
     @description.setter