diff --git a/src/finn/core/utils.py b/src/finn/core/utils.py
index 13cf2e77c94fb803b04ba71adffadc9fc4c46237..e036c91348510e8708d86bc5b5070fb421cae6f9 100644
--- a/src/finn/core/utils.py
+++ b/src/finn/core/utils.py
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ def gen_finn_dt_tensor(finn_dt, tensor_shape):
     # always use float type as container
     return tensor_values.astype(np.float32)
 
-class CallCppCompiler():
-    
+
+class CallCppCompiler:
     def __init__(self):
         self.include_paths = []
         self.cpp_files = []
@@ -212,11 +212,13 @@ class CallCppCompiler():
             raise ValueError(
                 """There is no generated code to compile
                     for node of op type {}""".format(
-                        node.op_type
-                    )
+                    node.op_type
                 )
+            )
         else:
-            self.cpp_files.append(str(self.code_gen_dir) + "/execute_" + str(node.op_type) + ".cpp")
+            self.cpp_files.append(
+                str(self.code_gen_dir) + "/execute_" + str(node.op_type) + ".cpp"
+            )
             for lib in self.include_paths:
                 if "cnpy" in lib:
                     self.cpp_files.append("/workspace/cnpy/cnpy.cpp")
@@ -227,15 +229,19 @@ class CallCppCompiler():
             raise ValueError(
                 """There is no generated code to compile
                     for node of op type {}""".format(
-                        node.op_type
-                    )
+                    node.op_type
                 )
+            )
         else:
-            self.executable_path = str(self.code_gen_dir) + "/execute_" + str(node.op_type)
+            self.executable_path = (
+                str(self.code_gen_dir) + "/execute_" + str(node.op_type)
+            )
 
     def build(self, node):
         # raise error if includes are empty
-        self.code_gen_dir = (get_by_name(node.attribute, "code_gen_dir")).s.decode("UTF-8")
+        self.code_gen_dir = (get_by_name(node.attribute, "code_gen_dir")).s.decode(
+            "UTF-8"
+        )
         self.prepare_cpp_files(node)
         self.set_executable_path(node)
         self.compile_components.append("g++ -o " + str(self.executable_path))
@@ -249,10 +255,8 @@ class CallCppCompiler():
         for component in self.compile_components:
             bash_compile += str(component) + " "
 
-        self.compile_script = str(self.code_gen_dir)+"/compile.sh"
-        f = open(self.compile_script,"w")
+        self.compile_script = str(self.code_gen_dir) + "/compile.sh"
+        f = open(self.compile_script, "w")
         f.write("#!/bin/sh \n")
         f.write(bash_compile)
         f.close()
-
-
diff --git a/src/finn/transformation/fpgadataflow/code_gen_transformation.py b/src/finn/transformation/fpgadataflow/code_gen_transformation.py
index 437870dba1f2b20174ccc9a04b43689ce6c1c235..313112690e773fd060b465d2a2cb1d87cd7801a0 100644
--- a/src/finn/transformation/fpgadataflow/code_gen_transformation.py
+++ b/src/finn/transformation/fpgadataflow/code_gen_transformation.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import os
 import tempfile as tmp
 
 import finn.custom_op.registry as registry
-from finn.transformation import Transformation
 from finn.core.utils import get_by_name
+from finn.transformation import Transformation
 
 
 def code_gen_transformation(node, model):
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class CodeGen(Transformation):
         for node in model.graph.node:
             if node.domain == "finn":
                 backend_attribute = get_by_name(node.attribute, "backend")
-                backend_value = backend_attribute.s.decode('UTF-8')
+                backend_value = backend_attribute.s.decode("UTF-8")
                 if backend_value == "fpgadataflow":
                     code_gen_transformation(node, model)
         return (model, False)
diff --git a/src/finn/transformation/fpgadataflow/compilation_transformation.py b/src/finn/transformation/fpgadataflow/compilation_transformation.py
index 9649985b162d146787e98e3a0a43152d38a05e7c..d06af8682a81ed951c6f9e3554bf63dd1c3e457a 100644
--- a/src/finn/transformation/fpgadataflow/compilation_transformation.py
+++ b/src/finn/transformation/fpgadataflow/compilation_transformation.py
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import subprocess
 
 import finn.core.utils as util
-from finn.transformation import Transformation
 from finn.core.utils import CallCppCompiler
+from finn.transformation import Transformation
 
 
 class Compilation(Transformation):
     """Compilation for all nodes in model"""
+
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
         self.compiler_call = CallCppCompiler()
@@ -19,14 +20,11 @@ class Compilation(Transformation):
         self.compiler_call.append_includes("-I/workspace/vivado-hlslib")
         self.compiler_call.append_includes("--std=c++11")
 
-        
     def prepare_bash_command(self, node):
         self.get_includes()
         self.compiler_call.build(node)
         bash_command = "chmod +x " + str(self.compiler_call.compile_script)
-        process_compile = subprocess.Popen( 
-                bash_command.split(), stdout=subprocess.PIPE
-            )   
+        process_compile = subprocess.Popen(bash_command.split(), stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
         process_compile.communicate()
         print(self.compiler_call.code_gen_dir)
 
@@ -35,7 +33,7 @@ class Compilation(Transformation):
         for node in model.graph.node:
             if node.domain == "finn":
                 backend_attribute = util.get_by_name(node.attribute, "backend")
-                backend_value = backend_attribute.s.decode('UTF-8')
+                backend_value = backend_attribute.s.decode("UTF-8")
                 if backend_value == "fpgadataflow":
                     self.prepare_bash_command(node)
                     bash_command = self.compiler_call.compile_script
@@ -44,6 +42,8 @@ class Compilation(Transformation):
                     )
                     process_compile.communicate()
 
-                    model.set_attribute(node, "executable_path", self.compiler_call.executable_path)
+                    model.set_attribute(
+                        node, "executable_path", self.compiler_call.executable_path
+                    )
 
         return (model, False)
diff --git a/tests/test_set_attribute.py b/tests/test_set_attribute.py
index fe67d18bc2ab332fa878052be6a229eb48a1b593..43688f212c612959291938e44d34f6badedb6396 100644
--- a/tests/test_set_attribute.py
+++ b/tests/test_set_attribute.py
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
-import numpy as np
 from onnx import TensorProto, helper
 
-import finn.core.onnx_exec as oxe
-import finn.custom_op.xnorpopcount as xp
 from finn.core.datatype import DataType
 from finn.core.modelwrapper import ModelWrapper
 from finn.core.utils import get_by_name
 
+
 def test_set_attribute():
     mw = 8
     mh = 8
@@ -20,7 +18,7 @@ def test_set_attribute():
     inp = helper.make_tensor_value_info("inp", TensorProto.FLOAT, [1, sf, simd])
     outp = helper.make_tensor_value_info("outp", TensorProto.FLOAT, [1, nf, pe])
     node_inp_list = ["inp", "weights"]
-    
+
     FCLayer_node = helper.make_node(
         "StreamingFCLayer_Batch",
         node_inp_list,
@@ -50,7 +48,7 @@ def test_set_attribute():
     value_to_set = "fpgadataflow"
     model.set_attribute(FCLayer_node, "backend", value_to_set)
     value = get_by_name(FCLayer_node.attribute, "backend")
-    assert value.s.decode('UTF-8') == value_to_set
+    assert value.s.decode("UTF-8") == value_to_set
 
     value_to_set = mw
     model.set_attribute(FCLayer_node, "MW", value_to_set)
@@ -60,8 +58,4 @@ def test_set_attribute():
     value_to_set = idt.name
     model.set_attribute(FCLayer_node, "inputDataType", value_to_set)
     value = get_by_name(FCLayer_node.attribute, "inputDataType")
-    assert value.s.decode('UTF-8') == value_to_set
-
-
-    
-
+    assert value.s.decode("UTF-8") == value_to_set