diff --git a/interp/baker/__init__.py b/interp/baker/__init__.py
index 93e90a3..c87b027 100644
--- a/interp/baker/__init__.py
+++ b/interp/baker/__init__.py
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ def get_error(phi, R, S, order = 2):
 
 def run_baker(X, R, S, order=2):
   """
-    This is the main function to call to get an interpolation to X from the input meshes
+    This is the main function to call to get an interpolation to X from the
+    input meshes
 
     X -- the destination point (2D)
          X = [0,0]
diff --git a/interp/grid/__init__.py b/interp/grid/__init__.py
index 1e0f74b..4ad1d23 100644
--- a/interp/grid/__init__.py
+++ b/interp/grid/__init__.py
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ class grid(object):
 
   def create_mesh(self, indicies):
     """
-      this function takes a list of indicies, and then creates
-      and returns a grid object (collection of verts and q).
+      this function takes a list of indicies, and then creates and returns a
+      grid object (collection of verts and q).
 
       note: the input is indicies, the grid contains verts
     """
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ class grid(object):
     """
       this returns two grid objects: R and S.
 
-      R is a grid object that is supposedly a containing simplex
-        around point X (TODO: it tends not to be)
+      R is a grid object that is supposedly a containing simplex around point X
 
-      S is S_j from baker's paper : some verts from all point that are not the simplex
+      S is S_j from baker's paper : some verts from all point that are not the
+      simplex
     """
     log.debug("extra verts: %d" % extra_points)
     log.debug("simplex size: %d" % simplex_size)
@@ -215,10 +215,9 @@ class cell(object):
     """
       X = point of interest
       G = corrensponding grid object (G.verts)
-      because of the way i'm storing things,
-      a cell simply stores indicies, and so one
-      must pass in a reference to the grid object
-      containing real verts.
+
+      because of the way i'm storing things, a cell simply stores indicies, and
+      so one must pass in a reference to the grid object containing real verts.
 
       this simply calls grid.simplex.contains
     """
diff --git a/interp/grid/simplex.py b/interp/grid/simplex.py
index 0d58890..19699f9 100644
--- a/interp/grid/simplex.py
+++ b/interp/grid/simplex.py
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ TOL = 1e-8
 
 def contains(X, R):
   """
-    tests if X (point) is in R (a simplex,
-    represented by a list of n-degree coordinates)
+    tests if X (point) is in R
+
+    R is a simplex, represented by a list of n-degree coordinates
 
     it now correctly checks for 2/3-D verts