diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0f22f1f..0963004 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 setup(
-    name= 'smbsurf',
+    name='smbsurf',
     description='',
     version='0.0',
     packages=find_packages(),
diff --git a/surf/geometry.py b/surf/geometry.py
index 9dcd4ad..8691f3b 100755
--- a/surf/geometry.py
+++ b/surf/geometry.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-from __future__ import division
 import pprint
-import json
 
 '''
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygon_mesh
@@ -95,9 +93,16 @@ class Vertex(object):
         self.y = y
         self.z = z
         self.edges = []
+
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        if(self.x == other.x and self.y == other.y and self.z == other.z):
+            return True
+        else:
+            return False
+
         
     def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%.2f, %.2f, %.2f>" % (self.x, self.y, self.z)
+        return "[%.2f, %.2f, %.2f]" % (self.x, self.y, self.z)
         
     def __add__(self, other):
         # for now just assume type(other) = Vertex... bad, I know
@@ -115,6 +120,7 @@ class Vertex(object):
     
     def __div__(self, other):
         # same assumption as __mult__
+        other = float(other)
         return Vertex(self.x / other, self.y / other, self.z / other)
     
 class Edge(object):
diff --git a/surf/subd/cc.py b/surf/subd/cc.py
index ce544be..dbd73df 100644
--- a/surf/subd/cc.py
+++ b/surf/subd/cc.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from surf.geometry import *
+from surf.geometry import Vertex, Polygon
 
 def refine(poly):
     '''
diff --git a/surf/util.py b/surf/util.py
index 3b52fff..4ea6f70 100644
--- a/surf/util.py
+++ b/surf/util.py
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 from surf.geometry import Vertex, Edge, Face, Polygon
 
+
 def cube():
     v = []
     v.append(Vertex(0.0, 1.0, 0.0))
     v.append(Vertex(1.0, 1.0, 0.0))
     v.append(Vertex(1.0, 0.0, 0.0))
     v.append(Vertex(0.0, 0.0, 0.0))
-    
+
     v.append(Vertex(0.0, 1.0, 1.0))
     v.append(Vertex(1.0, 1.0, 1.0))
     v.append(Vertex(1.0, 0.0, 1.0))
diff --git a/test/test00.py b/test/test00.py
index 62a6852..88597df 100644
--- a/test/test00.py
+++ b/test/test00.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from surf.util import cube 
+from surf.util import cube
 from surf.subd import cc
 polygon = cube()
 refined_poly = cc.refine(polygon)
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ refined_poly = cc.refine(polygon)
 print polygon
 print refined_poly
 
-# 
-# 
+#
+#
 # import pylab
 # import mpl_toolkits.mplot3d.axes3d as p3
-# 
+#
 # fig = pylab.figure()
 # ax = p3.Axes3D(fig)
 # for edge in newPolygon.edges:
diff --git a/test/test01.py b/test/test01.py
index bdfd2e2..ba861ae 100644
--- a/test/test01.py
+++ b/test/test01.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-from __future__ import division
 from surf.geometry import Vertex
 
-v1 = Vertex(0.5, 0.25, 1/3.0)
+v1 = Vertex(0.5, 0.25, 1 / 3.0)
 v2 = Vertex(1, 1, 1)
 
 print v1, v2, (v1 + v2) / 2