diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2e7449d..ebc20cc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ Now checkout the source and prepare for use:
     git clone https://git.0x2620.org/openmedialibrary_platform.git platform
     ln -s openmedialibrary/ctl ctl
     ./ctl update_static
-    ./ctl setup
 
     # and start it
     ./ctl debug
diff --git a/oml/changelog.py b/oml/changelog.py
index bd7e827..6937d03 100644
--- a/oml/changelog.py
+++ b/oml/changelog.py
@@ -2,19 +2,18 @@
 # vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
 from __future__ import division
 
-import logging
-
-import json
 from datetime import datetime
+import json
+
+import sqlalchemy as sa
 
 from utils import valid, datetime2ts, ts2datetime
-
-import settings
-import db
-import sqlalchemy as sa
-import state
 from websocket import trigger_event
+import db
+import settings
+import state
 
+import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger('oml.changelog')
 
 class Changelog(db.Model):
diff --git a/oml/item/api.py b/oml/item/api.py
index 8637d74..3fa0c39 100644
--- a/oml/item/api.py
+++ b/oml/item/api.py
@@ -2,26 +2,20 @@
 # vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
 from __future__ import division
 
-import os
 import json
 import hashlib
 
-from oxtornado import actions
-
 from sqlalchemy.orm import load_only
 
-import query
-
+from oxtornado import actions
+from utils import cleanup_id
+from websocket import trigger_event
+import metaremote as meta
 import models
+import query
 import settings
 import state
-from websocket import trigger_event
-
-#import meta
-import metaremote as meta
-
 import utils
-from utils import cleanup_id
 
 import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger('oml.item.api')
@@ -175,6 +169,7 @@ def findMetadata(data):
     return response
 actions.register(findMetadata)
 
+
 def getMetadata(data):
     '''
         takes {
@@ -198,6 +193,7 @@ def getMetadata(data):
     return response
 actions.register(getMetadata)
 
+
 def resetMetadata(data):
     item = models.Item.get(data['id'])
     if item and 'primaryid' in item.meta:
@@ -207,6 +203,7 @@ def resetMetadata(data):
     return {}
 actions.register(resetMetadata)
 
+
 def download(data):
     '''
         takes {
diff --git a/oml/item/handlers.py b/oml/item/handlers.py
index 6f67e39..fd021b6 100644
--- a/oml/item/handlers.py
+++ b/oml/item/handlers.py
@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@
 # vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
 from __future__ import division, with_statement
 
+from datetime import datetime
+import mimetypes
 import os
 import zipfile
-import mimetypes
-from datetime import datetime
 
-import tornado.web
 from models import Item
-import settings
 import db
+import settings
+import tornado.web
+
 
 class OMLHandler(tornado.web.RequestHandler):
 
diff --git a/oml/item/icons.py b/oml/item/icons.py
index 47b985f..0e5e624 100644
--- a/oml/item/icons.py
+++ b/oml/item/icons.py
@@ -2,26 +2,24 @@
 # vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
 from __future__ import division, with_statement
 
-import sqlite3
 from StringIO import StringIO
 import Image
+import sqlite3
 
+import tornado.concurrent
+import tornado.gen
 import tornado.ioloop
 import tornado.web
-import tornado.gen
-import tornado.concurrent
 
 from oxtornado import run_async
-
-from utils import resize_image
-
-
 from settings import icons_db_path
+from utils import resize_image
 import db
 
 import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger('oml.item.icons')
 
+
 class Icons(dict):
     def __init__(self, db):
         self._db = db
diff --git a/oml/item/models.py b/oml/item/models.py
index d14c7f7..d3a2fcd 100644
--- a/oml/item/models.py
+++ b/oml/item/models.py
@@ -2,43 +2,35 @@
 # vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
 from __future__ import division
 
-import os
-import re
-import base64
-import json
-import hashlib
 from datetime import datetime
 from StringIO import StringIO
+import base64
+import hashlib
+import json
+import os
+import re
 import shutil
-import logging
 import unicodedata
 
 import Image
 import ox
-
-import db
-from db import MutableDict
 import sqlalchemy as sa
 
-import settings
-from settings import config
-
+from changelog import Changelog
+from db import MutableDict
+from icons import icons
 from person import get_sort_name
-
+from settings import config
+from utils import remove_empty_folders
+from websocket import trigger_event
+import db
 import media
-
-#import meta
 import metaremote as meta
-
+import settings
 import state
 import utils
 
-
-from icons import icons
-from changelog import Changelog
-from websocket import trigger_event
-from utils import remove_empty_folders
-
+import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger('oml.item.model')
 
 user_items = sa.Table('useritem', db.metadata,
diff --git a/oml/item/person.py b/oml/item/person.py
index c69099b..cffd7af 100644
--- a/oml/item/person.py
+++ b/oml/item/person.py
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ from __future__ import division
 import unicodedata
 
 import ox
+import sqlalchemy as sa
 
 import db
-import sqlalchemy as sa
+
 
 def get_sort_name(name, sortname=None):
     name = unicodedata.normalize('NFKD', name).strip()
diff --git a/oml/item/query.py b/oml/item/query.py
index a236ccd..358c898 100644
--- a/oml/item/query.py
+++ b/oml/item/query.py
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 # vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
 from __future__ import division
 
-import settings
-import models
-import utils
+#does not work in sqlite
+#from sqlalchemy.sql.expression import nullslast
+
 from queryparser import Parser
-
-
-from sqlalchemy.sql.expression import nullslast
+import models
+import settings
+import utils
 
 def parse(data):
     query = {}
diff --git a/oml/item/scan.py b/oml/item/scan.py
index 69d9e56..7575abd 100644
--- a/oml/item/scan.py
+++ b/oml/item/scan.py
@@ -2,24 +2,22 @@
 # vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
 from __future__ import division
 
+from datetime import datetime
 import os
 import shutil
-from datetime import datetime
 import time
 
 import ox
 
-import settings
-import db
-from item.models import File
-from user.models import User, List
-
 from changelog import Changelog
-
-import media
-from websocket import trigger_event
-import state
+from item.models import File
+from user.models import List
 from utils import remove_empty_folders
+from websocket import trigger_event
+import db
+import media
+import settings
+import state
 
 import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger('oml.item.scan')
diff --git a/oml/meta/abebooks.py b/oml/meta/abebooks.py
index 7f4b4ed..7669428 100644
--- a/oml/meta/abebooks.py
+++ b/oml/meta/abebooks.py
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 # vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
 from __future__ import division
 
-from ox.cache import read_url
 import re
+
+from ox.cache import read_url
 import lxml.html
 
 import logging
diff --git a/oml/meta/loc.py b/oml/meta/loc.py
index 6e0ca37..9a966bf 100644
--- a/oml/meta/loc.py
+++ b/oml/meta/loc.py
@@ -2,18 +2,19 @@
 # vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
 from __future__ import division
 
-import ox
 from ox.cache import read_url
+import ox
 import re
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 
-from utils import normalize_isbn
-from marc_countries import COUNTRIES
 from dewey import get_classification
+from marc_countries import COUNTRIES
+from utils import normalize_isbn
 
 import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger('meta.loc')
 
+
 def get_ids(key, value):
     ids = []
     if key == 'isbn':
diff --git a/oml/meta/lookupbyisbn.py b/oml/meta/lookupbyisbn.py
index 2bfaff4..0f8b5b1 100644
--- a/oml/meta/lookupbyisbn.py
+++ b/oml/meta/lookupbyisbn.py
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
+from __future__ import division
+
+import re
+
 from ox.cache import read_url
 from ox import find_re, strip_tags, decode_html
-import re
 import stdnum.isbn
 
 from utils import find_isbns
@@ -8,6 +13,7 @@ from utils import find_isbns
 import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger('meta.lookupbyisbn')
 
+
 base = 'http://www.lookupbyisbn.com'
 
 def get_ids(key, value):
diff --git a/oml/meta/openlibrary.py b/oml/meta/openlibrary.py
index 86ecd8c..53a545a 100644
--- a/oml/meta/openlibrary.py
+++ b/oml/meta/openlibrary.py
@@ -2,19 +2,20 @@
 # vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
 from __future__ import division
 
+from datetime import datetime
 from urllib import urlencode
 import json
-from datetime import datetime
 
 from ox.cache import read_url
 
-from marc_countries import COUNTRIES
 from dewey import get_classification
+from marc_countries import COUNTRIES
 from utils import normalize_isbn
 
 import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger('meta.openlibrary')
 
+
 KEYS = {
     'authors': 'author',
     'covers': 'cover',
diff --git a/oml/meta/utils.py b/oml/meta/utils.py
index 869d76a..33f3843 100644
--- a/oml/meta/utils.py
+++ b/oml/meta/utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
+from __future__ import division
+
 import re
 import stdnum.isbn
 
+
 def normalize_isbn(value):
     return ''.join([s for s in value if s.isdigit() or s == 'X'])
 
diff --git a/oml/meta/worldcat.py b/oml/meta/worldcat.py
index d50bc3a..98ff9ec 100644
--- a/oml/meta/worldcat.py
+++ b/oml/meta/worldcat.py
@@ -2,16 +2,19 @@
 # vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
 from __future__ import division
 
-from ox.cache import read_url
-import lxml.html
 import re
 import hashlib
-from utils import normalize_isbn
+
+from ox.cache import read_url
+import lxml.html
 import stdnum.isbn
 
+from .utils import normalize_isbn
+
 import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger('meta.worldcat')
 
+
 base_url = 'http://www.worldcat.org'
 
 def get_ids(key, value):
diff --git a/oml/metaremote.py b/oml/metaremote.py
index d59384c..bc61b50 100644
--- a/oml/metaremote.py
+++ b/oml/metaremote.py
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 from __future__ import division
 
 import json
-from ox.cache import read_url
 from urllib import urlencode
 
+from ox.cache import read_url
+
 import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger('metaremote')
 
diff --git a/oml/node/cert.py b/oml/node/cert.py
index 6214f82..a820b14 100644
--- a/oml/node/cert.py
+++ b/oml/node/cert.py
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
 
-import os
 import hashlib
+import os
+
 import OpenSSL
+
 import settings
 
+
 def get_fingerprint():
     with open(settings.ssl_cert_path) as fd:
         data = fd.read()
diff --git a/oml/node/nodeapi.py b/oml/node/nodeapi.py
index 7312975..7491a7d 100644
--- a/oml/node/nodeapi.py
+++ b/oml/node/nodeapi.py
@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@
 # vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
 from __future__ import division
 
-import settings
 from changelog import Changelog
 from user.models import User
-
-import state
 from websocket import trigger_event
+import settings
+import state
 
 import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger('oml.node.nodeapi')
diff --git a/oml/node/server.py b/oml/node/server.py
index 226c08a..bfecf95 100644
--- a/oml/node/server.py
+++ b/oml/node/server.py
@@ -2,28 +2,28 @@
 # vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
 
 import os
+
 import tornado
 from tornado.web import Application
 from tornado.httpserver import HTTPServer
 from tornado.ioloop import PeriodicCallback
 
-import settings
-
-import directory
+from oxtornado import run_async
+from utils import valid, get_public_ipv6
+from websocket import trigger_event
+import cert
 import db
+import directory
+import json
+import nodeapi
+import settings
 import state
 import user
 
-import json
-from utils import valid, get_public_ipv6
-import nodeapi
-import cert
-from websocket import trigger_event
-from oxtornado import run_async
-
 import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger('oml.node.server')
 
+
 class NodeHandler(tornado.web.RequestHandler):
 
     def initialize(self):
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ class ShareHandler(tornado.web.RequestHandler):
         pass
 
     def get(self, id):
-        import db
         import item.models
         with db.session():
             i = item.models.Item.get(id)
diff --git a/oml/server.py b/oml/server.py
index 42aee27..eee6187 100644
--- a/oml/server.py
+++ b/oml/server.py
@@ -5,24 +5,24 @@ from __future__ import division, print_function
 import os
 import sys
 
-from tornado.web import StaticFileHandler, Application
 from tornado.httpserver import HTTPServer
 from tornado.ioloop import IOLoop
+from tornado.web import StaticFileHandler, Application
 
-import settings
-import websocket
-import logging
-
-import db
-import state
-import node.server
-import oxtornado
 from cache import Cache
-import tasks
-
-from item.icons import IconHandler
 from item.handlers import EpubHandler, ReaderHandler, FileHandler
 from item.handlers import OMLHandler, serve_static
+from item.icons import IconHandler
+import db
+import node.server
+import oxtornado
+import settings
+import setup
+import state
+import tasks
+import websocket
+
+import logging
 
 class MainHandler(OMLHandler):
 
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ class MainHandler(OMLHandler):
         serve_static(self, path, 'text/html')
 
 def run():
-    import setup
     setup.create_db()
     root_dir = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)), '..'))
     PID = sys.argv[2] if len(sys.argv) > 2 else None
@@ -78,7 +77,6 @@ def run():
         import user
         import downloads
         import nodes
-        import db
         state.node = node.server.start()
         state.nodes = nodes.Nodes()
         state.downloads = downloads.Downloads()
diff --git a/oml/user/api.py b/oml/user/api.py
index 4798438..cdaffde 100644
--- a/oml/user/api.py
+++ b/oml/user/api.py
@@ -2,20 +2,18 @@
 # vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
 from __future__ import division
 
-import os
 from copy import deepcopy
 import json
+import os
 
-from oxtornado import actions
 import ox
 
-import models
-
+from changelog import Changelog
+from oxtornado import actions
 from utils import update_dict
-
+import models
 import settings
 import state
-from changelog import Changelog
 
 import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger('oml.user.api')
@@ -192,7 +190,6 @@ def removeList(data):
 actions.register(removeList, cache=False)
 
 
-
 def addListItems(data):
     '''
         takes {
@@ -397,4 +394,3 @@ def getActivity(data):
     '''
     return state.activity
 actions.register(getActivity, cache=False)
-
diff --git a/oml/user/models.py b/oml/user/models.py
index 72f1687..fec29c6 100644
--- a/oml/user/models.py
+++ b/oml/user/models.py
@@ -3,14 +3,13 @@
 
 import json
 
-import db
-from db import MutableDict
 import sqlalchemy as sa
-from queryparser import Parser
 
 from changelog import Changelog
+from db import MutableDict
+from queryparser import Parser
+import db
 import settings
-
 import state
 
 import logging