diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 59422bfd..da54ffcf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ all: protobufs
 format:
 	black $(FILES_TO_LINT)
 	isort --recursive $(FILES_TO_LINT)
+	docformatter -ir --pre-summary-newline $(FILES_TO_LINT)
 
 lintroll:
 	mypy -p libp2p -p examples --config-file mypy.ini
 	black --check $(FILES_TO_LINT)
 	isort --recursive --check-only $(FILES_TO_LINT)
+	docformatter --pre-summary-newline --check --recursive $(FILES_TO_LINT)
 	flake8 $(FILES_TO_LINT)
 
 protobufs: $(PY)
diff --git a/libp2p/__init__.py b/libp2p/__init__.py
index 24cff711..88ae3b54 100644
--- a/libp2p/__init__.py
+++ b/libp2p/__init__.py
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@ from libp2p.typing import TProtocol
 
 
 async def cleanup_done_tasks() -> None:
-    """
-    clean up asyncio done tasks to free up resources
-    """
+    """clean up asyncio done tasks to free up resources."""
     while True:
         for task in asyncio.all_tasks():
             if task.done():
@@ -51,7 +49,8 @@ def initialize_default_kademlia_router(
     ksize: int = 20, alpha: int = 3, id_opt: ID = None, storage: IStorage = None
 ) -> KadmeliaPeerRouter:
     """
-    initialize kadmelia router when no kademlia router is passed in
+    initialize kadmelia router when no kademlia router is passed in.
+
     :param ksize: The k parameter from the paper
     :param alpha: The alpha parameter from the paper
     :param id_opt: optional id for host
@@ -81,7 +80,8 @@ def initialize_default_swarm(
     disc_opt: IPeerRouting = None,
 ) -> Swarm:
     """
-    initialize swarm when no swarm is passed in
+    initialize swarm when no swarm is passed in.
+
     :param id_opt: optional id for host
     :param transport_opt: optional choice of transport upgrade
     :param muxer_opt: optional choice of stream muxer
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ async def new_node(
     disc_opt: IPeerRouting = None,
 ) -> IHost:
     """
-    create new libp2p node
+    create new libp2p node.
+
     :param key_pair: key pair for deriving an identity
     :param swarm_opt: optional swarm
     :param id_opt: optional id for host
diff --git a/libp2p/crypto/authenticated_encryption.py b/libp2p/crypto/authenticated_encryption.py
index 6900f1f4..d931f273 100644
--- a/libp2p/crypto/authenticated_encryption.py
+++ b/libp2p/crypto/authenticated_encryption.py
@@ -61,12 +61,9 @@ class MacAndCipher:
 def initialize_pair(
     cipher_type: str, hash_type: str, secret: bytes
 ) -> Tuple[EncryptionParameters, EncryptionParameters]:
-    """
-    Return a pair of ``Keys`` for use in securing a
-    communications channel with authenticated encryption
-    derived from the ``secret`` and using the
-    requested ``cipher_type`` and ``hash_type``.
-    """
+    """Return a pair of ``Keys`` for use in securing a communications channel
+    with authenticated encryption derived from the ``secret`` and using the
+    requested ``cipher_type`` and ``hash_type``."""
     if cipher_type != "AES-128":
         raise NotImplementedError()
     if hash_type != "SHA256":
diff --git a/libp2p/crypto/ecc.py b/libp2p/crypto/ecc.py
index 10aed18c..0559bf46 100644
--- a/libp2p/crypto/ecc.py
+++ b/libp2p/crypto/ecc.py
@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@ from libp2p.crypto.keys import KeyPair, KeyType, PrivateKey, PublicKey
 
 
 def infer_local_type(curve: str) -> curve_types.Curve:
-    """
-    converts a ``str`` representation of some elliptic curve to
-    a representation understood by the backend of this module.
-    """
+    """converts a ``str`` representation of some elliptic curve to a
+    representation understood by the backend of this module."""
     if curve == "P-256":
         return curve_types.P256
     else:
@@ -63,9 +61,8 @@ class ECCPrivateKey(PrivateKey):
 
 
 def create_new_key_pair(curve: str) -> KeyPair:
-    """
-    Return a new ECC keypair with the requested ``curve`` type, e.g. "P-256".
-    """
+    """Return a new ECC keypair with the requested ``curve`` type, e.g.
+    "P-256"."""
     private_key = ECCPrivateKey.new(curve)
     public_key = private_key.get_public_key()
     return KeyPair(private_key, public_key)
diff --git a/libp2p/crypto/exceptions.py b/libp2p/crypto/exceptions.py
index a9324df2..fdb049c2 100644
--- a/libp2p/crypto/exceptions.py
+++ b/libp2p/crypto/exceptions.py
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ class CryptographyError(BaseLibp2pError):
 
 
 class MissingDeserializerError(CryptographyError):
-    """
-    Raise if the requested deserialization routine is missing for
-    some type of cryptographic key.
-    """
+    """Raise if the requested deserialization routine is missing for some type
+    of cryptographic key."""
 
     pass
diff --git a/libp2p/crypto/key_exchange.py b/libp2p/crypto/key_exchange.py
index 3200df40..17ec75ab 100644
--- a/libp2p/crypto/key_exchange.py
+++ b/libp2p/crypto/key_exchange.py
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ SharedKeyGenerator = Callable[[bytes], bytes]
 
 
 def create_ephemeral_key_pair(curve_type: str) -> Tuple[PublicKey, SharedKeyGenerator]:
-    """
-    Facilitates ECDH key exchange.
-    """
+    """Facilitates ECDH key exchange."""
     if curve_type != "P-256":
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
diff --git a/libp2p/crypto/keys.py b/libp2p/crypto/keys.py
index 5bcc5a37..dff8780a 100644
--- a/libp2p/crypto/keys.py
+++ b/libp2p/crypto/keys.py
@@ -15,22 +15,16 @@ class KeyType(Enum):
 
 
 class Key(ABC):
-    """
-    A ``Key`` represents a cryptographic key.
-    """
+    """A ``Key`` represents a cryptographic key."""
 
     @abstractmethod
     def to_bytes(self) -> bytes:
-        """
-        Returns the byte representation of this key.
-        """
+        """Returns the byte representation of this key."""
         ...
 
     @abstractmethod
     def get_type(self) -> KeyType:
-        """
-        Returns the ``KeyType`` for ``self``.
-        """
+        """Returns the ``KeyType`` for ``self``."""
         ...
 
     def __eq__(self, other: object) -> bool:
@@ -40,30 +34,23 @@ class Key(ABC):
 
 
 class PublicKey(Key):
-    """
-    A ``PublicKey`` represents a cryptographic public key.
-    """
+    """A ``PublicKey`` represents a cryptographic public key."""
 
     @abstractmethod
     def verify(self, data: bytes, signature: bytes) -> bool:
-        """
-        Verify that ``signature`` is the cryptographic signature of the hash of ``data``.
-        """
+        """Verify that ``signature`` is the cryptographic signature of the hash
+        of ``data``."""
         ...
 
     def _serialize_to_protobuf(self) -> protobuf.PublicKey:
-        """
-        Return the protobuf representation of this ``Key``.
-        """
+        """Return the protobuf representation of this ``Key``."""
         key_type = self.get_type().value
         data = self.to_bytes()
         protobuf_key = protobuf.PublicKey(key_type=key_type, data=data)
         return protobuf_key
 
     def serialize(self) -> bytes:
-        """
-        Return the canonical serialization of this ``Key``.
-        """
+        """Return the canonical serialization of this ``Key``."""
         return self._serialize_to_protobuf().SerializeToString()
 
     @classmethod
@@ -72,9 +59,7 @@ class PublicKey(Key):
 
 
 class PrivateKey(Key):
-    """
-    A ``PrivateKey`` represents a cryptographic private key.
-    """
+    """A ``PrivateKey`` represents a cryptographic private key."""
 
     @abstractmethod
     def sign(self, data: bytes) -> bytes:
@@ -85,18 +70,14 @@ class PrivateKey(Key):
         ...
 
     def _serialize_to_protobuf(self) -> protobuf.PrivateKey:
-        """
-        Return the protobuf representation of this ``Key``.
-        """
+        """Return the protobuf representation of this ``Key``."""
         key_type = self.get_type().value
         data = self.to_bytes()
         protobuf_key = protobuf.PrivateKey(key_type=key_type, data=data)
         return protobuf_key
 
     def serialize(self) -> bytes:
-        """
-        Return the canonical serialization of this ``Key``.
-        """
+        """Return the canonical serialization of this ``Key``."""
         return self._serialize_to_protobuf().SerializeToString()
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/libp2p/crypto/rsa.py b/libp2p/crypto/rsa.py
index 9b788cad..ec636cae 100644
--- a/libp2p/crypto/rsa.py
+++ b/libp2p/crypto/rsa.py
@@ -57,8 +57,10 @@ class RSAPrivateKey(PrivateKey):
 
 def create_new_key_pair(bits: int = 2048, e: int = 65537) -> KeyPair:
     """
-    Returns a new RSA keypair with the requested key size (``bits``) and the given public
-    exponent ``e``. Sane defaults are provided for both values.
+    Returns a new RSA keypair with the requested key size (``bits``) and the
+    given public exponent ``e``.
+
+    Sane defaults are provided for both values.
     """
     private_key = RSAPrivateKey.new(bits, e)
     public_key = private_key.get_public_key()
diff --git a/libp2p/crypto/secp256k1.py b/libp2p/crypto/secp256k1.py
index 475c1673..aabb153a 100644
--- a/libp2p/crypto/secp256k1.py
+++ b/libp2p/crypto/secp256k1.py
@@ -62,8 +62,9 @@ class Secp256k1PrivateKey(PrivateKey):
 
 def create_new_key_pair(secret: bytes = None) -> KeyPair:
     """
-    Returns a new Secp256k1 keypair derived from the provided ``secret``,
-    a sequence of bytes corresponding to some integer between 0 and the group order.
+    Returns a new Secp256k1 keypair derived from the provided ``secret``, a
+    sequence of bytes corresponding to some integer between 0 and the group
+    order.
 
     A valid secret is created if ``None`` is passed.
     """
diff --git a/libp2p/exceptions.py b/libp2p/exceptions.py
index ce2dc340..bdecfad0 100644
--- a/libp2p/exceptions.py
+++ b/libp2p/exceptions.py
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@ class BaseLibp2pError(Exception):
 
 
 class ValidationError(BaseLibp2pError):
-    """
-    Raised when something does not pass a validation check.
-    """
+    """Raised when something does not pass a validation check."""
 
 
 class ParseError(BaseLibp2pError):
diff --git a/libp2p/host/basic_host.py b/libp2p/host/basic_host.py
index 66e36e09..0a5dae7b 100644
--- a/libp2p/host/basic_host.py
+++ b/libp2p/host/basic_host.py
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ logger = logging.getLogger("libp2p.network.basic_host")
 
 class BasicHost(IHost):
     """
-    BasicHost is a wrapper of a `INetwork` implementation. It performs protocol negotiation
-    on a stream with multistream-select right after a stream is initialized.
+    BasicHost is a wrapper of a `INetwork` implementation.
+
+    It performs protocol negotiation on a stream with multistream-select
+    right after a stream is initialized.
     """
 
     _network: INetwork
@@ -97,6 +99,7 @@ class BasicHost(IHost):
     ) -> None:
         """
         set stream handler for given `protocol_id`
+
         :param protocol_id: protocol id used on stream
         :param stream_handler: a stream handler function
         """
@@ -128,10 +131,11 @@ class BasicHost(IHost):
 
     async def connect(self, peer_info: PeerInfo) -> None:
         """
-        connect ensures there is a connection between this host and the peer with
-        given `peer_info.peer_id`. connect will absorb the addresses in peer_info into its internal
-        peerstore. If there is not an active connection, connect will issue a
-        dial, and block until a connection is opened, or an error is returned.
+        connect ensures there is a connection between this host and the peer
+        with given `peer_info.peer_id`. connect will absorb the addresses in
+        peer_info into its internal peerstore. If there is not an active
+        connection, connect will issue a dial, and block until a connection is
+        opened, or an error is returned.
 
         :param peer_info: peer_info of the peer we want to connect to
         :type peer_info: peer.peerinfo.PeerInfo
diff --git a/libp2p/host/exceptions.py b/libp2p/host/exceptions.py
index ce7b9723..521f87e3 100644
--- a/libp2p/host/exceptions.py
+++ b/libp2p/host/exceptions.py
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ from libp2p.exceptions import BaseLibp2pError
 
 
 class HostException(BaseLibp2pError):
-    """
-    A generic exception  in `IHost`.
-    """
+    """A generic exception  in `IHost`."""
 
 
 class ConnectionFailure(HostException):
diff --git a/libp2p/host/host_interface.py b/libp2p/host/host_interface.py
index 5700cdf7..6a326b97 100644
--- a/libp2p/host/host_interface.py
+++ b/libp2p/host/host_interface.py
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ class IHost(ABC):
         self, protocol_id: TProtocol, stream_handler: StreamHandlerFn
     ) -> None:
         """
-        set stream handler for host
+        set stream handler for host.
+
         :param protocol_id: protocol id used on stream
         :param stream_handler: a stream handler function
         """
@@ -61,10 +62,11 @@ class IHost(ABC):
     @abstractmethod
     async def connect(self, peer_info: PeerInfo) -> None:
         """
-        connect ensures there is a connection between this host and the peer with
-        given peer_info.peer_id. connect will absorb the addresses in peer_info into its internal
-        peerstore. If there is not an active connection, connect will issue a
-        dial, and block until a connection is opened, or an error is returned.
+        connect ensures there is a connection between this host and the peer
+        with given peer_info.peer_id. connect will absorb the addresses in
+        peer_info into its internal peerstore. If there is not an active
+        connection, connect will issue a dial, and block until a connection is
+        opened, or an error is returned.
 
         :param peer_info: peer_info of the peer we want to connect to
         :type peer_info: peer.peerinfo.PeerInfo
diff --git a/libp2p/host/routed_host.py b/libp2p/host/routed_host.py
index 4a9778de..78b6fa54 100644
--- a/libp2p/host/routed_host.py
+++ b/libp2p/host/routed_host.py
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ class RoutedHost(BasicHost):
 
     async def connect(self, peer_info: PeerInfo) -> None:
         """
-        connect ensures there is a connection between this host and the peer with
-        given `peer_info.peer_id`. See (basic_host).connect for more information.
+        connect ensures there is a connection between this host and the peer
+        with given `peer_info.peer_id`. See (basic_host).connect for more
+        information.
 
         RoutedHost's Connect differs in that if the host has no addresses for a
         given peer, it will use its routing system to try to find some.
diff --git a/libp2p/io/exceptions.py b/libp2p/io/exceptions.py
index d4e1dfae..0f2230f7 100644
--- a/libp2p/io/exceptions.py
+++ b/libp2p/io/exceptions.py
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ class IOException(BaseLibp2pError):
 
 
 class IncompleteReadError(IOException):
-    """
-    Fewer bytes were read than requested.
-    """
+    """Fewer bytes were read than requested."""
 
 
 class MsgioException(IOException):
diff --git a/libp2p/kademlia/__init__.py b/libp2p/kademlia/__init__.py
index bce76722..14568595 100644
--- a/libp2p/kademlia/__init__.py
+++ b/libp2p/kademlia/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-"""
-Kademlia is a Python implementation of the Kademlia protocol which
-utilizes the asyncio library.
-"""
+"""Kademlia is a Python implementation of the Kademlia protocol which utilizes
+the asyncio library."""
 __version__ = "2.0"
diff --git a/libp2p/kademlia/crawling.py b/libp2p/kademlia/crawling.py
index c649da08..1a5566fb 100644
--- a/libp2p/kademlia/crawling.py
+++ b/libp2p/kademlia/crawling.py
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class SpiderCrawl:
-    """
-    Crawl the network and look for given 160-bit keys.
-    """
+    """Crawl the network and look for given 160-bit keys."""
 
     def __init__(self, protocol, node, peers, ksize, alpha):
         """
@@ -75,15 +73,11 @@ class ValueSpiderCrawl(SpiderCrawl):
         self.nearest_without_value = KadPeerHeap(self.node, 1)
 
     async def find(self):
-        """
-        Find either the closest nodes or the value requested.
-        """
+        """Find either the closest nodes or the value requested."""
         return await self._find(self.protocol.call_find_value)
 
     async def _nodes_found(self, responses):
-        """
-        Handle the result of an iteration in _find.
-        """
+        """Handle the result of an iteration in _find."""
         toremove = []
         found_values = []
         for peerid, response in responses.items():
@@ -107,10 +101,11 @@ class ValueSpiderCrawl(SpiderCrawl):
 
     async def _handle_found_values(self, values):
         """
-        We got some values!  Exciting.  But let's make sure
-        they're all the same or freak out a little bit.  Also,
-        make sure we tell the nearest node that *didn't* have
-        the value to store it.
+        We got some values!
+
+        Exciting.  But let's make sure they're all the same or freak out
+        a little bit.  Also, make sure we tell the nearest node that
+        *didn't* have the value to store it.
         """
         value_counts = Counter(values)
         if len(value_counts) != 1:
@@ -127,15 +122,11 @@ class ValueSpiderCrawl(SpiderCrawl):
 
 class NodeSpiderCrawl(SpiderCrawl):
     async def find(self):
-        """
-        Find the closest nodes.
-        """
+        """Find the closest nodes."""
         return await self._find(self.protocol.call_find_node)
 
     async def _nodes_found(self, responses):
-        """
-        Handle the result of an iteration in _find.
-        """
+        """Handle the result of an iteration in _find."""
         toremove = []
         for peerid, response in responses.items():
             response = RPCFindResponse(response)
@@ -163,9 +154,7 @@ class RPCFindResponse:
         self.response = response
 
     def happened(self):
-        """
-        Did the other host actually respond?
-        """
+        """Did the other host actually respond?"""
         return self.response[0]
 
     def has_value(self):
@@ -176,8 +165,9 @@ class RPCFindResponse:
 
     def get_node_list(self):
         """
-        Get the node list in the response.  If there's no value, this should
-        be set.
+        Get the node list in the response.
+
+        If there's no value, this should be set.
         """
         nodelist = self.response[1] or []
         return [create_kad_peerinfo(*nodeple) for nodeple in nodelist]
diff --git a/libp2p/kademlia/kad_peerinfo.py b/libp2p/kademlia/kad_peerinfo.py
index 346f6714..efb20f17 100644
--- a/libp2p/kademlia/kad_peerinfo.py
+++ b/libp2p/kademlia/kad_peerinfo.py
@@ -30,9 +30,7 @@ class KadPeerInfo(PeerInfo):
         return sorted(self.addrs) == sorted(node.addrs)
 
     def distance_to(self, node):
-        """
-        Get the distance between this node and another.
-        """
+        """Get the distance between this node and another."""
         return self.xor_id ^ node.xor_id
 
     def __iter__(self):
@@ -56,9 +54,7 @@ class KadPeerInfo(PeerInfo):
 
 
 class KadPeerHeap:
-    """
-    A heap of peers ordered by distance to a given node.
-    """
+    """A heap of peers ordered by distance to a given node."""
 
     def __init__(self, node, maxsize):
         """
@@ -74,11 +70,13 @@ class KadPeerHeap:
 
     def remove(self, peers):
         """
-        Remove a list of peer ids from this heap.  Note that while this
-        heap retains a constant visible size (based on the iterator), it's
-        actual size may be quite a bit larger than what's exposed.  Therefore,
-        removal of nodes may not change the visible size as previously added
-        nodes suddenly become visible.
+        Remove a list of peer ids from this heap.
+
+        Note that while this heap retains a constant visible size (based
+        on the iterator), it's actual size may be quite a bit larger
+        than what's exposed.  Therefore, removal of nodes may not change
+        the visible size as previously added nodes suddenly become
+        visible.
         """
         peers = set(peers)
         if not peers:
diff --git a/libp2p/kademlia/network.py b/libp2p/kademlia/network.py
index fcf4b9a8..f0a4991e 100644
--- a/libp2p/kademlia/network.py
+++ b/libp2p/kademlia/network.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-"""
-Package for interacting on the network at a high level.
-"""
+"""Package for interacting on the network at a high level."""
 import asyncio
 import logging
 import pickle
@@ -16,8 +14,10 @@ log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class KademliaServer:
     """
-    High level view of a node instance.  This is the object that should be
-    created to start listening as an active node on the network.
+    High level view of a node instance.
+
+    This is the object that should be created to start listening as an
+    active node on the network.
     """
 
     protocol_class = KademliaProtocol
@@ -77,10 +77,8 @@ class KademliaServer:
         self.refresh_loop = loop.call_later(3600, self.refresh_table)
 
     async def _refresh_table(self):
-        """
-        Refresh buckets that haven't had any lookups in the last hour
-        (per section 2.3 of the paper).
-        """
+        """Refresh buckets that haven't had any lookups in the last hour (per
+        section 2.3 of the paper)."""
         results = []
         for node_id in self.protocol.get_refresh_ids():
             node = create_kad_peerinfo(node_id)
@@ -99,8 +97,8 @@ class KademliaServer:
 
     def bootstrappable_neighbors(self):
         """
-        Get a :class:`list` of (ip, port) :class:`tuple` pairs suitable for
-        use as an argument to the bootstrap method.
+        Get a :class:`list` of (ip, port) :class:`tuple` pairs suitable for use
+        as an argument to the bootstrap method.
 
         The server should have been bootstrapped
         already - this is just a utility for getting some neighbors and then
@@ -153,9 +151,7 @@ class KademliaServer:
         return await spider.find()
 
     async def set(self, key, value):
-        """
-        Set the given string key to the given value in the network.
-        """
+        """Set the given string key to the given value in the network."""
         if not check_dht_value_type(value):
             raise TypeError("Value must be of type int, float, bool, str, or bytes")
         log.info("setting '%s' = '%s' on network", key, value)
@@ -163,9 +159,7 @@ class KademliaServer:
         return await self.set_digest(dkey, value)
 
     async def provide(self, key):
-        """
-        publish to the network that it provides for a particular key
-        """
+        """publish to the network that it provides for a particular key."""
         neighbors = self.protocol.router.find_neighbors(self.node)
         return [
             await self.protocol.call_add_provider(n, key, self.node.peer_id_bytes)
@@ -173,17 +167,13 @@ class KademliaServer:
         ]
 
     async def get_providers(self, key):
-        """
-        get the list of providers for a key
-        """
+        """get the list of providers for a key."""
         neighbors = self.protocol.router.find_neighbors(self.node)
         return [await self.protocol.call_get_providers(n, key) for n in neighbors]
 
     async def set_digest(self, dkey, value):
-        """
-        Set the given SHA1 digest key (bytes) to the given value in the
-        network.
-        """
+        """Set the given SHA1 digest key (bytes) to the given value in the
+        network."""
         node = create_kad_peerinfo(dkey)
 
         nearest = self.protocol.router.find_neighbors(node)
@@ -204,10 +194,8 @@ class KademliaServer:
         return any(await asyncio.gather(*results))
 
     def save_state(self, fname):
-        """
-        Save the state of this node (the alpha/ksize/id/immediate neighbors)
-        to a cache file with the given fname.
-        """
+        """Save the state of this node (the alpha/ksize/id/immediate neighbors)
+        to a cache file with the given fname."""
         log.info("Saving state to %s", fname)
         data = {
             "ksize": self.ksize,
@@ -223,10 +211,8 @@ class KademliaServer:
 
     @classmethod
     def load_state(cls, fname):
-        """
-        Load the state of this node (the alpha/ksize/id/immediate neighbors)
-        from a cache file with the given fname.
-        """
+        """Load the state of this node (the alpha/ksize/id/immediate neighbors)
+        from a cache file with the given fname."""
         log.info("Loading state from %s", fname)
         with open(fname, "rb") as file:
             data = pickle.load(file)
@@ -237,8 +223,7 @@ class KademliaServer:
 
     def save_state_regularly(self, fname, frequency=600):
         """
-        Save the state of node with a given regularity to the given
-        filename.
+        Save the state of node with a given regularity to the given filename.
 
         Args:
             fname: File name to save retularly to
@@ -253,9 +238,7 @@ class KademliaServer:
 
 
 def check_dht_value_type(value):
-    """
-    Checks to see if the type of the value is a valid type for
-    placing in the dht.
-    """
+    """Checks to see if the type of the value is a valid type for placing in
+    the dht."""
     typeset = [int, float, bool, str, bytes]
     return type(value) in typeset
diff --git a/libp2p/kademlia/protocol.py b/libp2p/kademlia/protocol.py
index 8606fc2b..419e41c3 100644
--- a/libp2p/kademlia/protocol.py
+++ b/libp2p/kademlia/protocol.py
@@ -11,15 +11,11 @@ log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class KademliaProtocol(RPCProtocol):
-    """
-    There are four main RPCs in the Kademlia protocol
-    PING, STORE, FIND_NODE, FIND_VALUE
-    PING probes if a node is still online
-    STORE instructs a node to store (key, value)
-    FIND_NODE takes a 160-bit ID and gets back
-    (ip, udp_port, node_id) for k closest nodes to target
-    FIND_VALUE behaves like FIND_NODE unless a value is stored
-    """
+    """There are four main RPCs in the Kademlia protocol PING, STORE,
+    FIND_NODE, FIND_VALUE PING probes if a node is still online STORE instructs
+    a node to store (key, value) FIND_NODE takes a 160-bit ID and gets back
+    (ip, udp_port, node_id) for k closest nodes to target FIND_VALUE behaves
+    like FIND_NODE unless a value is stored."""
 
     def __init__(self, source_node, storage, ksize):
         RPCProtocol.__init__(self)
@@ -28,9 +24,7 @@ class KademliaProtocol(RPCProtocol):
         self.source_node = source_node
 
     def get_refresh_ids(self):
-        """
-        Get ids to search for to keep old buckets up to date.
-        """
+        """Get ids to search for to keep old buckets up to date."""
         ids = []
         for bucket in self.router.lonely_buckets():
             rid = random.randint(*bucket.range).to_bytes(20, byteorder="big")
@@ -75,12 +69,10 @@ class KademliaProtocol(RPCProtocol):
         return {"value": value}
 
     def rpc_add_provider(self, sender, nodeid, key, provider_id):
-        """
-        rpc when receiving an add_provider call
-        should validate received PeerInfo matches sender nodeid
-        if it does, receipient must store a record in its datastore
-        we store a map of content_id to peer_id (non xor)
-        """
+        """rpc when receiving an add_provider call should validate received
+        PeerInfo matches sender nodeid if it does, receipient must store a
+        record in its datastore we store a map of content_id to peer_id (non
+        xor)"""
         if nodeid == provider_id:
             log.info(
                 "adding provider %s for key %s in local table", provider_id, str(key)
@@ -90,11 +82,9 @@ class KademliaProtocol(RPCProtocol):
         return False
 
     def rpc_get_providers(self, sender, key):
-        """
-        rpc when receiving a get_providers call
-        should look up key in data store and respond with records
-        plus a list of closer peers in its routing table
-        """
+        """rpc when receiving a get_providers call should look up key in data
+        store and respond with records plus a list of closer peers in its
+        routing table."""
         providers = []
         record = self.storage.get(key, None)
 
@@ -178,8 +168,10 @@ class KademliaProtocol(RPCProtocol):
 
     def handle_call_response(self, result, node):
         """
-        If we get a response, add the node to the routing table.  If
-        we get no response, make sure it's removed from the routing table.
+        If we get a response, add the node to the routing table.
+
+        If we get no response, make sure it's removed from the routing
+        table.
         """
         if not result[0]:
             log.warning("no response from %s, removing from router", node)
diff --git a/libp2p/kademlia/routing.py b/libp2p/kademlia/routing.py
index d0a2b354..f65c90a1 100644
--- a/libp2p/kademlia/routing.py
+++ b/libp2p/kademlia/routing.py
@@ -8,13 +8,10 @@ from .utils import OrderedSet, bytes_to_bit_string, shared_prefix
 
 
 class KBucket:
-    """
-    each node keeps a list of (ip, udp_port, node_id)
-    for nodes of distance between 2^i and 2^(i+1)
-    this list that every node keeps is a k-bucket
-    each k-bucket implements a last seen eviction
-    policy except that live nodes are never removed
-    """
+    """each node keeps a list of (ip, udp_port, node_id) for nodes of distance
+    between 2^i and 2^(i+1) this list that every node keeps is a k-bucket each
+    k-bucket implements a last seen eviction policy except that live nodes are
+    never removed."""
 
     def __init__(self, rangeLower, rangeUpper, ksize):
         self.range = (rangeLower, rangeUpper)
@@ -56,8 +53,8 @@ class KBucket:
 
     def add_node(self, node):
         """
-        Add a C{Node} to the C{KBucket}.  Return True if successful,
-        False if the bucket is full.
+        Add a C{Node} to the C{KBucket}.  Return True if successful, False if
+        the bucket is full.
 
         If the bucket is full, keep track of node in a replacement list,
         per section 4.1 of the paper.
@@ -100,9 +97,7 @@ class TableTraverser:
         return self
 
     def __next__(self):
-        """
-        Pop an item from the left subtree, then right, then left, etc.
-        """
+        """Pop an item from the left subtree, then right, then left, etc."""
         if self.current_nodes:
             return self.current_nodes.pop()
 
@@ -140,10 +135,7 @@ class RoutingTable:
         self.buckets.insert(index + 1, two)
 
     def lonely_buckets(self):
-        """
-        Get all of the buckets that haven't been updated in over
-        an hour.
-        """
+        """Get all of the buckets that haven't been updated in over an hour."""
         hrago = time.monotonic() - 3600
         return [b for b in self.buckets if b.last_updated < hrago]
 
@@ -172,9 +164,7 @@ class RoutingTable:
             asyncio.ensure_future(self.protocol.call_ping(bucket.head()))
 
     def get_bucket_for(self, node):
-        """
-        Get the index of the bucket that the given node would fall into.
-        """
+        """Get the index of the bucket that the given node would fall into."""
         for index, bucket in enumerate(self.buckets):
             if node.xor_id < bucket.range[1]:
                 return index
diff --git a/libp2p/kademlia/storage.py b/libp2p/kademlia/storage.py
index afd30e85..014853c1 100644
--- a/libp2p/kademlia/storage.py
+++ b/libp2p/kademlia/storage.py
@@ -8,46 +8,45 @@ import time
 class IStorage(ABC):
     """
     Local storage for this node.
-    IStorage implementations of get must return the same type as put in by set
+
+    IStorage implementations of get must return the same type as put in
+    by set
     """
 
     @abstractmethod
     def __setitem__(self, key, value):
-        """
-        Set a key to the given value.
-        """
+        """Set a key to the given value."""
 
     @abstractmethod
     def __getitem__(self, key):
         """
-        Get the given key.  If item doesn't exist, raises C{KeyError}
+        Get the given key.
+
+        If item doesn't exist, raises C{KeyError}
         """
 
     @abstractmethod
     def get(self, key, default=None):
         """
-        Get given key.  If not found, return default.
+        Get given key.
+
+        If not found, return default.
         """
 
     @abstractmethod
     def iter_older_than(self, seconds_old):
-        """
-        Return the an iterator over (key, value) tuples for items older
-        than the given seconds_old.
-        """
+        """Return the an iterator over (key, value) tuples for items older than
+        the given seconds_old."""
 
     @abstractmethod
     def __iter__(self):
-        """
-        Get the iterator for this storage, should yield tuple of (key, value)
-        """
+        """Get the iterator for this storage, should yield tuple of (key,
+        value)"""
 
 
 class ForgetfulStorage(IStorage):
     def __init__(self, ttl=604800):
-        """
-        By default, max age is a week.
-        """
+        """By default, max age is a week."""
         self.data = OrderedDict()
         self.ttl = ttl
 
diff --git a/libp2p/kademlia/utils.py b/libp2p/kademlia/utils.py
index 78ff0827..f18a6713 100644
--- a/libp2p/kademlia/utils.py
+++ b/libp2p/kademlia/utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-"""
-General catchall for functions that don't make sense as methods.
-"""
+"""General catchall for functions that don't make sense as methods."""
 import asyncio
 import hashlib
 import operator
@@ -20,7 +18,8 @@ def digest(string):
 
 class OrderedSet(list):
     """
-    Acts like a list in all ways, except in the behavior of the
+    Acts like a list in all ways, except in the behavior of the.
+
     :meth:`push` method.
     """
 
diff --git a/libp2p/network/connection/raw_connection.py b/libp2p/network/connection/raw_connection.py
index 2c710d76..08d22055 100644
--- a/libp2p/network/connection/raw_connection.py
+++ b/libp2p/network/connection/raw_connection.py
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@ class RawConnection(IRawConnection):
         self._drain_lock = asyncio.Lock()
 
     async def write(self, data: bytes) -> None:
-        """
-        Raise `RawConnError` if the underlying connection breaks
-        """
+        """Raise `RawConnError` if the underlying connection breaks."""
         try:
             self.writer.write(data)
         except ConnectionResetError as error:
@@ -42,8 +40,8 @@ class RawConnection(IRawConnection):
 
     async def read(self, n: int = -1) -> bytes:
         """
-        Read up to ``n`` bytes from the underlying stream.
-        This call is delegated directly to the underlying ``self.reader``.
+        Read up to ``n`` bytes from the underlying stream. This call is
+        delegated directly to the underlying ``self.reader``.
 
         Raise `RawConnError` if the underlying connection breaks
         """
diff --git a/libp2p/network/connection/raw_connection_interface.py b/libp2p/network/connection/raw_connection_interface.py
index 9be55010..d08e4676 100644
--- a/libp2p/network/connection/raw_connection_interface.py
+++ b/libp2p/network/connection/raw_connection_interface.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ from libp2p.io.abc import ReadWriteCloser
 
 
 class IRawConnection(ReadWriteCloser):
-    """
-    A Raw Connection provides a Reader and a Writer
-    """
+    """A Raw Connection provides a Reader and a Writer."""
 
     is_initiator: bool
diff --git a/libp2p/network/network_interface.py b/libp2p/network/network_interface.py
index 94ddba2c..9e942831 100644
--- a/libp2p/network/network_interface.py
+++ b/libp2p/network/network_interface.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class INetwork(ABC):
     @abstractmethod
     async def dial_peer(self, peer_id: ID) -> INetConn:
         """
-        dial_peer try to create a connection to peer_id
+        dial_peer try to create a connection to peer_id.
 
         :param peer_id: peer if we want to dial
         :raises SwarmException: raised when an error occurs
@@ -47,9 +47,7 @@ class INetwork(ABC):
 
     @abstractmethod
     def set_stream_handler(self, stream_handler: StreamHandlerFn) -> None:
-        """
-        Set the stream handler for all incoming streams.
-        """
+        """Set the stream handler for all incoming streams."""
 
     @abstractmethod
     async def listen(self, *multiaddrs: Sequence[Multiaddr]) -> bool:
diff --git a/libp2p/network/stream/net_stream.py b/libp2p/network/stream/net_stream.py
index 0142721c..7ab609d0 100644
--- a/libp2p/network/stream/net_stream.py
+++ b/libp2p/network/stream/net_stream.py
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ class NetStream(INetStream):
 
     async def read(self, n: int = -1) -> bytes:
         """
-        reads from stream
+        reads from stream.
+
         :param n: number of bytes to read
         :return: bytes of input
         """
@@ -52,7 +53,8 @@ class NetStream(INetStream):
 
     async def write(self, data: bytes) -> int:
         """
-        write to stream
+        write to stream.
+
         :return: number of bytes written
         """
         try:
@@ -61,9 +63,7 @@ class NetStream(INetStream):
             raise StreamClosed from error
 
     async def close(self) -> None:
-        """
-        close stream
-        """
+        """close stream."""
         await self.muxed_stream.close()
 
     async def reset(self) -> None:
diff --git a/libp2p/network/stream/net_stream_interface.py b/libp2p/network/stream/net_stream_interface.py
index 41bf4239..66c611c4 100644
--- a/libp2p/network/stream/net_stream_interface.py
+++ b/libp2p/network/stream/net_stream_interface.py
@@ -23,6 +23,4 @@ class INetStream(ReadWriteCloser):
 
     @abstractmethod
     async def reset(self) -> None:
-        """
-        Close both ends of the stream.
-        """
+        """Close both ends of the stream."""
diff --git a/libp2p/network/swarm.py b/libp2p/network/swarm.py
index 90c9475a..a697d7da 100644
--- a/libp2p/network/swarm.py
+++ b/libp2p/network/swarm.py
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ class Swarm(INetwork):
 
     async def dial_peer(self, peer_id: ID) -> INetConn:
         """
-        dial_peer try to create a connection to peer_id
+        dial_peer try to create a connection to peer_id.
+
         :param peer_id: peer if we want to dial
         :raises SwarmException: raised when an error occurs
         :return: muxed connection
@@ -254,10 +255,9 @@ class Swarm(INetwork):
         logger.debug("successfully close the connection to peer %s", peer_id)
 
     async def add_conn(self, muxed_conn: IMuxedConn) -> SwarmConn:
-        """
-        Add a `IMuxedConn` to `Swarm` as a `SwarmConn`, notify "connected",
-        and start to monitor the connection for its new streams and disconnection.
-        """
+        """Add a `IMuxedConn` to `Swarm` as a `SwarmConn`, notify "connected",
+        and start to monitor the connection for its new streams and
+        disconnection."""
         swarm_conn = SwarmConn(muxed_conn, self)
         # Store muxed_conn with peer id
         self.connections[muxed_conn.peer_id] = swarm_conn
@@ -267,9 +267,8 @@ class Swarm(INetwork):
         return swarm_conn
 
     def remove_conn(self, swarm_conn: SwarmConn) -> None:
-        """
-        Simply remove the connection from Swarm's records, without closing the connection.
-        """
+        """Simply remove the connection from Swarm's records, without closing
+        the connection."""
         peer_id = swarm_conn.muxed_conn.peer_id
         if peer_id not in self.connections:
             return
diff --git a/libp2p/peer/addrbook_interface.py b/libp2p/peer/addrbook_interface.py
index 0ba26145..a4045a76 100644
--- a/libp2p/peer/addrbook_interface.py
+++ b/libp2p/peer/addrbook_interface.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class IAddrBook(ABC):
     def add_addr(self, peer_id: ID, addr: Multiaddr, ttl: int) -> None:
         """
         Calls add_addrs(peer_id, [addr], ttl)
+
         :param peer_id: the peer to add address for
         :param addr: multiaddress of the peer
         :param ttl: time-to-live for the address (after this time, address is no longer valid)
@@ -22,9 +23,11 @@ class IAddrBook(ABC):
     @abstractmethod
     def add_addrs(self, peer_id: ID, addrs: Sequence[Multiaddr], ttl: int) -> None:
         """
-        Adds addresses for a given peer all with the same time-to-live. If one of the
-        addresses already exists for the peer and has a longer TTL, no operation should take place.
-        If one of the addresses exists with a shorter TTL, extend the TTL to equal param ttl.
+        Adds addresses for a given peer all with the same time-to-live. If one
+        of the addresses already exists for the peer and has a longer TTL, no
+        operation should take place. If one of the addresses exists with a
+        shorter TTL, extend the TTL to equal param ttl.
+
         :param peer_id: the peer to add address for
         :param addr: multiaddresses of the peer
         :param ttl: time-to-live for the address (after this time, address is no longer valid
@@ -40,7 +43,8 @@ class IAddrBook(ABC):
     @abstractmethod
     def clear_addrs(self, peer_id: ID) -> None:
         """
-        Removes all previously stored addresses
+        Removes all previously stored addresses.
+
         :param peer_id: peer to remove addresses of
         """
 
diff --git a/libp2p/peer/peerdata.py b/libp2p/peer/peerdata.py
index 3ee4c4ce..9273079d 100644
--- a/libp2p/peer/peerdata.py
+++ b/libp2p/peer/peerdata.py
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ class PeerData(IPeerData):
 
 
 class PeerDataError(KeyError):
-    """Raised when a key is not found in peer metadata"""
+    """Raised when a key is not found in peer metadata."""
diff --git a/libp2p/peer/peerdata_interface.py b/libp2p/peer/peerdata_interface.py
index ca7c2546..e842acb6 100644
--- a/libp2p/peer/peerdata_interface.py
+++ b/libp2p/peer/peerdata_interface.py
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ class IPeerData(ABC):
 
     @abstractmethod
     def clear_addrs(self) -> None:
-        """
-        Clear all addresses
-        """
+        """Clear all addresses."""
 
     @abstractmethod
     def put_metadata(self, key: str, val: Any) -> None:
diff --git a/libp2p/peer/peerstore.py b/libp2p/peer/peerstore.py
index a416c471..65f6eb7c 100644
--- a/libp2p/peer/peerstore.py
+++ b/libp2p/peer/peerstore.py
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ class PeerStore(IPeerStore):
 
     def __create_or_get_peer(self, peer_id: ID) -> PeerData:
         """
-        Returns the peer data for peer_id or creates a new
-        peer data (and stores it in peer_map) if peer
-        data for peer_id does not yet exist
+        Returns the peer data for peer_id or creates a new peer data (and
+        stores it in peer_map) if peer data for peer_id does not yet exist.
+
         :param peer_id: peer ID
         :return: peer data
         """
@@ -96,4 +96,4 @@ class PeerStore(IPeerStore):
 
 
 class PeerStoreError(KeyError):
-    """Raised when peer ID is not found in peer store"""
+    """Raised when peer ID is not found in peer store."""
diff --git a/libp2p/protocol_muxer/exceptions.py b/libp2p/protocol_muxer/exceptions.py
index a34e318c..ffcc5d57 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocol_muxer/exceptions.py
+++ b/libp2p/protocol_muxer/exceptions.py
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ from libp2p.exceptions import BaseLibp2pError
 
 
 class MultiselectCommunicatorError(BaseLibp2pError):
-    """Raised when an error occurs during read/write via communicator"""
+    """Raised when an error occurs during read/write via communicator."""
 
 
 class MultiselectError(BaseLibp2pError):
-    """Raised when an error occurs in multiselect process"""
+    """Raised when an error occurs in multiselect process."""
 
 
 class MultiselectClientError(BaseLibp2pError):
-    """Raised when an error occurs in protocol selection process"""
+    """Raised when an error occurs in protocol selection process."""
diff --git a/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect.py b/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect.py
index 81267e3f..2ea1e748 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect.py
+++ b/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect.py
@@ -11,11 +11,9 @@ PROTOCOL_NOT_FOUND_MSG = "na"
 
 
 class Multiselect(IMultiselectMuxer):
-    """
-    Multiselect module that is responsible for responding to
-    a multiselect client and deciding on
-    a specific protocol and handler pair to use for communication
-    """
+    """Multiselect module that is responsible for responding to a multiselect
+    client and deciding on a specific protocol and handler pair to use for
+    communication."""
 
     handlers: Dict[TProtocol, StreamHandlerFn]
 
@@ -28,7 +26,8 @@ class Multiselect(IMultiselectMuxer):
 
     def add_handler(self, protocol: TProtocol, handler: StreamHandlerFn) -> None:
         """
-        Store the handler with the given protocol
+        Store the handler with the given protocol.
+
         :param protocol: protocol name
         :param handler: handler function
         """
@@ -38,7 +37,8 @@ class Multiselect(IMultiselectMuxer):
         self, communicator: IMultiselectCommunicator
     ) -> Tuple[TProtocol, StreamHandlerFn]:
         """
-        Negotiate performs protocol selection
+        Negotiate performs protocol selection.
+
         :param stream: stream to negotiate on
         :return: selected protocol name, handler function
         :raise MultiselectError: raised when negotiation failed
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ class Multiselect(IMultiselectMuxer):
 
     async def handshake(self, communicator: IMultiselectCommunicator) -> None:
         """
-        Perform handshake to agree on multiselect protocol
+        Perform handshake to agree on multiselect protocol.
+
         :param communicator: communicator to use
         :raise MultiselectError: raised when handshake failed
         """
@@ -93,7 +94,8 @@ class Multiselect(IMultiselectMuxer):
 
 def is_valid_handshake(handshake_contents: str) -> bool:
     """
-    Determine if handshake is valid and should be confirmed
+    Determine if handshake is valid and should be confirmed.
+
     :param handshake_contents: contents of handshake message
     :return: true if handshake is complete, false otherwise
     """
diff --git a/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect_client.py b/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect_client.py
index c940dfc8..89fc9754 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect_client.py
+++ b/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect_client.py
@@ -11,15 +11,14 @@ PROTOCOL_NOT_FOUND_MSG = "na"
 
 
 class MultiselectClient(IMultiselectClient):
-    """
-    Client for communicating with receiver's multiselect
-    module in order to select a protocol id to communicate over
-    """
+    """Client for communicating with receiver's multiselect module in order to
+    select a protocol id to communicate over."""
 
     async def handshake(self, communicator: IMultiselectCommunicator) -> None:
         """
-        Ensure that the client and multiselect
-        are both using the same multiselect protocol
+        Ensure that the client and multiselect are both using the same
+        multiselect protocol.
+
         :param stream: stream to communicate with multiselect over
         :raise MultiselectClientError: raised when handshake failed
         """
@@ -40,9 +39,10 @@ class MultiselectClient(IMultiselectClient):
         self, protocols: Sequence[TProtocol], communicator: IMultiselectCommunicator
     ) -> TProtocol:
         """
-        For each protocol, send message to multiselect selecting protocol
-        and fail if multiselect does not return same protocol. Returns first
+        For each protocol, send message to multiselect selecting protocol and
+        fail if multiselect does not return same protocol. Returns first
         protocol that multiselect agrees on (i.e. that multiselect selects)
+
         :param protocol: protocol to select
         :param stream: stream to communicate with multiselect over
         :return: selected protocol
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ class MultiselectClient(IMultiselectClient):
         self, communicator: IMultiselectCommunicator, protocol: TProtocol
     ) -> TProtocol:
         """
-        Try to select the given protocol or raise exception if fails
+        Try to select the given protocol or raise exception if fails.
+
         :param communicator: communicator to use to communicate with counterparty
         :param protocol: protocol to select
         :raise MultiselectClientError: raised when protocol negotiation failed
@@ -88,7 +89,8 @@ class MultiselectClient(IMultiselectClient):
 
 def is_valid_handshake(handshake_contents: str) -> bool:
     """
-    Determine if handshake is valid and should be confirmed
+    Determine if handshake is valid and should be confirmed.
+
     :param handshake_contents: contents of handshake message
     :return: true if handshake is complete, false otherwise
     """
diff --git a/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect_client_interface.py b/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect_client_interface.py
index e51c01fa..fffc2fbe 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect_client_interface.py
+++ b/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect_client_interface.py
@@ -8,15 +8,14 @@ from libp2p.typing import TProtocol
 
 
 class IMultiselectClient(ABC):
-    """
-    Client for communicating with receiver's multiselect
-    module in order to select a protocol id to communicate over
-    """
+    """Client for communicating with receiver's multiselect module in order to
+    select a protocol id to communicate over."""
 
     async def handshake(self, communicator: IMultiselectCommunicator) -> None:
         """
-        Ensure that the client and multiselect
-        are both using the same multiselect protocol
+        Ensure that the client and multiselect are both using the same
+        multiselect protocol.
+
         :param stream: stream to communicate with multiselect over
         :raise Exception: multiselect protocol ID mismatch
         """
@@ -26,9 +25,10 @@ class IMultiselectClient(ABC):
         self, protocols: Sequence[TProtocol], communicator: IMultiselectCommunicator
     ) -> TProtocol:
         """
-        For each protocol, send message to multiselect selecting protocol
-        and fail if multiselect does not return same protocol. Returns first
+        For each protocol, send message to multiselect selecting protocol and
+        fail if multiselect does not return same protocol. Returns first
         protocol that multiselect agrees on (i.e. that multiselect selects)
+
         :param protocol: protocol to select
         :param stream: stream to communicate with multiselect over
         :return: selected protocol
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ class IMultiselectClient(ABC):
         self, communicator: IMultiselectCommunicator, protocol: TProtocol
     ) -> TProtocol:
         """
-        Try to select the given protocol or raise exception if fails
+        Try to select the given protocol or raise exception if fails.
+
         :param communicator: communicator to use to communicate with counterparty
         :param protocol: protocol to select
         :raise Exception: error in protocol selection
diff --git a/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect_communicator_interface.py b/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect_communicator_interface.py
index d72142bb..1fad2897 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect_communicator_interface.py
+++ b/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect_communicator_interface.py
@@ -2,21 +2,18 @@ from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 
 
 class IMultiselectCommunicator(ABC):
-    """
-    Communicator helper class that ensures both the client
-    and multistream module will follow the same multistream protocol,
-    which is necessary for them to work
-    """
+    """Communicator helper class that ensures both the client and multistream
+    module will follow the same multistream protocol, which is necessary for
+    them to work."""
 
     @abstractmethod
     async def write(self, msg_str: str) -> None:
         """
-        Write message to stream
+        Write message to stream.
+
         :param msg_str: message to write
         """
 
     @abstractmethod
     async def read(self) -> str:
-        """
-        Reads message from stream until EOF
-        """
+        """Reads message from stream until EOF."""
diff --git a/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect_muxer_interface.py b/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect_muxer_interface.py
index acfbdbdc..66e0392a 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect_muxer_interface.py
+++ b/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect_muxer_interface.py
@@ -7,18 +7,17 @@ from .multiselect_communicator_interface import IMultiselectCommunicator
 
 
 class IMultiselectMuxer(ABC):
-    """
-    Multiselect module that is responsible for responding to
-    a multiselect client and deciding on
-    a specific protocol and handler pair to use for communication
-    """
+    """Multiselect module that is responsible for responding to a multiselect
+    client and deciding on a specific protocol and handler pair to use for
+    communication."""
 
     handlers: Dict[TProtocol, StreamHandlerFn]
 
     @abstractmethod
     def add_handler(self, protocol: TProtocol, handler: StreamHandlerFn) -> None:
         """
-        Store the handler with the given protocol
+        Store the handler with the given protocol.
+
         :param protocol: protocol name
         :param handler: handler function
         """
@@ -28,7 +27,8 @@ class IMultiselectMuxer(ABC):
         self, communicator: IMultiselectCommunicator
     ) -> Tuple[TProtocol, StreamHandlerFn]:
         """
-        Negotiate performs protocol selection
+        Negotiate performs protocol selection.
+
         :param stream: stream to negotiate on
         :return: selected protocol name, handler function
         :raise Exception: negotiation failed exception
diff --git a/libp2p/pubsub/floodsub.py b/libp2p/pubsub/floodsub.py
index 042b13fe..15ca6b02 100644
--- a/libp2p/pubsub/floodsub.py
+++ b/libp2p/pubsub/floodsub.py
@@ -34,33 +34,37 @@ class FloodSub(IPubsubRouter):
         """
         Attach is invoked by the PubSub constructor to attach the router to a
         freshly initialized PubSub instance.
+
         :param pubsub: pubsub instance to attach to
         """
         self.pubsub = pubsub
 
     def add_peer(self, peer_id: ID, protocol_id: TProtocol) -> None:
         """
-        Notifies the router that a new peer has been connected
+        Notifies the router that a new peer has been connected.
+
         :param peer_id: id of peer to add
         """
 
     def remove_peer(self, peer_id: ID) -> None:
         """
-        Notifies the router that a peer has been disconnected
+        Notifies the router that a peer has been disconnected.
+
         :param peer_id: id of peer to remove
         """
 
     async def handle_rpc(self, rpc: rpc_pb2.RPC, sender_peer_id: ID) -> None:
         """
-        Invoked to process control messages in the RPC envelope.
-        It is invoked after subscriptions and payload messages have been processed
+        Invoked to process control messages in the RPC envelope. It is invoked
+        after subscriptions and payload messages have been processed.
+
         :param rpc: rpc message
         """
 
     async def publish(self, msg_forwarder: ID, pubsub_msg: rpc_pb2.Message) -> None:
         """
-        Invoked to forward a new message that has been validated.
-        This is where the "flooding" part of floodsub happens
+        Invoked to forward a new message that has been validated. This is where
+        the "flooding" part of floodsub happens.
 
         With flooding, routing is almost trivial: for each incoming message,
         forward to all known peers in the topic. There is a bit of logic,
@@ -89,9 +93,9 @@ class FloodSub(IPubsubRouter):
 
     async def join(self, topic: str) -> None:
         """
-        Join notifies the router that we want to receive and
-        forward messages in a topic. It is invoked after the
-        subscription announcement
+        Join notifies the router that we want to receive and forward messages
+        in a topic. It is invoked after the subscription announcement.
+
         :param topic: topic to join
         """
 
@@ -99,6 +103,7 @@ class FloodSub(IPubsubRouter):
         """
         Leave notifies the router that we are no longer interested in a topic.
         It is invoked after the unsubscription announcement.
+
         :param topic: topic to leave
         """
 
@@ -107,6 +112,7 @@ class FloodSub(IPubsubRouter):
     ) -> Iterable[ID]:
         """
         Get the eligible peers to send the data to.
+
         :param msg_forwarder: peer ID of the peer who forwards the message to us.
         :param origin: peer id of the peer the message originate from.
         :return: a generator of the peer ids who we send data to.
diff --git a/libp2p/pubsub/gossipsub.py b/libp2p/pubsub/gossipsub.py
index 3b73f0e9..864189e4 100644
--- a/libp2p/pubsub/gossipsub.py
+++ b/libp2p/pubsub/gossipsub.py
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ class GossipSub(IPubsubRouter):
         """
         Attach is invoked by the PubSub constructor to attach the router to a
         freshly initialized PubSub instance.
+
         :param pubsub: pubsub instance to attach to
         """
         self.pubsub = pubsub
@@ -109,7 +110,8 @@ class GossipSub(IPubsubRouter):
 
     def add_peer(self, peer_id: ID, protocol_id: TProtocol) -> None:
         """
-        Notifies the router that a new peer has been connected
+        Notifies the router that a new peer has been connected.
+
         :param peer_id: id of peer to add
         :param protocol_id: router protocol the peer speaks, e.g., floodsub, gossipsub
         """
@@ -130,7 +132,8 @@ class GossipSub(IPubsubRouter):
 
     def remove_peer(self, peer_id: ID) -> None:
         """
-        Notifies the router that a peer has been disconnected
+        Notifies the router that a peer has been disconnected.
+
         :param peer_id: id of peer to remove
         """
         logger.debug("removing peer %s", peer_id)
@@ -145,8 +148,9 @@ class GossipSub(IPubsubRouter):
 
     async def handle_rpc(self, rpc: rpc_pb2.RPC, sender_peer_id: ID) -> None:
         """
-        Invoked to process control messages in the RPC envelope.
-        It is invoked after subscriptions and payload messages have been processed
+        Invoked to process control messages in the RPC envelope. It is invoked
+        after subscriptions and payload messages have been processed.
+
         :param rpc: RPC message
         :param sender_peer_id: id of the peer who sent the message
         """
@@ -167,9 +171,7 @@ class GossipSub(IPubsubRouter):
                 await self.handle_prune(prune, sender_peer_id)
 
     async def publish(self, msg_forwarder: ID, pubsub_msg: rpc_pb2.Message) -> None:
-        """
-        Invoked to forward a new message that has been validated.
-        """
+        """Invoked to forward a new message that has been validated."""
         self.mcache.put(pubsub_msg)
 
         peers_gen = self._get_peers_to_send(
@@ -193,6 +195,7 @@ class GossipSub(IPubsubRouter):
     ) -> Iterable[ID]:
         """
         Get the eligible peers to send the data to.
+
         :param msg_forwarder: the peer id of the peer who forwards the message to me.
         :param origin: peer id of the peer the message originate from.
         :return: a generator of the peer ids who we send data to.
@@ -234,9 +237,9 @@ class GossipSub(IPubsubRouter):
     async def join(self, topic: str) -> None:
         # Note: the comments here are the near-exact algorithm description from the spec
         """
-        Join notifies the router that we want to receive and
-        forward messages in a topic. It is invoked after the
-        subscription announcement
+        Join notifies the router that we want to receive and forward messages
+        in a topic. It is invoked after the subscription announcement.
+
         :param topic: topic to join
         """
         logger.debug("joining topic %s", topic)
@@ -274,6 +277,7 @@ class GossipSub(IPubsubRouter):
         """
         Leave notifies the router that we are no longer interested in a topic.
         It is invoked after the unsubscription announcement.
+
         :param topic: topic to leave
         """
         logger.debug("leaving topic %s", topic)
@@ -291,6 +295,7 @@ class GossipSub(IPubsubRouter):
     async def heartbeat(self) -> None:
         """
         Call individual heartbeats.
+
         Note: the heartbeats are called with awaits because each heartbeat depends on the
         state changes in the preceding heartbeat
         """
@@ -453,9 +458,8 @@ class GossipSub(IPubsubRouter):
     async def handle_ihave(
         self, ihave_msg: rpc_pb2.ControlIHave, sender_peer_id: ID
     ) -> None:
-        """
-        Checks the seen set and requests unknown messages with an IWANT message.
-        """
+        """Checks the seen set and requests unknown messages with an IWANT
+        message."""
         # Get list of all seen (seqnos, from) from the (seqno, from) tuples in seen_messages cache
         seen_seqnos_and_peers = [
             seqno_and_from for seqno_and_from in self.pubsub.seen_messages.keys()
@@ -477,9 +481,8 @@ class GossipSub(IPubsubRouter):
     async def handle_iwant(
         self, iwant_msg: rpc_pb2.ControlIWant, sender_peer_id: ID
     ) -> None:
-        """
-        Forwards all request messages that are present in mcache to the requesting peer.
-        """
+        """Forwards all request messages that are present in mcache to the
+        requesting peer."""
         # FIXME: Update type of message ID
         # FIXME: Find a better way to parse the msg ids
         msg_ids: List[Any] = [literal_eval(msg) for msg in iwant_msg.messageIDs]
@@ -536,9 +539,7 @@ class GossipSub(IPubsubRouter):
     # RPC emitters
 
     async def emit_ihave(self, topic: str, msg_ids: Any, to_peer: ID) -> None:
-        """
-        Emit ihave message, sent to to_peer, for topic and msg_ids
-        """
+        """Emit ihave message, sent to to_peer, for topic and msg_ids."""
 
         ihave_msg: rpc_pb2.ControlIHave = rpc_pb2.ControlIHave()
         ihave_msg.messageIDs.extend(msg_ids)
@@ -550,9 +551,7 @@ class GossipSub(IPubsubRouter):
         await self.emit_control_message(control_msg, to_peer)
 
     async def emit_iwant(self, msg_ids: Any, to_peer: ID) -> None:
-        """
-        Emit iwant message, sent to to_peer, for msg_ids
-        """
+        """Emit iwant message, sent to to_peer, for msg_ids."""
 
         iwant_msg: rpc_pb2.ControlIWant = rpc_pb2.ControlIWant()
         iwant_msg.messageIDs.extend(msg_ids)
@@ -563,9 +562,7 @@ class GossipSub(IPubsubRouter):
         await self.emit_control_message(control_msg, to_peer)
 
     async def emit_graft(self, topic: str, to_peer: ID) -> None:
-        """
-        Emit graft message, sent to to_peer, for topic
-        """
+        """Emit graft message, sent to to_peer, for topic."""
 
         graft_msg: rpc_pb2.ControlGraft = rpc_pb2.ControlGraft()
         graft_msg.topicID = topic
@@ -576,9 +573,7 @@ class GossipSub(IPubsubRouter):
         await self.emit_control_message(control_msg, to_peer)
 
     async def emit_prune(self, topic: str, to_peer: ID) -> None:
-        """
-        Emit graft message, sent to to_peer, for topic
-        """
+        """Emit graft message, sent to to_peer, for topic."""
 
         prune_msg: rpc_pb2.ControlPrune = rpc_pb2.ControlPrune()
         prune_msg.topicID = topic
diff --git a/libp2p/pubsub/mcache.py b/libp2p/pubsub/mcache.py
index 159047b9..233b7cf1 100644
--- a/libp2p/pubsub/mcache.py
+++ b/libp2p/pubsub/mcache.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class CacheEntry:
     def __init__(self, mid: Tuple[bytes, bytes], topics: Sequence[str]) -> None:
         """
         Constructor.
+
         :param mid: (seqno, from_id) of the msg
         :param topics: list of topics this message was sent on
         """
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ class MessageCache:
     def __init__(self, window_size: int, history_size: int) -> None:
         """
         Constructor.
+
         :param window_size: Size of the window desired.
         :param history_size: Size of the history desired.
         :return: the MessageCache
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ class MessageCache:
     def put(self, msg: rpc_pb2.Message) -> None:
         """
         Put a message into the mcache.
+
         :param msg: The rpc message to put in. Should contain seqno and from_id
         """
         mid: Tuple[bytes, bytes] = (msg.seqno, msg.from_id)
@@ -61,6 +64,7 @@ class MessageCache:
     def get(self, mid: Tuple[bytes, bytes]) -> Optional[rpc_pb2.Message]:
         """
         Get a message from the mcache.
+
         :param mid: (seqno, from_id) of the message to get.
         :return: The rpc message associated with this mid
         """
@@ -72,6 +76,7 @@ class MessageCache:
     def window(self, topic: str) -> List[Tuple[bytes, bytes]]:
         """
         Get the window for this topic.
+
         :param topic: Topic whose message ids we desire.
         :return: List of mids in the current window.
         """
@@ -86,9 +91,8 @@ class MessageCache:
         return mids
 
     def shift(self) -> None:
-        """
-        Shift the window over by 1 position, dropping the last element of the history.
-        """
+        """Shift the window over by 1 position, dropping the last element of
+        the history."""
         last_entries: List[CacheEntry] = self.history[len(self.history) - 1]
 
         for entry in last_entries:
diff --git a/libp2p/pubsub/pubsub.py b/libp2p/pubsub/pubsub.py
index 51af1765..7be2d288 100644
--- a/libp2p/pubsub/pubsub.py
+++ b/libp2p/pubsub/pubsub.py
@@ -84,9 +84,12 @@ class Pubsub:
         """
         Construct a new Pubsub object, which is responsible for handling all
         Pubsub-related messages and relaying messages as appropriate to the
-        Pubsub router (which is responsible for choosing who to send messages to).
+        Pubsub router (which is responsible for choosing who to send messages
+        to).
+
         Since the logic for choosing peers to send pubsub messages to is
-        in the router, the same Pubsub impl can back floodsub, gossipsub, etc.
+        in the router, the same Pubsub impl can back floodsub,
+        gossipsub, etc.
         """
         self.host = host
         self.router = router
@@ -136,10 +139,8 @@ class Pubsub:
         asyncio.ensure_future(self.handle_peer_queue())
 
     def get_hello_packet(self) -> rpc_pb2.RPC:
-        """
-        Generate subscription message with all topics we are subscribed to
-        only send hello packet if we have subscribed topics
-        """
+        """Generate subscription message with all topics we are subscribed to
+        only send hello packet if we have subscribed topics."""
         packet = rpc_pb2.RPC()
         for topic_id in self.my_topics:
             packet.subscriptions.extend(
@@ -149,8 +150,9 @@ class Pubsub:
 
     async def continuously_read_stream(self, stream: INetStream) -> None:
         """
-        Read from input stream in an infinite loop. Process
-        messages from other nodes
+        Read from input stream in an infinite loop. Process messages from other
+        nodes.
+
         :param stream: stream to continously read from
         """
         peer_id = stream.muxed_conn.peer_id
@@ -208,7 +210,9 @@ class Pubsub:
         self, topic: str, validator: ValidatorFn, is_async_validator: bool
     ) -> None:
         """
-        Register a validator under the given topic. One topic can only have one validtor.
+        Register a validator under the given topic. One topic can only have one
+        validtor.
+
         :param topic: the topic to register validator under
         :param validator: the validator used to validate messages published to the topic
         :param is_async_validator: indicate if the validator is an asynchronous validator
@@ -218,6 +222,7 @@ class Pubsub:
     def remove_topic_validator(self, topic: str) -> None:
         """
         Remove the validator from the given topic.
+
         :param topic: the topic to remove validator from
         """
         if topic in self.topic_validators:
@@ -226,6 +231,7 @@ class Pubsub:
     def get_msg_validators(self, msg: rpc_pb2.Message) -> Tuple[TopicValidator, ...]:
         """
         Get all validators corresponding to the topics in the message.
+
         :param msg: the message published to the topic
         """
         return tuple(
@@ -236,8 +242,9 @@ class Pubsub:
 
     async def stream_handler(self, stream: INetStream) -> None:
         """
-        Stream handler for pubsub. Gets invoked whenever a new stream is created
-        on one of the supported pubsub protocols.
+        Stream handler for pubsub. Gets invoked whenever a new stream is
+        created on one of the supported pubsub protocols.
+
         :param stream: newly created stream
         """
         try:
@@ -293,7 +300,8 @@ class Pubsub:
         """
         Handle an incoming subscription message from a peer. Update internal
         mapping to mark the peer as subscribed or unsubscribed to topics as
-        defined in the subscription message
+        defined in the subscription message.
+
         :param origin_id: id of the peer who subscribe to the message
         :param sub_message: RPC.SubOpts
         """
@@ -311,7 +319,8 @@ class Pubsub:
     # FIXME(mhchia): Change the function name?
     async def handle_talk(self, publish_message: rpc_pb2.Message) -> None:
         """
-        Put incoming message from a peer onto my blocking queue
+        Put incoming message from a peer onto my blocking queue.
+
         :param publish_message: RPC.Message format
         """
 
@@ -325,7 +334,8 @@ class Pubsub:
 
     async def subscribe(self, topic_id: str) -> "asyncio.Queue[rpc_pb2.Message]":
         """
-        Subscribe ourself to a topic
+        Subscribe ourself to a topic.
+
         :param topic_id: topic_id to subscribe to
         """
 
@@ -355,7 +365,8 @@ class Pubsub:
 
     async def unsubscribe(self, topic_id: str) -> None:
         """
-        Unsubscribe ourself from a topic
+        Unsubscribe ourself from a topic.
+
         :param topic_id: topic_id to unsubscribe from
         """
 
@@ -381,7 +392,8 @@ class Pubsub:
 
     async def message_all_peers(self, raw_msg: bytes) -> None:
         """
-        Broadcast a message to peers
+        Broadcast a message to peers.
+
         :param raw_msg: raw contents of the message to broadcast
         """
 
@@ -392,7 +404,8 @@ class Pubsub:
 
     async def publish(self, topic_id: str, data: bytes) -> None:
         """
-        Publish data to a topic
+        Publish data to a topic.
+
         :param topic_id: topic which we are going to publish the data to
         :param data: data which we are publishing
         """
@@ -412,7 +425,8 @@ class Pubsub:
 
     async def validate_msg(self, msg_forwarder: ID, msg: rpc_pb2.Message) -> None:
         """
-        Validate the received message
+        Validate the received message.
+
         :param msg_forwarder: the peer who forward us the message.
         :param msg: the message.
         """
@@ -442,6 +456,7 @@ class Pubsub:
     async def push_msg(self, msg_forwarder: ID, msg: rpc_pb2.Message) -> None:
         """
         Push a pubsub message to others.
+
         :param msg_forwarder: the peer who forward us the message.
         :param msg: the message we are going to push out.
         """
@@ -481,9 +496,7 @@ class Pubsub:
         await self.router.publish(msg_forwarder, msg)
 
     def _next_seqno(self) -> bytes:
-        """
-        Make the next message sequence id.
-        """
+        """Make the next message sequence id."""
         self.counter += 1
         return self.counter.to_bytes(8, "big")
 
diff --git a/libp2p/pubsub/pubsub_notifee.py b/libp2p/pubsub/pubsub_notifee.py
index 85c0bd8d..19be6123 100644
--- a/libp2p/pubsub/pubsub_notifee.py
+++ b/libp2p/pubsub/pubsub_notifee.py
@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@ class PubsubNotifee(INotifee):
 
     async def connected(self, network: INetwork, conn: INetConn) -> None:
         """
-        Add peer_id to initiator_peers_queue, so that this peer_id can be used to
-        create a stream and we only want to have one pubsub stream with each peer.
+        Add peer_id to initiator_peers_queue, so that this peer_id can be used
+        to create a stream and we only want to have one pubsub stream with each
+        peer.
+
         :param network: network the connection was opened on
         :param conn: connection that was opened
         """
diff --git a/libp2p/pubsub/pubsub_router_interface.py b/libp2p/pubsub/pubsub_router_interface.py
index 5534c297..99a9be75 100644
--- a/libp2p/pubsub/pubsub_router_interface.py
+++ b/libp2p/pubsub/pubsub_router_interface.py
@@ -22,20 +22,23 @@ class IPubsubRouter(ABC):
         """
         Attach is invoked by the PubSub constructor to attach the router to a
         freshly initialized PubSub instance.
+
         :param pubsub: pubsub instance to attach to
         """
 
     @abstractmethod
     def add_peer(self, peer_id: ID, protocol_id: TProtocol) -> None:
         """
-        Notifies the router that a new peer has been connected
+        Notifies the router that a new peer has been connected.
+
         :param peer_id: id of peer to add
         """
 
     @abstractmethod
     def remove_peer(self, peer_id: ID) -> None:
         """
-        Notifies the router that a peer has been disconnected
+        Notifies the router that a peer has been disconnected.
+
         :param peer_id: id of peer to remove
         """
 
@@ -54,7 +57,8 @@ class IPubsubRouter(ABC):
     @abstractmethod
     async def publish(self, msg_forwarder: ID, pubsub_msg: rpc_pb2.Message) -> None:
         """
-        Invoked to forward a new message that has been validated
+        Invoked to forward a new message that has been validated.
+
         :param msg_forwarder: peer_id of message sender
         :param pubsub_msg: pubsub message to forward
         """
@@ -62,9 +66,9 @@ class IPubsubRouter(ABC):
     @abstractmethod
     async def join(self, topic: str) -> None:
         """
-        Join notifies the router that we want to receive and
-        forward messages in a topic. It is invoked after the
-        subscription announcement
+        Join notifies the router that we want to receive and forward messages
+        in a topic. It is invoked after the subscription announcement.
+
         :param topic: topic to join
         """
 
@@ -73,5 +77,6 @@ class IPubsubRouter(ABC):
         """
         Leave notifies the router that we are no longer interested in a topic.
         It is invoked after the unsubscription announcement.
+
         :param topic: topic to leave
         """
diff --git a/libp2p/pubsub/validators.py b/libp2p/pubsub/validators.py
index e575980d..d1972075 100644
--- a/libp2p/pubsub/validators.py
+++ b/libp2p/pubsub/validators.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 def signature_validator(pubkey: bytes, msg: bytes) -> bool:
     """
     Verify the message against the given public key.
+
     :param pubkey: the public key which signs the message.
     :param msg: the message signed.
     """
diff --git a/libp2p/routing/interfaces.py b/libp2p/routing/interfaces.py
index 4c2cd864..24cad7e1 100644
--- a/libp2p/routing/interfaces.py
+++ b/libp2p/routing/interfaces.py
@@ -9,24 +9,21 @@ class IContentRouting(ABC):
     @abstractmethod
     def provide(self, cid: bytes, announce: bool = True) -> None:
         """
-        Provide adds the given cid to the content routing system. If announce is True,
-        it also announces it, otherwise it is just kept in the local
-        accounting of which objects are being provided.
+        Provide adds the given cid to the content routing system.
+
+        If announce is True, it also announces it, otherwise it is just
+        kept in the local accounting of which objects are being
+        provided.
         """
 
     @abstractmethod
     def find_provider_iter(self, cid: bytes, count: int) -> Iterable[PeerInfo]:
-        """
-        Search for peers who are able to provide a given key
-        returns an iterator of peer.PeerInfo
-        """
+        """Search for peers who are able to provide a given key returns an
+        iterator of peer.PeerInfo."""
 
 
 class IPeerRouting(ABC):
     @abstractmethod
     async def find_peer(self, peer_id: ID) -> PeerInfo:
-        """
-        Find specific Peer
-        FindPeer searches for a peer with given peer_id, returns a peer.PeerInfo
-        with relevant addresses.
-        """
+        """Find specific Peer FindPeer searches for a peer with given peer_id,
+        returns a peer.PeerInfo with relevant addresses."""
diff --git a/libp2p/routing/kademlia/kademlia_content_router.py b/libp2p/routing/kademlia/kademlia_content_router.py
index e66643c2..b623a252 100644
--- a/libp2p/routing/kademlia/kademlia_content_router.py
+++ b/libp2p/routing/kademlia/kademlia_content_router.py
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@ from libp2p.routing.interfaces import IContentRouting
 class KadmeliaContentRouter(IContentRouting):
     def provide(self, cid: bytes, announce: bool = True) -> None:
         """
-        Provide adds the given cid to the content routing system. If announce is True,
-        it also announces it, otherwise it is just kept in the local
-        accounting of which objects are being provided.
+        Provide adds the given cid to the content routing system.
+
+        If announce is True, it also announces it, otherwise it is just
+        kept in the local accounting of which objects are being
+        provided.
         """
         # the DHT finds the closest peers to `key` using the `FIND_NODE` RPC
         # then sends a `ADD_PROVIDER` RPC with its own `PeerInfo` to each of these peers.
 
     def find_provider_iter(self, cid: bytes, count: int) -> Iterable[PeerInfo]:
-        """
-        Search for peers who are able to provide a given key
-        returns an iterator of peer.PeerInfo
-        """
+        """Search for peers who are able to provide a given key returns an
+        iterator of peer.PeerInfo."""
diff --git a/libp2p/routing/kademlia/kademlia_peer_router.py b/libp2p/routing/kademlia/kademlia_peer_router.py
index 352c7dff..32f20757 100644
--- a/libp2p/routing/kademlia/kademlia_peer_router.py
+++ b/libp2p/routing/kademlia/kademlia_peer_router.py
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ class KadmeliaPeerRouter(IPeerRouting):
 
     async def find_peer(self, peer_id: ID) -> PeerInfo:
         """
-        Find a specific peer
+        Find a specific peer.
+
         :param peer_id: peer to search for
         :return: PeerInfo of specified peer
         """
diff --git a/libp2p/security/base_session.py b/libp2p/security/base_session.py
index 01450be3..cce1b6cf 100644
--- a/libp2p/security/base_session.py
+++ b/libp2p/security/base_session.py
@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@ from libp2p.security.secure_conn_interface import ISecureConn
 
 
 class BaseSession(ISecureConn):
-    """
-    ``BaseSession`` is not fully instantiated from its abstract classes as it
-    is only meant to be used in clases that derive from it.
-    """
+    """``BaseSession`` is not fully instantiated from its abstract classes as
+    it is only meant to be used in clases that derive from it."""
 
     local_peer: ID
     local_private_key: PrivateKey
diff --git a/libp2p/security/base_transport.py b/libp2p/security/base_transport.py
index 10d7b663..916ccce8 100644
--- a/libp2p/security/base_transport.py
+++ b/libp2p/security/base_transport.py
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ def default_secure_bytes_provider(n: int) -> bytes:
 
 class BaseSecureTransport(ISecureTransport):
     """
-    ``BaseSecureTransport`` is not fully instantiated from its abstract classes as it
-    is only meant to be used in clases that derive from it.
+    ``BaseSecureTransport`` is not fully instantiated from its abstract classes
+    as it is only meant to be used in clases that derive from it.
 
-    Clients can provide a strategy to get cryptographically secure bytes of a given length.
-    A default implementation is provided using the ``secrets`` module from the
-    standard library.
+    Clients can provide a strategy to get cryptographically secure bytes
+    of a given length. A default implementation is provided using the
+    ``secrets`` module from the standard library.
     """
 
     def __init__(
diff --git a/libp2p/security/insecure/transport.py b/libp2p/security/insecure/transport.py
index fd0701dd..4199c612 100644
--- a/libp2p/security/insecure/transport.py
+++ b/libp2p/security/insecure/transport.py
@@ -46,9 +46,7 @@ class InsecureSession(BaseSession):
         await self.conn.close()
 
     async def run_handshake(self) -> None:
-        """
-        Raise `HandshakeFailure` when handshake failed
-        """
+        """Raise `HandshakeFailure` when handshake failed."""
         msg = make_exchange_message(self.local_private_key.get_public_key())
         msg_bytes = msg.SerializeToString()
         encoded_msg_bytes = encode_fixedint_prefixed(msg_bytes)
@@ -104,15 +102,16 @@ class InsecureSession(BaseSession):
 
 
 class InsecureTransport(BaseSecureTransport):
-    """
-    ``InsecureTransport`` provides the "identity" upgrader for a ``IRawConnection``,
-    i.e. the upgraded transport does not add any additional security.
-    """
+    """``InsecureTransport`` provides the "identity" upgrader for a
+    ``IRawConnection``, i.e. the upgraded transport does not add any additional
+    security."""
 
     async def secure_inbound(self, conn: IRawConnection) -> ISecureConn:
         """
-        Secure the connection, either locally or by communicating with opposing node via conn,
-        for an inbound connection (i.e. we are not the initiator)
+        Secure the connection, either locally or by communicating with opposing
+        node via conn, for an inbound connection (i.e. we are not the
+        initiator)
+
         :return: secure connection object (that implements secure_conn_interface)
         """
         session = InsecureSession(self.local_peer, self.local_private_key, conn, False)
@@ -121,8 +120,9 @@ class InsecureTransport(BaseSecureTransport):
 
     async def secure_outbound(self, conn: IRawConnection, peer_id: ID) -> ISecureConn:
         """
-        Secure the connection, either locally or by communicating with opposing node via conn,
-        for an inbound connection (i.e. we are the initiator)
+        Secure the connection, either locally or by communicating with opposing
+        node via conn, for an inbound connection (i.e. we are the initiator)
+
         :return: secure connection object (that implements secure_conn_interface)
         """
         session = InsecureSession(
diff --git a/libp2p/security/secio/exceptions.py b/libp2p/security/secio/exceptions.py
index d86ce3b0..ca6d37fa 100644
--- a/libp2p/security/secio/exceptions.py
+++ b/libp2p/security/secio/exceptions.py
@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@ class SecioException(HandshakeFailure):
 
 
 class SelfEncryption(SecioException):
-    """
-    Raised to indicate that a host is attempting to encrypt communications
-    with itself.
-    """
+    """Raised to indicate that a host is attempting to encrypt communications
+    with itself."""
 
     pass
 
diff --git a/libp2p/security/secio/transport.py b/libp2p/security/secio/transport.py
index 4eb6a8bf..6a4c8673 100644
--- a/libp2p/security/secio/transport.py
+++ b/libp2p/security/secio/transport.py
@@ -143,10 +143,8 @@ class SecureSession(BaseSession):
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
 class Proposal:
-    """
-    A ``Proposal`` represents the set of session parameters one peer in a pair of
-    peers attempting to negotiate a `secio` channel prefers.
-    """
+    """A ``Proposal`` represents the set of session parameters one peer in a
+    pair of peers attempting to negotiate a `secio` channel prefers."""
 
     nonce: bytes
     public_key: PublicKey
@@ -408,9 +406,9 @@ async def create_secure_session(
 ) -> ISecureConn:
     """
     Attempt the initial `secio` handshake with the remote peer.
-    If successful, return an object that provides secure communication to the
-    ``remote_peer``.
-    Raise `SecioException` when `conn` closed.
+
+    If successful, return an object that provides secure communication
+    to the ``remote_peer``. Raise `SecioException` when `conn` closed.
     Raise `InconsistentNonce` when handshake failed
     """
     msg_io = MsgIOReadWriter(conn)
@@ -443,18 +441,18 @@ async def create_secure_session(
 
 
 class Transport(BaseSecureTransport):
-    """
-    ``Transport`` provides a security upgrader for a ``IRawConnection``,
-    following the `secio` protocol defined in the libp2p specs.
-    """
+    """``Transport`` provides a security upgrader for a ``IRawConnection``,
+    following the `secio` protocol defined in the libp2p specs."""
 
     def get_nonce(self) -> bytes:
         return self.secure_bytes_provider(NONCE_SIZE)
 
     async def secure_inbound(self, conn: IRawConnection) -> ISecureConn:
         """
-        Secure the connection, either locally or by communicating with opposing node via conn,
-        for an inbound connection (i.e. we are not the initiator)
+        Secure the connection, either locally or by communicating with opposing
+        node via conn, for an inbound connection (i.e. we are not the
+        initiator)
+
         :return: secure connection object (that implements secure_conn_interface)
         """
         local_nonce = self.get_nonce()
@@ -469,8 +467,9 @@ class Transport(BaseSecureTransport):
         self, conn: IRawConnection, peer_id: PeerID
     ) -> ISecureConn:
         """
-        Secure the connection, either locally or by communicating with opposing node via conn,
-        for an inbound connection (i.e. we are the initiator)
+        Secure the connection, either locally or by communicating with opposing
+        node via conn, for an inbound connection (i.e. we are the initiator)
+
         :return: secure connection object (that implements secure_conn_interface)
         """
         local_nonce = self.get_nonce()
diff --git a/libp2p/security/secure_transport_interface.py b/libp2p/security/secure_transport_interface.py
index 3b3e6256..678b9c67 100644
--- a/libp2p/security/secure_transport_interface.py
+++ b/libp2p/security/secure_transport_interface.py
@@ -17,15 +17,18 @@ class ISecureTransport(ABC):
     @abstractmethod
     async def secure_inbound(self, conn: IRawConnection) -> ISecureConn:
         """
-        Secure the connection, either locally or by communicating with opposing node via conn,
-        for an inbound connection (i.e. we are not the initiator)
+        Secure the connection, either locally or by communicating with opposing
+        node via conn, for an inbound connection (i.e. we are not the
+        initiator)
+
         :return: secure connection object (that implements secure_conn_interface)
         """
 
     @abstractmethod
     async def secure_outbound(self, conn: IRawConnection, peer_id: ID) -> ISecureConn:
         """
-        Secure the connection, either locally or by communicating with opposing node via conn,
-        for an inbound connection (i.e. we are the initiator)
+        Secure the connection, either locally or by communicating with opposing
+        node via conn, for an inbound connection (i.e. we are the initiator)
+
         :return: secure connection object (that implements secure_conn_interface)
         """
diff --git a/libp2p/security/security_multistream.py b/libp2p/security/security_multistream.py
index 7d1c816f..52c957c1 100644
--- a/libp2p/security/security_multistream.py
+++ b/libp2p/security/security_multistream.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Relevant go repo: https://github.com/libp2p/go-conn-security/blob/master/interfa
 class SecurityMultistream(ABC):
     """
     SSMuxer is a multistream stream security transport multiplexer.
+
     Go implementation: github.com/libp2p/go-conn-security-multistream/ssms.go
     """
 
@@ -41,9 +42,10 @@ class SecurityMultistream(ABC):
 
     def add_transport(self, protocol: TProtocol, transport: ISecureTransport) -> None:
         """
-        Add a protocol and its corresponding transport to multistream-select(multiselect).
-        The order that a protocol is added is exactly the precedence it is negotiated in
-        multiselect.
+        Add a protocol and its corresponding transport to multistream-
+        select(multiselect). The order that a protocol is added is exactly the
+        precedence it is negotiated in multiselect.
+
         :param protocol: the protocol name, which is negotiated in multiselect.
         :param transport: the corresponding transportation to the ``protocol``.
         """
@@ -57,8 +59,10 @@ class SecurityMultistream(ABC):
 
     async def secure_inbound(self, conn: IRawConnection) -> ISecureConn:
         """
-        Secure the connection, either locally or by communicating with opposing node via conn,
-        for an inbound connection (i.e. we are not the initiator)
+        Secure the connection, either locally or by communicating with opposing
+        node via conn, for an inbound connection (i.e. we are not the
+        initiator)
+
         :return: secure connection object (that implements secure_conn_interface)
         """
         transport = await self.select_transport(conn, False)
@@ -67,8 +71,9 @@ class SecurityMultistream(ABC):
 
     async def secure_outbound(self, conn: IRawConnection, peer_id: ID) -> ISecureConn:
         """
-        Secure the connection, either locally or by communicating with opposing node via conn,
-        for an inbound connection (i.e. we are the initiator)
+        Secure the connection, either locally or by communicating with opposing
+        node via conn, for an inbound connection (i.e. we are the initiator)
+
         :return: secure connection object (that implements secure_conn_interface)
         """
         transport = await self.select_transport(conn, True)
@@ -79,8 +84,9 @@ class SecurityMultistream(ABC):
         self, conn: IRawConnection, is_initiator: bool
     ) -> ISecureTransport:
         """
-        Select a transport that both us and the node on the
-        other end of conn support and agree on
+        Select a transport that both us and the node on the other end of conn
+        support and agree on.
+
         :param conn: conn to choose a transport over
         :param is_initiator: true if we are the initiator, false otherwise
         :return: selected secure transport
diff --git a/libp2p/stream_muxer/abc.py b/libp2p/stream_muxer/abc.py
index 3e69fa46..71704c1e 100644
--- a/libp2p/stream_muxer/abc.py
+++ b/libp2p/stream_muxer/abc.py
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ class IMuxedConn(ABC):
     @abstractmethod
     def __init__(self, conn: ISecureConn, peer_id: ID) -> None:
         """
-        create a new muxed connection
+        create a new muxed connection.
+
         :param conn: an instance of secured connection
         for new muxed streams
         :param peer_id: peer_id of peer the connection is to
@@ -28,29 +29,27 @@ class IMuxedConn(ABC):
 
     @abstractmethod
     async def close(self) -> None:
-        """
-        close connection
-        """
+        """close connection."""
 
     @abstractmethod
     def is_closed(self) -> bool:
         """
-        check connection is fully closed
+        check connection is fully closed.
+
         :return: true if successful
         """
 
     @abstractmethod
     async def open_stream(self) -> "IMuxedStream":
         """
-        creates a new muxed_stream
+        creates a new muxed_stream.
+
         :return: a new ``IMuxedStream`` stream
         """
 
     @abstractmethod
     async def accept_stream(self) -> "IMuxedStream":
-        """
-        accepts a muxed stream opened by the other end
-        """
+        """accepts a muxed stream opened by the other end."""
 
 
 class IMuxedStream(ReadWriteCloser):
@@ -59,14 +58,12 @@ class IMuxedStream(ReadWriteCloser):
 
     @abstractmethod
     async def reset(self) -> None:
-        """
-        closes both ends of the stream
-        tells this remote side to hang up
-        """
+        """closes both ends of the stream tells this remote side to hang up."""
 
     @abstractmethod
     def set_deadline(self, ttl: int) -> bool:
         """
-        set deadline for muxed stream
+        set deadline for muxed stream.
+
         :return: a new stream
         """
diff --git a/libp2p/stream_muxer/mplex/mplex.py b/libp2p/stream_muxer/mplex/mplex.py
index 307e78d0..c8d7a209 100644
--- a/libp2p/stream_muxer/mplex/mplex.py
+++ b/libp2p/stream_muxer/mplex/mplex.py
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ class Mplex(IMuxedConn):
 
     def __init__(self, secured_conn: ISecureConn, peer_id: ID) -> None:
         """
-        create a new muxed connection
+        create a new muxed connection.
+
         :param secured_conn: an instance of ``ISecureConn``
         :param generic_protocol_handler: generic protocol handler
         for new muxed streams
@@ -72,9 +73,7 @@ class Mplex(IMuxedConn):
         return self.secured_conn.is_initiator
 
     async def close(self) -> None:
-        """
-        close the stream muxer and underlying secured connection
-        """
+        """close the stream muxer and underlying secured connection."""
         if self.event_shutting_down.is_set():
             return
         # Set the `event_shutting_down`, to allow graceful shutdown.
@@ -85,14 +84,16 @@ class Mplex(IMuxedConn):
 
     def is_closed(self) -> bool:
         """
-        check connection is fully closed
+        check connection is fully closed.
+
         :return: true if successful
         """
         return self.event_closed.is_set()
 
     def _get_next_channel_id(self) -> int:
         """
-        Get next available stream id
+        Get next available stream id.
+
         :return: next available stream id for the connection
         """
         next_id = self.next_channel_id
@@ -107,7 +108,8 @@ class Mplex(IMuxedConn):
 
     async def open_stream(self) -> IMuxedStream:
         """
-        creates a new muxed_stream
+        creates a new muxed_stream.
+
         :return: a new ``MplexStream``
         """
         channel_id = self._get_next_channel_id()
@@ -135,9 +137,7 @@ class Mplex(IMuxedConn):
         return task_coro.result()
 
     async def accept_stream(self) -> IMuxedStream:
-        """
-        accepts a muxed stream opened by the other end
-        """
+        """accepts a muxed stream opened by the other end."""
         return await self._wait_until_shutting_down_or_closed(
             self.new_stream_queue.get()
         )
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ class Mplex(IMuxedConn):
         self, flag: HeaderTags, data: Optional[bytes], stream_id: StreamID
     ) -> int:
         """
-        sends a message over the connection
+        sends a message over the connection.
+
         :param header: header to use
         :param data: data to send in the message
         :param stream_id: stream the message is in
@@ -165,7 +166,8 @@ class Mplex(IMuxedConn):
 
     async def write_to_stream(self, _bytes: bytes) -> int:
         """
-        writes a byte array to a secured connection
+        writes a byte array to a secured connection.
+
         :param _bytes: byte array to write
         :return: length written
         """
@@ -173,9 +175,8 @@ class Mplex(IMuxedConn):
         return len(_bytes)
 
     async def handle_incoming(self) -> None:
-        """
-        Read a message off of the secured connection and add it to the corresponding message buffer
-        """
+        """Read a message off of the secured connection and add it to the
+        corresponding message buffer."""
 
         while True:
             try:
@@ -190,7 +191,8 @@ class Mplex(IMuxedConn):
 
     async def read_message(self) -> Tuple[int, int, bytes]:
         """
-        Read a single message off of the secured connection
+        Read a single message off of the secured connection.
+
         :return: stream_id, flag, message contents
         """
 
@@ -217,6 +219,7 @@ class Mplex(IMuxedConn):
     async def _handle_incoming_message(self) -> None:
         """
         Read and handle a new incoming message.
+
         :raise MplexUnavailable: `Mplex` encounters fatal error or is shutting down.
         """
         channel_id, flag, message = await self._wait_until_shutting_down_or_closed(
diff --git a/libp2p/stream_muxer/mplex/mplex_stream.py b/libp2p/stream_muxer/mplex/mplex_stream.py
index 8db42121..3f283c81 100644
--- a/libp2p/stream_muxer/mplex/mplex_stream.py
+++ b/libp2p/stream_muxer/mplex/mplex_stream.py
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ class MplexStream(IMuxedStream):
 
     def __init__(self, name: str, stream_id: StreamID, muxed_conn: "Mplex") -> None:
         """
-        create new MuxedStream in muxer
+        create new MuxedStream in muxer.
+
         :param stream_id: stream id of this stream
         :param muxed_conn: muxed connection of this muxed_stream
         """
@@ -113,9 +114,10 @@ class MplexStream(IMuxedStream):
 
     async def read(self, n: int = -1) -> bytes:
         """
-        Read up to n bytes. Read possibly returns fewer than `n` bytes,
-        if there are not enough bytes in the Mplex buffer.
-        If `n == -1`, read until EOF.
+        Read up to n bytes. Read possibly returns fewer than `n` bytes, if
+        there are not enough bytes in the Mplex buffer. If `n == -1`, read
+        until EOF.
+
         :param n: number of bytes to read
         :return: bytes actually read
         """
@@ -142,7 +144,8 @@ class MplexStream(IMuxedStream):
 
     async def write(self, data: bytes) -> int:
         """
-        write to stream
+        write to stream.
+
         :return: number of bytes written
         """
         if self.event_local_closed.is_set():
@@ -155,10 +158,8 @@ class MplexStream(IMuxedStream):
         return await self.muxed_conn.send_message(flag, data, self.stream_id)
 
     async def close(self) -> None:
-        """
-        Closing a stream closes it for writing and closes the remote end for reading
-        but allows writing in the other direction.
-        """
+        """Closing a stream closes it for writing and closes the remote end for
+        reading but allows writing in the other direction."""
         # TODO error handling with timeout
 
         async with self.close_lock:
@@ -182,10 +183,7 @@ class MplexStream(IMuxedStream):
                 del self.muxed_conn.streams[self.stream_id]
 
     async def reset(self) -> None:
-        """
-        closes both ends of the stream
-        tells this remote side to hang up
-        """
+        """closes both ends of the stream tells this remote side to hang up."""
         async with self.close_lock:
             # Both sides have been closed. No need to event_reset.
             if self.event_remote_closed.is_set() and self.event_local_closed.is_set():
@@ -218,7 +216,8 @@ class MplexStream(IMuxedStream):
     # TODO deadline not in use
     def set_deadline(self, ttl: int) -> bool:
         """
-        set deadline for muxed stream
+        set deadline for muxed stream.
+
         :return: True if successful
         """
         self.read_deadline = ttl
@@ -227,7 +226,8 @@ class MplexStream(IMuxedStream):
 
     def set_read_deadline(self, ttl: int) -> bool:
         """
-        set read deadline for muxed stream
+        set read deadline for muxed stream.
+
         :return: True if successful
         """
         self.read_deadline = ttl
@@ -235,7 +235,8 @@ class MplexStream(IMuxedStream):
 
     def set_write_deadline(self, ttl: int) -> bool:
         """
-        set write deadline for muxed stream
+        set write deadline for muxed stream.
+
         :return: True if successful
         """
         self.write_deadline = ttl
diff --git a/libp2p/stream_muxer/muxer_multistream.py b/libp2p/stream_muxer/muxer_multistream.py
index 00e14289..f82cd19d 100644
--- a/libp2p/stream_muxer/muxer_multistream.py
+++ b/libp2p/stream_muxer/muxer_multistream.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ DEFAULT_NEGOTIATE_TIMEOUT = 60
 class MuxerMultistream:
     """
     MuxerMultistream is a multistream stream muxed transport multiplexer.
+
     go implementation: github.com/libp2p/go-stream-muxer-multistream/multistream.go
     """
 
@@ -35,9 +36,10 @@ class MuxerMultistream:
 
     def add_transport(self, protocol: TProtocol, transport: TMuxerClass) -> None:
         """
-        Add a protocol and its corresponding transport to multistream-select(multiselect).
-        The order that a protocol is added is exactly the precedence it is negotiated in
-        multiselect.
+        Add a protocol and its corresponding transport to multistream-
+        select(multiselect). The order that a protocol is added is exactly the
+        precedence it is negotiated in multiselect.
+
         :param protocol: the protocol name, which is negotiated in multiselect.
         :param transport: the corresponding transportation to the ``protocol``.
         """
@@ -49,8 +51,9 @@ class MuxerMultistream:
 
     async def select_transport(self, conn: IRawConnection) -> TMuxerClass:
         """
-        Select a transport that both us and the node on the
-        other end of conn support and agree on
+        Select a transport that both us and the node on the other end of conn
+        support and agree on.
+
         :param conn: conn to choose a transport over
         :return: selected muxer transport
         """
diff --git a/libp2p/transport/listener_interface.py b/libp2p/transport/listener_interface.py
index 9664f069..1b22531b 100644
--- a/libp2p/transport/listener_interface.py
+++ b/libp2p/transport/listener_interface.py
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ class IListener(ABC):
     @abstractmethod
     async def listen(self, maddr: Multiaddr) -> bool:
         """
-        put listener in listening mode and wait for incoming connections
+        put listener in listening mode and wait for incoming connections.
+
         :param maddr: multiaddr of peer
         :return: return True if successful
         """
@@ -16,13 +17,12 @@ class IListener(ABC):
     @abstractmethod
     def get_addrs(self) -> List[Multiaddr]:
         """
-        retrieve list of addresses the listener is listening on
+        retrieve list of addresses the listener is listening on.
+
         :return: return list of addrs
         """
 
     @abstractmethod
     async def close(self) -> None:
-        """
-        close the listener such that no more connections
-        can be open on this transport instance
-        """
+        """close the listener such that no more connections can be open on this
+        transport instance."""
diff --git a/libp2p/transport/tcp/tcp.py b/libp2p/transport/tcp/tcp.py
index 5ee24283..7470510d 100644
--- a/libp2p/transport/tcp/tcp.py
+++ b/libp2p/transport/tcp/tcp.py
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ class TCPListener(IListener):
 
     async def listen(self, maddr: Multiaddr) -> bool:
         """
-        put listener in listening mode and wait for incoming connections
+        put listener in listening mode and wait for incoming connections.
+
         :param maddr: maddr of peer
         :return: return True if successful
         """
@@ -39,17 +40,16 @@ class TCPListener(IListener):
 
     def get_addrs(self) -> List[Multiaddr]:
         """
-        retrieve list of addresses the listener is listening on
+        retrieve list of addresses the listener is listening on.
+
         :return: return list of addrs
         """
         # TODO check if server is listening
         return self.multiaddrs
 
     async def close(self) -> None:
-        """
-        close the listener such that no more connections
-        can be open on this transport instance
-        """
+        """close the listener such that no more connections can be open on this
+        transport instance."""
         if self.server is None:
             return
         self.server.close()
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ class TCPListener(IListener):
 class TCP(ITransport):
     async def dial(self, maddr: Multiaddr) -> IRawConnection:
         """
-        dial a transport to peer listening on multiaddr
+        dial a transport to peer listening on multiaddr.
+
         :param maddr: multiaddr of peer
         :return: `RawConnection` if successful
         :raise OpenConnectionError: raised when failed to open connection
@@ -77,9 +78,10 @@ class TCP(ITransport):
 
     def create_listener(self, handler_function: THandler) -> TCPListener:
         """
-        create listener on transport
+        create listener on transport.
+
         :param handler_function: a function called when a new connection is received
-        that takes a connection as argument which implements interface-connection
+            that takes a connection as argument which implements interface-connection
         :return: a listener object that implements listener_interface.py
         """
         return TCPListener(handler_function)
diff --git a/libp2p/transport/transport_interface.py b/libp2p/transport/transport_interface.py
index ca8b5c34..402162bc 100644
--- a/libp2p/transport/transport_interface.py
+++ b/libp2p/transport/transport_interface.py
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ class ITransport(ABC):
     @abstractmethod
     async def dial(self, maddr: Multiaddr) -> IRawConnection:
         """
-        dial a transport to peer listening on multiaddr
+        dial a transport to peer listening on multiaddr.
+
         :param multiaddr: multiaddr of peer
         :param self_id: peer_id of the dialer (to send to receiver)
         :return: list of multiaddrs
@@ -21,8 +22,9 @@ class ITransport(ABC):
     @abstractmethod
     def create_listener(self, handler_function: THandler) -> IListener:
         """
-        create listener on transport
+        create listener on transport.
+
         :param handler_function: a function called when a new conntion is received
-        that takes a connection as argument which implements interface-connection
+            that takes a connection as argument which implements interface-connection
         :return: a listener object that implements listener_interface.py
         """
diff --git a/libp2p/transport/upgrader.py b/libp2p/transport/upgrader.py
index 7c0c5b0e..cd8c26da 100644
--- a/libp2p/transport/upgrader.py
+++ b/libp2p/transport/upgrader.py
@@ -26,18 +26,14 @@ class TransportUpgrader:
         self.muxer_multistream = MuxerMultistream(muxer_transports_by_protocol)
 
     def upgrade_listener(self, transport: ITransport, listeners: IListener) -> None:
-        """
-        Upgrade multiaddr listeners to libp2p-transport listeners
-        """
+        """Upgrade multiaddr listeners to libp2p-transport listeners."""
         # TODO: Figure out what to do with this function.
         pass
 
     async def upgrade_security(
         self, raw_conn: IRawConnection, peer_id: ID, is_initiator: bool
     ) -> ISecureConn:
-        """
-        Upgrade conn to a secured connection
-        """
+        """Upgrade conn to a secured connection."""
         try:
             if is_initiator:
                 return await self.security_multistream.secure_outbound(
@@ -54,9 +50,7 @@ class TransportUpgrader:
             ) from error
 
     async def upgrade_connection(self, conn: ISecureConn, peer_id: ID) -> IMuxedConn:
-        """
-        Upgrade secured connection to a muxed connection
-        """
+        """Upgrade secured connection to a muxed connection."""
         try:
             return await self.muxer_multistream.new_conn(conn, peer_id)
         except (MultiselectError, MultiselectClientError) as error:
diff --git a/libp2p/utils.py b/libp2p/utils.py
index aeb7ae3b..3d0794a1 100644
--- a/libp2p/utils.py
+++ b/libp2p/utils.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ SHIFT_64_BIT_MAX = int(math.ceil(64 / 7)) * 7
 
 
 def encode_uvarint(number: int) -> bytes:
-    """Pack `number` into varint bytes"""
+    """Pack `number` into varint bytes."""
     buf = b""
     while True:
         towrite = number & 0x7F
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ def encode_uvarint(number: int) -> bytes:
 
 
 async def decode_uvarint_from_stream(reader: Reader) -> int:
-    """
-    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LEB128
-    """
+    """https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LEB128."""
     res = 0
     for shift in itertools.count(0, 7):
         if shift > SHIFT_64_BIT_MAX:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 83da86d1..f9c2668d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ extras_require = {
         "isort==4.3.21",
         "flake8>=3.7.7,<4.0.0",
     ],
-    "dev": ["tox>=3.13.2,<4.0.0"],
+    "dev": ["tox>=3.13.2,<4.0.0", "docformatter"],
 }
 
 extras_require["dev"] = (
diff --git a/tests/network/test_notify.py b/tests/network/test_notify.py
index aaf0ed55..78e407e9 100644
--- a/tests/network/test_notify.py
+++ b/tests/network/test_notify.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """
-Test Notify and Notifee by ensuring that the proper events get
-called, and that the stream passed into opened_stream is correct
+Test Notify and Notifee by ensuring that the proper events get called, and that
+the stream passed into opened_stream is correct.
 
 Note: Listen event does not get hit because MyNotifee is passed
 into network after network has already started listening
diff --git a/tests/pubsub/dummy_account_node.py b/tests/pubsub/dummy_account_node.py
index 98a224fa..ac9e7698 100644
--- a/tests/pubsub/dummy_account_node.py
+++ b/tests/pubsub/dummy_account_node.py
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ CRYPTO_TOPIC = "ethereum"
 
 class DummyAccountNode:
     """
-    Node which has an internal balance mapping, meant to serve as
-    a dummy crypto blockchain. There is no actual blockchain, just a simple
-    map indicating how much crypto each user in the mappings holds
+    Node which has an internal balance mapping, meant to serve as a dummy
+    crypto blockchain.
+
+    There is no actual blockchain, just a simple map indicating how much
+    crypto each user in the mappings holds
     """
 
     libp2p_node: IHost
@@ -41,8 +43,8 @@ class DummyAccountNode:
     @classmethod
     async def create(cls):
         """
-        Create a new DummyAccountNode and attach a libp2p node, a floodsub, and a pubsub
-        instance to this new node
+        Create a new DummyAccountNode and attach a libp2p node, a floodsub, and
+        a pubsub instance to this new node.
 
         We use create as this serves as a factory function and allows us
         to use async await, unlike the init function
@@ -53,9 +55,7 @@ class DummyAccountNode:
         return cls(libp2p_node=pubsub.host, pubsub=pubsub, floodsub=pubsub.router)
 
     async def handle_incoming_msgs(self):
-        """
-        Handle all incoming messages on the CRYPTO_TOPIC from peers
-        """
+        """Handle all incoming messages on the CRYPTO_TOPIC from peers."""
         while True:
             incoming = await self.q.get()
             msg_comps = incoming.data.decode("utf-8").split(",")
@@ -66,17 +66,17 @@ class DummyAccountNode:
                 self.handle_set_crypto(msg_comps[1], int(msg_comps[2]))
 
     async def setup_crypto_networking(self):
-        """
-        Subscribe to CRYPTO_TOPIC and perform call to function that handles
-        all incoming messages on said topic
-        """
+        """Subscribe to CRYPTO_TOPIC and perform call to function that handles
+        all incoming messages on said topic."""
         self.q = await self.pubsub.subscribe(CRYPTO_TOPIC)
 
         asyncio.ensure_future(self.handle_incoming_msgs())
 
     async def publish_send_crypto(self, source_user, dest_user, amount):
         """
-        Create a send crypto message and publish that message to all other nodes
+        Create a send crypto message and publish that message to all other
+        nodes.
+
         :param source_user: user to send crypto from
         :param dest_user: user to send crypto to
         :param amount: amount of crypto to send
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ class DummyAccountNode:
 
     async def publish_set_crypto(self, user, amount):
         """
-        Create a set crypto message and publish that message to all other nodes
+        Create a set crypto message and publish that message to all other
+        nodes.
+
         :param user: user to set crypto for
         :param amount: amount of crypto
         """
@@ -95,7 +97,8 @@ class DummyAccountNode:
 
     def handle_send_crypto(self, source_user, dest_user, amount):
         """
-        Handle incoming send_crypto message
+        Handle incoming send_crypto message.
+
         :param source_user: user to send crypto from
         :param dest_user: user to send crypto to
         :param amount: amount of crypto to send
@@ -112,7 +115,8 @@ class DummyAccountNode:
 
     def handle_set_crypto(self, dest_user, amount):
         """
-        Handle incoming set_crypto message
+        Handle incoming set_crypto message.
+
         :param dest_user: user to set crypto for
         :param amount: amount of crypto
         """
@@ -120,7 +124,8 @@ class DummyAccountNode:
 
     def get_balance(self, user):
         """
-        Get balance in crypto for a particular user
+        Get balance in crypto for a particular user.
+
         :param user: user to get balance for
         :return: balance of user
         """
diff --git a/tests/pubsub/test_dummyaccount_demo.py b/tests/pubsub/test_dummyaccount_demo.py
index edc2f51e..39def71c 100644
--- a/tests/pubsub/test_dummyaccount_demo.py
+++ b/tests/pubsub/test_dummyaccount_demo.py
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ def create_setup_in_new_thread_func(dummy_node):
 
 async def perform_test(num_nodes, adjacency_map, action_func, assertion_func):
     """
-    Helper function to allow for easy construction of custom tests for dummy account nodes
-    in various network topologies
+    Helper function to allow for easy construction of custom tests for dummy
+    account nodes in various network topologies.
+
     :param num_nodes: number of nodes in the test
     :param adjacency_map: adjacency map defining each node and its list of neighbors
     :param action_func: function to execute that includes actions by the nodes,
diff --git a/tests/pubsub/utils.py b/tests/pubsub/utils.py
index d1302072..34f7510b 100644
--- a/tests/pubsub/utils.py
+++ b/tests/pubsub/utils.py
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ from tests.utils import connect
 
 def message_id_generator(start_val):
     """
-    Generate a unique message id
+    Generate a unique message id.
+
     :param start_val: value to start generating messages at
     :return: message id
     """
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index 6c1fa473..67e9668f 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ async def connect_swarm(swarm_0, swarm_1):
 
 
 async def connect(node1, node2):
-    """
-    Connect node1 to node2
-    """
+    """Connect node1 to node2."""
     addr = node2.get_addrs()[0]
     info = info_from_p2p_addr(addr)
     await node1.connect(info)
diff --git a/tests_interop/daemon.py b/tests_interop/daemon.py
index 97356845..83aa82d3 100644
--- a/tests_interop/daemon.py
+++ b/tests_interop/daemon.py
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ TIMEOUT_DURATION = 30
 async def try_until_success(coro_func, timeout=TIMEOUT_DURATION):
     """
     Keep running ``coro_func`` until either it succeed or time is up.
-    All arguments of ``coro_func`` should be filled, i.e. it should be called without arguments.
+
+    All arguments of ``coro_func`` should be filled, i.e. it should be
+    called without arguments.
     """
     t_start = time.monotonic()
     while True:
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 7a6b652f..3fc294ae 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ extras = dev
 commands =
     mypy -p libp2p -p examples --config-file {toxinidir}/mypy.ini
     black --check libp2p tests tests_interop examples setup.py
-    isort --recursive --check-only libp2p tests tests_interop examples setup.py
+    isort --recursive --check-only --diff libp2p tests tests_interop examples setup.py
+    docformatter --pre-summary-newline --check --recursive libp2p tests tests_interop examples setup.py
     flake8 libp2p tests tests_interop examples setup.py
 
 [testenv:py37-interop]