diff --git a/correct_indent.py b/correct_indent.py
index 54a69182fd0c2c0a9e258eaaa053d4bbef18e83a..ef8e5adbbd105a810e9ce436e1e0371e79a09fb2 100755
--- a/correct_indent.py
+++ b/correct_indent.py
@@ -1,53 +1,61 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 def detectMNH_expand(f):
-# Adds MNH EXPAND comment before and after $mnh_expand$
-    fin = open(f,'r')
-    fout  = open(f+'_EXPAND','w')
+    # Adds MNH EXPAND comment before and after $mnh_expand$
+    fin = open(f, 'r')
+    fout = open(f+'_EXPAND', 'w')
     contentbyline = fin.readlines()
-    
+
     for i in contentbyline:
         if "!$mnh_expand" in i:
             fout.writelines("! $MNH EXPAND$ !\n")
-            fout.writelines(i)    
+            fout.writelines(i)
         elif "!$mnh_end_expand" in i:
             fout.writelines(i)
             fout.writelines("! $MNH END EXPAND$ !\n")
-        else: 
+        else:
             fout.writelines(i)
-    
+
     fout.close()
     fin.close()
 
+
 def count_blank(text):
-# Count number of space blank before a first character of a line
-    count=0
+    # Count number of space blank before a first character of a line
+    count = 0
     for t in text:
         if t == " ":
-            count=count+1
+            count = count+1
         else:
             break
     return count
-        
-def check_indent(n,indent_score,worktext):
-# Correct the indentation with respect to the indent_score
-    nblank=count_blank(worktext)
-    rawtext=worktext[nblank:]
-    correcttext=' '*((indent_score)*2) + rawtext
+
+
+def check_indent(n, indent_score, worktext):
+    # Correct the indentation with respect to the indent_score
+    nblank = count_blank(worktext)
+    rawtext = worktext[nblank:]
+    correcttext = ' '*((indent_score)*2) + rawtext
     return correcttext
 
+
 def firstchar(string):
-# Return the first non-blank character of a string
+    # Return the first non-blank character of a string
     for i in string:
-        if i == " ": pass
-        else: return i
+        if i == " ":
+            pass
+        else:
+            return i
+
 
 def first7char(string):
-# Return the 7 first non-blank character of a string
-    nb_blank=0
+    # Return the 7 first non-blank character of a string
+    nb_blank = 0
     for i in string:
-        if i == " ": nb_blank=nb_blank+1 
-        else: return string[nb_blank:nb_blank+7]
+        if i == " ":
+            nb_blank = nb_blank+1
+        else:
+            return string[nb_blank:nb_blank+7]
 
 
 def correct_indent(f):
@@ -56,36 +64,36 @@ def correct_indent(f):
 # Does not change the indentation outside MNH EXPAND > ... < MNH END EXPAND
 # Does not indent comment lines
 # Handles IF in two lines (e.g IF(... &
-#                                 ......) THEN                                    
+#                                 ......) THEN
 # TODO : handles more than two lines of & with IF
 # TODO : do not correct indentation for & within an regular line
 # To improve : the indentation correction is weird (strict) if the indentation before
 # the MNH EXPAND comments is not respected (over-indentation)
-    fin = open(f,'r')
-    fout  = open(f+'_CORRECT_INDENT','w')
+    fin = open(f, 'r')
+    fout = open(f+'_CORRECT_INDENT', 'w')
     contentbyline = fin.readlines()
-    
-    ncurrline=0
-    indent_score=0
-    expand_score=0
-    passNextLine = {'Pass':False, 'Reason':"" }
+
+    ncurrline = 0
+    indent_score = 0
+    expand_score = 0
+    passNextLine = {'Pass': False, 'Reason': ""}
     for i in contentbyline:
-        i7=first7char(i)
-        if passNextLine['Pass']: #Second line with & for if or #if(n)def
-            textwrite=i
-            passNextLine['Pass']=False
+        i7 = first7char(i)
+        if passNextLine['Pass']:  # Second line with & for if or #if(n)def
+            textwrite = i
+            passNextLine['Pass'] = False
             if passNextLine['Reason'] == "IF":
                 indent_score = indent_score+1
             elif passNextLine['Reason'] == "#ifdef":
-                textwrite=check_indent(ncurrline,indent_score,i)
+                textwrite = check_indent(ncurrline, indent_score, i)
             elif passNextLine['Reason'] == "#else":
-                textwrite=check_indent(ncurrline,indent_score,i)
+                textwrite = check_indent(ncurrline, indent_score, i)
                 # ONLY IF present in between #ifdef is handled
                 # If more test is needed (present in the fortran code), duplicate test here
                 if "IF" in i7 and "THEN" in i:
                     indent_score = indent_score+1
             else:
-                 sys.exit("Reason for passing the line not defined")
+                sys.exit("Reason for passing the line not defined")
         elif "! $MNH EXPAND$ !" in i:
             expand_score = expand_score + 1
             textwrite = ""
@@ -94,69 +102,75 @@ def correct_indent(f):
             textwrite = ""
         # Ignore comment lines
         elif firstchar(i) == "!":
-            textwrite=i
+            textwrite = i
         # Correct indentation only in between $MNH EXPAND$ and $MNH END EXPAND$
         elif expand_score >= 1:
             if indent_score > 0 and ("DO J" not in i and "ENDDO" not in i and "END DO" not in i and "END IF" not in i and "ENDIF" not in i and "THEN" not in i and "ELSE" not in i and "#if" not in i and "#else" not in i and "#endif" not in i):
-                textwrite=check_indent(ncurrline,indent_score,i)
+                textwrite = check_indent(ncurrline, indent_score, i)
             # #ifdef handling = pass to next lines with no indent
-            elif "#if" in i7:  #ifdef or ifndef
+            elif "#if" in i7:  # ifdef or ifndef
                 print(i)
-                textwrite=i
-                passNextLine['Pass'],passNextLine['Reason']= (True, "#ifdef")
+                textwrite = i
+                passNextLine['Pass'], passNextLine['Reason'] = (True, "#ifdef")
             elif "#else" in i7:
-                textwrite=i
-                passNextLine['Pass'],passNextLine['Reason']= (True, "#else")
+                textwrite = i
+                passNextLine['Pass'], passNextLine['Reason'] = (True, "#else")
             elif '#endif' in i7:
-                textwrite=i
-            elif "ELSE" in i7: #ELSE or ELSEIF
-                indent_score = indent_score-1        
-                textwrite=check_indent(ncurrline,indent_score,i)
+                textwrite = i
+            elif "ELSE" in i7:  # ELSE or ELSEIF
+                indent_score = indent_score-1
+                textwrite = check_indent(ncurrline, indent_score, i)
+                indent_score = indent_score+1
+            elif "IF" in i7 and "&" in i:  # IF on two lines #TODO on > 2 lines
+                textwrite = i
+                passNextLine['Pass'], passNextLine['Reason'] = (True, "IF")
+            # exclude IF in one line (without THEN)
+            elif "IF" in i7 and "THEN" in i:
+                textwrite = check_indent(ncurrline, indent_score, i)
                 indent_score = indent_score+1
-            elif "IF" in i7 and "&" in i: #IF on two lines #TODO on > 2 lines
-                textwrite=i
-                passNextLine['Pass'],passNextLine['Reason']= (True, "IF")
-            elif "IF" in i7 and "THEN" in i: #exclude IF in one line (without THEN)
-                textwrite=check_indent(ncurrline,indent_score,i)
-                indent_score = indent_score+1        
             elif "DO J" in i7:
-                textwrite=check_indent(ncurrline,indent_score,i)
+                textwrite = check_indent(ncurrline, indent_score, i)
                 indent_score = indent_score+1
             elif ("ENDDO" in i7) or ("END DO" in i7):
                 indent_score = indent_score-1
-                textwrite=check_indent(ncurrline,indent_score,i)
+                textwrite = check_indent(ncurrline, indent_score, i)
             elif ("END IF" in i7) or ("ENDIF" in i7):
                 indent_score = indent_score-1
-                textwrite=check_indent(ncurrline,indent_score,i)       
+                textwrite = check_indent(ncurrline, indent_score, i)
             else:
-                textwrite=i
-        else: # not EXPAND lines nor within mnh_expand
-            if "ELSE" in i7: #ELSE or ELSEIF
-                pass #no increase in indent
-            elif "IF" in i7 and "&" in i: #IF on two lines #TODO on > 2 lines
-                passNextLine['Pass'],passNextLine['Reason']= (True, "IF")
-            elif "IF" in i7 and "THEN" in i: #exclude IF in one line (without THEN)
-                indent_score = indent_score+1        
+                textwrite = i
+        else:  # not EXPAND lines nor within mnh_expand
+            if "ELSE" in i7:  # ELSE or ELSEIF
+                pass  # no increase in indent
+            elif "IF" in i7 and "&" in i:  # IF on two lines #TODO on > 2 lines
+                passNextLine['Pass'], passNextLine['Reason'] = (True, "IF")
+            # exclude IF in one line (without THEN)
+            elif "IF" in i7 and "THEN" in i:
+                indent_score = indent_score+1
             elif "DO J" in i7:
                 indent_score = indent_score+1
             elif ("ENDDO" in i7) or ("END DO" in i7):
                 indent_score = indent_score-1
             elif ("END IF" in i7) or ("ENDIF" in i7):
                 indent_score = indent_score-1
-            textwrite=i
-        ncurrline=ncurrline+1
+            textwrite = i
+        ncurrline = ncurrline+1
         fout.writelines(textwrite)
-    
+
     fout.close()
     fin.close()
 
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     import argparse
     import sys
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Detecte les balises !$mnh_expand et !$mnh_end_expand et ajoute un commentaire avant et après pour corriger l\'indentation par la suite avec correct_indentation.py' )
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description='Detecte les balises !$mnh_expand et !$mnh_end_expand et ajoute un commentaire avant et après pour corriger l\'indentation par la suite avec correct_indentation.py')
     value = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-    parser.add_argument('file1', metavar='file1', type=str, help="file to check")
-    parser.add_argument('action', metavar='action', type=str, help="action (indent or detect")   
+    parser.add_argument('file1', metavar='file1',
+                        type=str, help="file to check")
+    parser.add_argument('action', metavar='action', type=str,
+                        help="action (indent or detect")
     args = parser.parse_args()
     if "indent" in args.action:
         sys.exit(correct_indent(args.file1))