diff --git a/tests/scripts/test_translate_ciphers_names.py b/tests/scripts/test_translate_ciphers_names.py
index f6cfa6db5..c40d37697 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/test_translate_ciphers_names.py
+++ b/tests/scripts/test_translate_ciphers_names.py
@@ -17,21 +17,32 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-# Purpose
-#
-# Test translate_ciphers.py by running every MBedTLS ciphersuite name
-# combination through the translate functions and comparing them to their
-# correct GNUTLS or OpenSSL counterpart.
 
-from translate_ciphers import *
+"""
+Test translate_ciphers.py by running every MBedTLS ciphersuite name
+combination through the translate functions and comparing them to their
+correct GNUTLS or OpenSSL counterpart.
+"""
+
+from translate_ciphers import translate_gnutls, translate_ossl
 
 def assert_equal(translate, original):
+    """
+    Compare the translated ciphersuite name against the original
+    On fail, print the mismatch on the screen to directly compare the
+    differences
+    """
     try:
-        assert(translate == original)
+        assert translate == original
     except AssertionError:
         print("%s\n%s\n" %(translate, original))
 
 def test_all_common():
+    """
+    Translate the MBedTLS ciphersuite names to the common OpenSSL and
+    GnuTLS ciphersite names, and compare them with the true, expected
+    corresponding OpenSSL and GnuTLS ciphersuite names
+    """
     m_ciphers = [
         "TLS-ECDHE-ECDSA-WITH-NULL-SHA",
         "TLS-ECDHE-ECDSA-WITH-3DES-EDE-CBC-SHA",
@@ -172,15 +183,20 @@ def test_all_common():
         "PSK-AES256-CBC-SHA",
     ]
 
-    for i in range(len(m_ciphers)):
+    for i, m_cipher in enumerate(m_ciphers):
 
-        g = translate_gnutls(m_ciphers[i])
+        g = translate_gnutls(m_cipher)
         assert_equal(g, g_ciphers[i])
 
-        o = translate_ossl(m_ciphers[i])
+        o = translate_ossl(m_cipher)
         assert_equal(o, o_ciphers[i])
 
 def test_mbedtls_ossl_common():
+    """
+    Translate the MBedTLS ciphersuite names to the common OpenSSL
+    ciphersite names, and compare them with the true, expected
+    corresponding OpenSSL ciphersuite name
+    """
     m_ciphers = [
         "TLS-ECDH-ECDSA-WITH-NULL-SHA",
         "TLS-ECDH-ECDSA-WITH-3DES-EDE-CBC-SHA",
@@ -250,12 +266,17 @@ def test_mbedtls_ossl_common():
         "DHE-PSK-CHACHA20-POLY1305",
     ]
 
-    for i in range(len(m_ciphers)):
+    for i, m_cipher in enumerate(m_ciphers):
 
-        o = translate_ossl(m_ciphers[i])
+        o = translate_ossl(m_cipher)
         assert_equal(o, o_ciphers[i])
 
 def test_mbedtls_gnutls_common():
+    """
+    Translate the MBedTLS ciphersuite names to the common GnuTLS
+    ciphersite names, and compare them with the true, expected
+    corresponding GnuTLS ciphersuite names
+    """
     m_ciphers = [
         "TLS-ECDHE-ECDSA-WITH-CAMELLIA-128-CBC-SHA256",
         "TLS-ECDHE-ECDSA-WITH-CAMELLIA-256-CBC-SHA384",
@@ -435,9 +456,9 @@ def test_mbedtls_gnutls_common():
         "+RSA-PSK:+AES-128-GCM:+AEAD",
     ]
 
-    for i in range(len(m_ciphers)):
+    for i, m_ciphers in enumerate(m_ciphers):
 
-        g = translate_gnutls(m_ciphers[i])
+        g = translate_gnutls(m_ciphers)
         assert_equal(g, g_ciphers[i])
 
 test_all_common()
diff --git a/tests/scripts/translate_ciphers.py b/tests/scripts/translate_ciphers.py
index 2f1543c04..66c878ac3 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/translate_ciphers.py
+++ b/tests/scripts/translate_ciphers.py
@@ -16,23 +16,27 @@
 # WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-#
-# Purpose
-#
-# Translate ciphersuite names in MBedTLS format to OpenSSL and GNUTLS
-# standards.
-#
-# Format and analyse strings past in via input arguments to match
-# the expected strings utilised in compat.sh.
-#
-# sys.argv[1] should be "g" or "o" for GNUTLS or OpenSSL.
-# sys.argv[2] should be a string containing one or more
-# ciphersuite names.
+
+"""
+Translate ciphersuite names in MBedTLS format to OpenSSL and GNUTLS
+standards.
+
+Format and analyse strings past in via input arguments to match
+the expected strings utilised in compat.sh.
+
+sys.argv[1] should be "g" or "o" for GNUTLS or OpenSSL.
+sys.argv[2] should be a string containing one or more ciphersuite names.
+"""
 
 import re
 import sys
 
 def translate_gnutls(m_cipher):
+    """
+    Translate m_cipher from MBedTLS ciphersuite naming convention
+    and return the GnuTLS naming convention
+    """
+
     # Remove "TLS-"
     # Replace "-WITH-" with ":+"
     # Remove "EDE"
@@ -51,13 +55,18 @@ def translate_gnutls(m_cipher):
     # Replace the last "-" with ":+"
     # Replace "GCM:+SHAxyz" with "GCM:+AEAD"
     else:
-        index=m_cipher.rindex("-")
+        index = m_cipher.rindex("-")
         m_cipher = m_cipher[:index]+":+"+m_cipher[index+1:]
         m_cipher = re.sub(r"GCM\:\+SHA\d\d\d", "GCM:+AEAD", m_cipher)
 
     return m_cipher
 
 def translate_ossl(m_cipher):
+    """
+    Translate m_cipher from MBedTLS ciphersuite naming convention
+    and return the OpenSSL naming convention
+    """
+
     # Remove "TLS-"
     # Remove "WITH"
     m_cipher = m_cipher[4:]
@@ -89,7 +98,7 @@ def translate_ossl(m_cipher):
     # POLY1305 should not be followed by anything
     if "POLY1305" in m_cipher:
         index = m_cipher.rindex("POLY1305")
-        m_cipher=m_cipher[:index+8]
+        m_cipher = m_cipher[:index+8]
 
     # If DES is being used, Replace DHE with EDH
     if "DES" in m_cipher and "DHE" in m_cipher and "ECDHE" not in m_cipher:
@@ -101,9 +110,9 @@ def format_ciphersuite_names(mode, ciphers):
     try:
         t = {"g": translate_gnutls, "o": translate_ossl}[mode]
         return " ".join(t(c) for c in ciphers.split())
-    except Exception as E:
-        if E != mode: print(E)
-        else: print("Incorrect use of argument 1, should be either \"g\" or \"o\"")
+    except (KeyError) as e:
+        print(e)
+        print("Incorrect use of argument 1, should be either \"g\" or \"o\"")
         sys.exit(1)
 
 def main():