diff --git a/charts/archiver/data/configure_hdbpp.py b/charts/archiver/data/configure_hdbpp.py
index a21d933976fc4c017827b1f90e128f98fb482c8e..f44f7d37ad124bc9a9ad33a2e20ba701e53c719c 100755
--- a/charts/archiver/data/configure_hdbpp.py
+++ b/charts/archiver/data/configure_hdbpp.py
@@ -1,26 +1,29 @@
+"Script to configure hdbpp archiver"
 #Imports
-import sys, getopt
+import sys
+import getopt
 import json
-from tango import DeviceProxy, DevFailed, AttributeProxy
 from time import sleep
 import os
+from tango import DeviceProxy, DevFailed, AttributeProxy
 
 def cm_configure_attributes():
+    """Method to configure an attribute."""
     configure_success_count = 0
     configure_fail_count = 0
     already_configured_count = 0
     total_attrib_count = 0
     attribute_started_count = 0
     error_starting_attrib_count = 0
-    with open(attr_list_file, 'r') as attrib_list_file:
+    with open(ATTR_LIST_FILE, 'r') as attrib_list_file:
         configuration_blocks = json.load(attrib_list_file)
-        for cb in configuration_blocks:
-            attribute_list = cb['attributes']
-            polling_period = cb['polling_period']
-            period_event = cb['period_event']
+        for c_b in configuration_blocks:
+            attribute_list = c_b['attributes']
+            polling_period = c_b['polling_period']
+            period_event = c_b['period_event']
             for attribute in attribute_list:
                 total_attrib_count += 1
-                
+
                 attribute_fqdn = "tango://" + os.environ['TANGO_HOST'] + "/" + attribute
 
                 is_already_archived = False
@@ -31,7 +34,9 @@ def cm_configure_attributes():
                             print("Attribute " + attribute + " already configured.")
                             is_already_archived = True
                             already_configured_count += 1
-                            attribute_started_count, error_starting_attrib_count = start_archiving(attribute, attribute_started_count, error_starting_attrib_count)
+                            attribute_started_count, error_starting_attrib_count = \
+                                start_archiving(attribute, attribute_started_count,
+                                                error_starting_attrib_count)
                             break
 
                 if not is_already_archived:
@@ -39,30 +44,33 @@ def cm_configure_attributes():
                     max_retries = 5
                     sleep_time = 1
                     not_online = False
-                    for x in range(0, max_retries):
+                    for loop_cnt in range(0, max_retries):
                         try:
                             att = AttributeProxy(attribute_fqdn)
                             att.read()
                             break
-                        except DevFailed as df:
-                            if(x == (max_retries -1)):
+                        except DevFailed as dev_failed:
+                            if loop_cnt == (max_retries -1):
                                 print("Attribute " + attribute + " not online. Skipping it.")
                                 not_online = True
                                 break
-                            print("DevFailed exception: " + str(df.args[0].reason) + ". Sleeping for " + str(sleep_time) + "ss")
+                            print("DevFailed exception: " + str(dev_failed.args[0].reason) +
+                                  ". Sleeping for " + str(sleep_time) + "ss")
                             sleep(sleep_time)
 
-                    if (not_online):
+                    if not_online:
                         continue
 
                     try:
                         conf_manager_proxy.write_attribute("SetAttributeName", attribute_fqdn)
-                        conf_manager_proxy.write_attribute("SetArchiver", evt_subscriber_device_fqdn)
+                        conf_manager_proxy.write_attribute("SetArchiver",
+                                                           EVT_SUBSCRIBER_DEVICE_FQDN)
                         conf_manager_proxy.write_attribute("SetStrategy", "ALWAYS")
                         conf_manager_proxy.write_attribute("SetPollingPeriod", int(polling_period))
                         conf_manager_proxy.write_attribute("SetPeriodEvent", int(period_event))
                     except Exception as except_occured:
-                        print("Exception while setting configuration manager arrtibutes: ", except_occured)
+                        print("Exception while setting configuration manager arrtibutes: ",
+                              except_occured)
                         configure_fail_count += 1
                         continue
 
@@ -70,14 +78,17 @@ def cm_configure_attributes():
                         conf_manager_proxy.AttributeAdd()
                         configure_success_count += 1
                         print ("attribute_fqdn " + attribute_fqdn + " " + " added successfuly")
-                    except DevFailed as df:
+                    except DevFailed as dev_failed:
                         configure_fail_count += 1
-                        print("Exception occured while adding attribute for archiving: ", df)
+                        print("Exception occured while adding attribute for archiving: ",
+                              dev_failed)
 
-    return configure_success_count, configure_fail_count, already_configured_count, total_attrib_count, attribute_started_count, error_starting_attrib_count
+    return configure_success_count, configure_fail_count, already_configured_count,\
+           total_attrib_count, attribute_started_count, error_starting_attrib_count
 
 
 def start_archiving(str_attribute, attribute_started_count, error_starting_attrib_count):
+    """Method to start archiving an attribute."""
     try:
         conf_manager_proxy.command_inout("AttributeStart", str_attribute)
         attribute_started_count +=1
@@ -88,9 +99,9 @@ def start_archiving(str_attribute, attribute_started_count, error_starting_attri
     return attribute_started_count, error_starting_attrib_count
 
 # Main entrypoint of the script.
-conf_manager_device_fqdn = ""
-evt_subscriber_device_fqdn = ""
-attr_list_file = ""
+CONF_MANAGER_DEVICE_FQDN = ""
+EVT_SUBSCRIBER_DEVICE_FQDN = ""
+ATTR_LIST_FILE = ""
 ## parse arguments
 try:
     opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], "c:e:a:", ["cm=", "es=", "attrfile="])
@@ -105,39 +116,44 @@ except getopt.GetoptError:
     sys.exit(2)
 for opt, arg in opts:
     if opt in ("-c", "--cm"):
-        conf_manager_device_fqdn = arg
+        CONF_MANAGER_DEVICE_FQDN = arg
     elif opt in ("-e", "--es"):
-        evt_subscriber_device_fqdn = arg
+        EVT_SUBSCRIBER_DEVICE_FQDN = arg
     elif  opt in ("-a", "--attrfile"):
-        attr_list_file = arg
+        ATTR_LIST_FILE = arg
 
-conf_manager_proxy = DeviceProxy(conf_manager_device_fqdn)
-evt_subscriber_proxy = DeviceProxy(evt_subscriber_device_fqdn)
+conf_manager_proxy = DeviceProxy(CONF_MANAGER_DEVICE_FQDN)
+evt_subscriber_proxy = DeviceProxy(EVT_SUBSCRIBER_DEVICE_FQDN)
 
-sleep_time = 6
-max_retries = 10
-for x in range(0, max_retries):
+SLEEP_TIME = 6
+MAX_RETRIES = 10
+for x in range(0, MAX_RETRIES):
     try:
-        configure_success_count, configure_fail_count, already_configured_count, total_attrib_count, attribute_started_count, error_starting_attrib_count = cm_configure_attributes()
-        print("Configured successfully: ", configure_success_count, "Failed: ", configure_fail_count, "Already configured: ",
-              already_configured_count, "Total attributes: ", total_attrib_count, "Attribute started: ", attribute_started_count,
+        configure_success_count, configure_fail_count, already_configured_count, \
+        total_attrib_count, attribute_started_count, error_starting_attrib_count = \
+            cm_configure_attributes()
+        print("Configured successfully: ", configure_success_count, "Failed: ",
+              configure_fail_count, "Already configured: ",
+              already_configured_count, "Total attributes: ",
+              total_attrib_count, "Attribute started: ", attribute_started_count,
               "Error starting attribute: ", error_starting_attrib_count)
         break
     except:
         print("configure_attribute exception: " + str(sys.exc_info()))
-        if(x == (max_retries - 1)):
+        if x == (MAX_RETRIES - 1):
             sys.exit(-1)
 
     try:
-        deviceAdm = DeviceProxy("dserver/hdbppcm-srv/01")
-        deviceAdm.RestartServer()
+        DEVICE_ADM = None
+        DEVICE_ADM = DeviceProxy("dserver/hdbppcm-srv/01")
+        DEVICE_ADM.RestartServer()
     except:
         print("reset_conf_manager exception: " + str(sys.exc_info()[0]))
 
-    sleep(sleep_time)
+    sleep(SLEEP_TIME)
 
 
 if configure_fail_count > 0:
-    exit(-1)
+    sys.exit(-1)
 
 evt_subscriber_proxy.Start()