diff --git a/auth.py b/auth.py
index 7b80bf77e..8b1df333e 100644
--- a/auth.py
+++ b/auth.py
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ def authorize(baseDir: str, path: str, authHeader: str, debug: bool) -> bool:
     return False
 
 
-def createPassword(length: int = 10):
+def createPassword(length: int):
     validChars = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz' + \
         'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789'
     return ''.join((secrets.choice(validChars) for i in range(length)))
diff --git a/desktop_client.py b/desktop_client.py
index 2fb9fc0be..93603f5ca 100644
--- a/desktop_client.py
+++ b/desktop_client.py
@@ -954,9 +954,9 @@ def _desktopShowBox(indent: str,
                     yourActor: str, boxName: str, boxJson: {},
                     translate: {},
                     screenreader: str, systemLanguage: str, espeak,
-                    pageNumber: int = 1,
-                    newReplies: bool = False,
-                    newDMs: bool = False) -> bool:
+                    pageNumber: int,
+                    newReplies: bool,
+                    newDMs: bool) -> bool:
     """Shows online timeline
     """
     numberWidth = 2
diff --git a/epicyon.py b/epicyon.py
index 676795361..912d0f48c 100644
--- a/epicyon.py
+++ b/epicyon.py
@@ -2101,7 +2101,7 @@ if args.followers:
         'Accept': 'application/activity+json; profile="' + profileStr + '"'
     }
     if not personUrl:
-        personUrl = getUserUrl(wfRequest)
+        personUrl = getUserUrl(wfRequest, 0, args.debug)
     if nickname == domain:
         personUrl = personUrl.replace('/users/', '/actor/')
         personUrl = personUrl.replace('/accounts/', '/actor/')
diff --git a/happening.py b/happening.py
index 3eb21a76d..3151dee74 100644
--- a/happening.py
+++ b/happening.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from utils import hasObjectDict
 from utils import acctDir
 
 
-def _validUuid(testUuid: str, version: int = 4):
+def _validUuid(testUuid: str, version: int):
     """Check if uuid_to_test is a valid UUID
     """
     try:
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def saveEventPost(baseDir: str, handle: str, postId: str,
 
     if eventJson.get('name') and eventJson.get('actor') and \
        eventJson.get('uuid') and eventJson.get('content'):
-        if not _validUuid(eventJson['uuid']):
+        if not _validUuid(eventJson['uuid'], 4):
             return False
         print('Mobilizon type event')
         # if this is a full description of an event then save it
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ def _isHappeningPost(postJsonObject: {}) -> bool:
 
 
 def getTodaysEvents(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
-                    currYear: int = None, currMonthNumber: int = None,
-                    currDayOfMonth: int = None) -> {}:
+                    currYear: int, currMonthNumber: int,
+                    currDayOfMonth: int) -> {}:
     """Retrieves calendar events for today
     Returns a dictionary of lists containing Event and Place activities
     """
diff --git a/media.py b/media.py
index 35296ad1d..c05faca93 100644
--- a/media.py
+++ b/media.py
@@ -365,8 +365,7 @@ def attachMedia(baseDir: str, httpPrefix: str,
     return postJson
 
 
-def archiveMedia(baseDir: str, archiveDirectory: str,
-                 maxWeeks: int = 4) -> None:
+def archiveMedia(baseDir: str, archiveDirectory: str, maxWeeks: int) -> None:
     """Any media older than the given number of weeks gets archived
     """
     if maxWeeks == 0:
diff --git a/newswire.py b/newswire.py
index eff216426..0925fad7f 100644
--- a/newswire.py
+++ b/newswire.py
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ def _addNewswireDictEntry(baseDir: str, domain: str,
                           votesStatus: str, postFilename: str,
                           description: str, moderated: bool,
                           mirrored: bool,
-                          tags: [] = [],
-                          maxTags: int = 32) -> None:
+                          tags: [],
+                          maxTags: int) -> None:
     """Update the newswire dictionary
     """
     # remove any markup
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ def _xml2StrToDict(baseDir: str, domain: str, xmlStr: str,
                                       title, link,
                                       votesStatus, postFilename,
                                       description, moderated,
-                                      mirrored)
+                                      mirrored, [], 32)
                 postCtr += 1
                 if postCtr >= maxPostsPerSource:
                     break
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ def _xml1StrToDict(baseDir: str, domain: str, xmlStr: str,
                                       title, link,
                                       votesStatus, postFilename,
                                       description, moderated,
-                                      mirrored)
+                                      mirrored, [], 32)
                 postCtr += 1
                 if postCtr >= maxPostsPerSource:
                     break
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ def _atomFeedToDict(baseDir: str, domain: str, xmlStr: str,
                                       title, link,
                                       votesStatus, postFilename,
                                       description, moderated,
-                                      mirrored)
+                                      mirrored, [], 32)
                 postCtr += 1
                 if postCtr >= maxPostsPerSource:
                     break
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ def _jsonFeedV1ToDict(baseDir: str, domain: str, xmlStr: str,
                                       title, link,
                                       votesStatus, postFilename,
                                       description, moderated,
-                                      mirrored)
+                                      mirrored, [], 32)
                 postCtr += 1
                 if postCtr >= maxPostsPerSource:
                     break
@@ -722,7 +722,8 @@ def _atomFeedYTToDict(baseDir: str, domain: str, xmlStr: str,
                                       result, pubDateStr,
                                       title, link,
                                       votesStatus, postFilename,
-                                      description, moderated, mirrored)
+                                      description, moderated, mirrored,
+                                      [], 32)
                 postCtr += 1
                 if postCtr >= maxPostsPerSource:
                     break
diff --git a/posts.py b/posts.py
index b6ee72a58..464f52e76 100644
--- a/posts.py
+++ b/posts.py
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ def _cleanHtml(rawHtml: str) -> str:
     return html.unescape(text)
 
 
-def getUserUrl(wfRequest: {}, sourceId: int = 0, debug: bool = False) -> str:
+def getUserUrl(wfRequest: {}, sourceId: int, debug: bool) -> str:
     """Gets the actor url from a webfinger request
     """
     if not wfRequest.get('links'):
@@ -3197,7 +3197,7 @@ def sendToFollowersThread(session, baseDir: str,
 def createInbox(recentPostsCache: {},
                 session, baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str, port: int,
                 httpPrefix: str, itemsPerPage: int, headerOnly: bool,
-                pageNumber: int = None) -> {}:
+                pageNumber: int) -> {}:
     return _createBoxIndexed(recentPostsCache,
                              session, baseDir, 'inbox',
                              nickname, domain, port, httpPrefix,
@@ -3207,7 +3207,7 @@ def createInbox(recentPostsCache: {},
 
 def createBookmarksTimeline(session, baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
                             port: int, httpPrefix: str, itemsPerPage: int,
-                            headerOnly: bool, pageNumber: int = None) -> {}:
+                            headerOnly: bool, pageNumber: int) -> {}:
     return _createBoxIndexed({}, session, baseDir, 'tlbookmarks',
                              nickname, domain,
                              port, httpPrefix, itemsPerPage, headerOnly,
@@ -3217,7 +3217,7 @@ def createBookmarksTimeline(session, baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
 def createDMTimeline(recentPostsCache: {},
                      session, baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
                      port: int, httpPrefix: str, itemsPerPage: int,
-                     headerOnly: bool, pageNumber: int = None) -> {}:
+                     headerOnly: bool, pageNumber: int) -> {}:
     return _createBoxIndexed(recentPostsCache,
                              session, baseDir, 'dm', nickname,
                              domain, port, httpPrefix, itemsPerPage,
@@ -3227,7 +3227,7 @@ def createDMTimeline(recentPostsCache: {},
 def createRepliesTimeline(recentPostsCache: {},
                           session, baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
                           port: int, httpPrefix: str, itemsPerPage: int,
-                          headerOnly: bool, pageNumber: int = None) -> {}:
+                          headerOnly: bool, pageNumber: int) -> {}:
     return _createBoxIndexed(recentPostsCache, session, baseDir, 'tlreplies',
                              nickname, domain, port, httpPrefix,
                              itemsPerPage, headerOnly, True,
@@ -3236,7 +3236,7 @@ def createRepliesTimeline(recentPostsCache: {},
 
 def createBlogsTimeline(session, baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
                         port: int, httpPrefix: str, itemsPerPage: int,
-                        headerOnly: bool, pageNumber: int = None) -> {}:
+                        headerOnly: bool, pageNumber: int) -> {}:
     return _createBoxIndexed({}, session, baseDir, 'tlblogs', nickname,
                              domain, port, httpPrefix,
                              itemsPerPage, headerOnly, True,
@@ -3245,7 +3245,7 @@ def createBlogsTimeline(session, baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
 
 def createFeaturesTimeline(session, baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
                            port: int, httpPrefix: str, itemsPerPage: int,
-                           headerOnly: bool, pageNumber: int = None) -> {}:
+                           headerOnly: bool, pageNumber: int) -> {}:
     return _createBoxIndexed({}, session, baseDir, 'tlfeatures', nickname,
                              domain, port, httpPrefix,
                              itemsPerPage, headerOnly, True,
@@ -3254,7 +3254,7 @@ def createFeaturesTimeline(session, baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
 
 def createMediaTimeline(session, baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
                         port: int, httpPrefix: str, itemsPerPage: int,
-                        headerOnly: bool, pageNumber: int = None) -> {}:
+                        headerOnly: bool, pageNumber: int) -> {}:
     return _createBoxIndexed({}, session, baseDir, 'tlmedia', nickname,
                              domain, port, httpPrefix,
                              itemsPerPage, headerOnly, True,
@@ -3265,7 +3265,7 @@ def createNewsTimeline(session, baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
                        port: int, httpPrefix: str, itemsPerPage: int,
                        headerOnly: bool, newswireVotesThreshold: int,
                        positiveVoting: bool, votingTimeMins: int,
-                       pageNumber: int = None) -> {}:
+                       pageNumber: int) -> {}:
     return _createBoxIndexed({}, session, baseDir, 'outbox', 'news',
                              domain, port, httpPrefix,
                              itemsPerPage, headerOnly, True,
@@ -3276,7 +3276,7 @@ def createNewsTimeline(session, baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
 def createOutbox(session, baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
                  port: int, httpPrefix: str,
                  itemsPerPage: int, headerOnly: bool, authorized: bool,
-                 pageNumber: int = None) -> {}:
+                 pageNumber: int) -> {}:
     return _createBoxIndexed({}, session, baseDir, 'outbox',
                              nickname, domain, port, httpPrefix,
                              itemsPerPage, headerOnly, authorized,
@@ -3285,7 +3285,7 @@ def createOutbox(session, baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
 
 def createModeration(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str, port: int,
                      httpPrefix: str, itemsPerPage: int, headerOnly: bool,
-                     pageNumber: int = None) -> {}:
+                     pageNumber: int) -> {}:
     boxDir = createPersonDir(nickname, domain, baseDir, 'inbox')
     boxname = 'moderation'
 
diff --git a/webapp_utils.py b/webapp_utils.py
index 4f23555f1..97b7b0141 100644
--- a/webapp_utils.py
+++ b/webapp_utils.py
@@ -1219,9 +1219,9 @@ def editTextField(label: str, name: str, value: str = "",
         value + '"' + placeholderStr + requiredStr + '>\n'
 
 
-def editNumberField(label: str, name: str, value: int = 1,
-                    minValue: int = 1, maxValue: int = 999999,
-                    placeholder: int = 1) -> str:
+def editNumberField(label: str, name: str, value: int,
+                    minValue: int, maxValue: int,
+                    placeholder: int) -> str:
     """Returns html for editing an integer number field
     """
     if value is None:
@@ -1236,9 +1236,8 @@ def editNumberField(label: str, name: str, value: int = 1,
         'min="' + str(minValue) + '" max="' + str(maxValue) + '" step="1">\n'
 
 
-def editCurrencyField(label: str, name: str, value: str = "0.00",
-                      placeholder: str = "0.00",
-                      required: bool = False) -> str:
+def editCurrencyField(label: str, name: str, value: str,
+                      placeholder: str, required: bool) -> str:
     """Returns html for editing a currency field
     """
     if value is None:
@@ -1258,7 +1257,7 @@ def editCurrencyField(label: str, name: str, value: str = "0.00",
         requiredStr + '>\n'
 
 
-def editCheckBox(label: str, name: str, checked: bool = False) -> str:
+def editCheckBox(label: str, name: str, checked: bool) -> str:
     """Returns html for editing a checkbox field
     """
     checkedStr = ''
@@ -1270,10 +1269,8 @@ def editCheckBox(label: str, name: str, checked: bool = False) -> str:
         'name="' + name + '"' + checkedStr + '> ' + label + '<br>\n'
 
 
-def editTextArea(label: str, name: str, value: str = "",
-                 height: int = 600,
-                 placeholder: str = "",
-                 spellcheck: bool = False) -> str:
+def editTextArea(label: str, name: str, value: str,
+                 height: int, placeholder: str, spellcheck: bool) -> str:
     """Returns html for editing a textarea field
     """
     if value is None: