diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 1d4994715..0817103a8 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ from utils import user_agent_domain
 from utils import isLocalNetworkAddress
 from utils import permitted_dir
 from utils import is_account_dir
-from utils import getOccupationSkills
+from utils import get_occupation_skills
 from utils import get_occupation_name
 from utils import set_occupation_name
 from utils import loadTranslationsFromFile
@@ -9803,7 +9803,7 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                                     accessKeys = \
                                         self.server.keyShortcuts[nickname]
                                 actorSkillsList = \
-                                    getOccupationSkills(actor_json)
+                                    get_occupation_skills(actor_json)
                                 skills = getSkillsFromList(actorSkillsList)
                                 city = getSpoofedCity(self.server.city,
                                                       base_dir,
@@ -9861,7 +9861,7 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                         else:
                             if self._secure_mode():
                                 actorSkillsList = \
-                                    getOccupationSkills(actor_json)
+                                    get_occupation_skills(actor_json)
                                 skills = getSkillsFromList(actorSkillsList)
                                 msg = json.dumps(skills,
                                                  ensure_ascii=False)
diff --git a/skills.py b/skills.py
index 18c920bb6..7b1c80ad5 100644
--- a/skills.py
+++ b/skills.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from utils import get_full_domain
 from utils import getNicknameFromActor
 from utils import getDomainFromActor
 from utils import load_json
-from utils import getOccupationSkills
+from utils import get_occupation_skills
 from utils import set_occupation_skills_list
 from utils import acct_dir
 from utils import local_actor_url
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def getSkillsFromList(skillsList: []) -> {}:
 def actorSkillValue(actor_json: {}, skillName: str) -> int:
     """Returns The skill level from an actor
     """
-    ocSkillsList = getOccupationSkills(actor_json)
+    ocSkillsList = get_occupation_skills(actor_json)
     skillsDict = getSkillsFromList(ocSkillsList)
     if not skillsDict:
         return 0
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def noOfActorSkills(actor_json: {}) -> int:
     """Returns the number of skills that an actor has
     """
     if actor_json.get('hasOccupation'):
-        skillsList = getOccupationSkills(actor_json)
+        skillsList = get_occupation_skills(actor_json)
         return len(skillsList)
     return 0
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def setActorSkillLevel(actor_json: {},
             },
             'skills': []
         }]
-    ocSkillsList = getOccupationSkills(actor_json)
+    ocSkillsList = get_occupation_skills(actor_json)
     skillsDict = getSkillsFromList(ocSkillsList)
     if not skillsDict.get(skill):
         if len(skillsDict.items()) >= 32:
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ def getSkills(base_dir: str, nickname: str, domain: str) -> []:
     if actor_json:
         if not actor_json.get('hasOccupation'):
             return None
-        ocSkillsList = getOccupationSkills(actor_json)
+        ocSkillsList = get_occupation_skills(actor_json)
         return getSkillsFromList(ocSkillsList)
     return None
 
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ def sendSkillViaServer(base_dir: str, session, nickname: str, password: str,
 def actorHasSkill(actor_json: {}, skillName: str) -> bool:
     """Returns true if the given actor has the given skill
     """
-    ocSkillsList = getOccupationSkills(actor_json)
+    ocSkillsList = get_occupation_skills(actor_json)
     for skillStr in ocSkillsList:
         if skillName + ':' in skillStr:
             return True
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index 53d7db1b1..764002692 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -2719,26 +2719,26 @@ def dmAllowedFromDomain(base_dir: str,
     return False
 
 
-def getOccupationSkills(actor_json: {}) -> []:
+def get_occupation_skills(actor_json: {}) -> []:
     """Returns the list of skills for an actor
     """
     if 'hasOccupation' not in actor_json:
         return []
     if not isinstance(actor_json['hasOccupation'], list):
         return []
-    for occupationItem in actor_json['hasOccupation']:
-        if not isinstance(occupationItem, dict):
+    for occupation_item in actor_json['hasOccupation']:
+        if not isinstance(occupation_item, dict):
             continue
-        if not occupationItem.get('@type'):
+        if not occupation_item.get('@type'):
             continue
-        if not occupationItem['@type'] == 'Occupation':
+        if not occupation_item['@type'] == 'Occupation':
             continue
-        if not occupationItem.get('skills'):
+        if not occupation_item.get('skills'):
             continue
-        if isinstance(occupationItem['skills'], list):
-            return occupationItem['skills']
-        elif isinstance(occupationItem['skills'], str):
-            return [occupationItem['skills']]
+        if isinstance(occupation_item['skills'], list):
+            return occupation_item['skills']
+        elif isinstance(occupation_item['skills'], str):
+            return [occupation_item['skills']]
         break
     return []