diff --git a/blog.py b/blog.py
index 9b8870fc3..6e2d151c4 100644
--- a/blog.py
+++ b/blog.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from utils import is_account_dir
 from utils import remove_html
 from utils import get_config_param
 from utils import get_full_domain
-from utils import getMediaFormats
+from utils import get_media_formats
 from utils import getNicknameFromActor
 from utils import getDomainFromActor
 from utils import locate_post
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ def htmlEditBlog(media_instance: bool, translate: {},
     editBlogImageSection += \
         '      <input type="file" id="attachpic" name="attachpic"'
     editBlogImageSection += \
-        '            accept="' + getMediaFormats() + '">'
+        '            accept="' + get_media_formats() + '">'
     editBlogImageSection += '    </div>'
 
     placeholderMessage = translate['Write something'] + '...'
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index acea66eeb..48196bd80 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ def isImageFile(filename: str) -> bool:
     return False
 
 
-def getMediaFormats() -> str:
+def get_media_formats() -> str:
     """Returns a string of permissable media formats
     used when selecting an attachment for a new post
     """
@@ -459,15 +459,15 @@ def remove_html(content: str) -> str:
         elif not removing:
             result += ch
 
-    plainText = result.replace('  ', ' ')
+    plain_text = result.replace('  ', ' ')
 
     # insert spaces after full stops
-    strLen = len(plainText)
+    strLen = len(plain_text)
     result = ''
     for i in range(strLen):
-        result += plainText[i]
-        if plainText[i] == '.' and i < strLen - 1:
-            if plainText[i + 1] >= 'A' and plainText[i + 1] <= 'Z':
+        result += plain_text[i]
+        if plain_text[i] == '.' and i < strLen - 1:
+            if plain_text[i + 1] >= 'A' and plain_text[i + 1] <= 'Z':
                 result += ' '
 
     result = result.replace('  ', ' ').strip()
diff --git a/webapp_create_post.py b/webapp_create_post.py
index ed6a86f13..3d7861f27 100644
--- a/webapp_create_post.py
+++ b/webapp_create_post.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from utils import get_new_post_endpoints
 from utils import isPublicPostFromUrl
 from utils import getNicknameFromActor
 from utils import getDomainFromActor
-from utils import getMediaFormats
+from utils import get_media_formats
 from utils import get_config_param
 from utils import acct_dir
 from utils import get_currencies
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ def htmlNewPost(cssCache: {}, media_instance: bool, translate: {},
 
     newPostImageSection += \
         '      <input type="file" id="attachpic" name="attachpic"'
-    formatsString = getMediaFormats()
+    formatsString = get_media_formats()
     # remove svg as a permitted format
     formatsString = formatsString.replace(', .svg', '').replace('.svg, ', '')
     newPostImageSection += \