diff --git a/doc/autobuild.py b/doc/autobuild.py
index 932877fc0..81953e3a4 100644
--- a/doc/autobuild.py
+++ b/doc/autobuild.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ base_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
 dest_dir = os.path.join(base_dir, 'sources')
 examples_framework_dir = os.path.join(base_dir, '..', 'examples', 'framework')
 
+
 def writefile(filename, data):
     global dest_dir
     # avoid to rewrite the file if the content didn't change
@@ -89,8 +90,12 @@ for k in kivy.kivy_modules.list().keys():
     kivy.kivy_modules.import_module(k)
 '''
 
+
 # Search all kivy module
-l = [(x, sys.modules[x], os.path.basename(sys.modules[x].__file__).rsplit('.', 1)[0]) for x in sys.modules if x.startswith('kivy') and sys.modules[x]]
+l = [(x, sys.modules[x],
+      os.path.basename(sys.modules[x].__file__).rsplit('.', 1)[0])
+      for x in sys.modules if x.startswith('kivy') and sys.modules[x]]
+
 
 # Extract packages from modules
 packages = []
@@ -112,8 +117,7 @@ for name, module, filename in l:
 packages.sort()
 
 # Create index
-api_index = \
-'''API Reference
+api_index = '''API Reference
 -------------
 
 The API reference is a lexicographic list of all the different classes,
@@ -129,12 +133,13 @@ for package in api_modules:
 
 writefile('api-index.rst', api_index)
 
-# Create index for all packages
-template = \
-'''==========================================================================================================
-$SUMMARY
-==========================================================================================================
 
+# Create index for all packages
+template = '\n'.join((
+    '=' * 100,
+    '$SUMMARY',
+    '=' * 100,
+    '''
 $EXAMPLES_REF
 
 .. automodule:: $PACKAGE
@@ -144,10 +149,10 @@ $EXAMPLES_REF
 .. toctree::
 
 $EXAMPLES
-'''
+'''))
 
-template_examples = \
-'''.. _example-reference%d:
+
+template_examples = '''.. _example-reference%d:
 
 Examples
 --------
@@ -155,12 +160,13 @@ Examples
 %s
 '''
 
-template_examples_ref = \
-'''# :ref:`Jump directly to Examples <example-reference%d>`'''
+template_examples_ref = ('# :ref:`Jump directly to Examples'
+                         ' <example-reference%d>`')
+
 
 def extract_summary_line(doc):
     if doc is None:
-        return ""
+        return
     for line in doc.split('\n'):
         line = line.strip()
         # don't take empty line
@@ -216,7 +222,8 @@ for module in m:
     example_prefix = example_prefix.replace('.', '_')
 
     # try to found any example in framework directory
-    list_examples = glob('%s*.py' % os.path.join(examples_framework_dir, example_prefix))
+    list_examples = glob('%s*.py' % os.path.join(
+        examples_framework_dir, example_prefix))
     for x in list_examples:
         # extract filename without directory
         xb = os.path.basename(x)
@@ -235,7 +242,8 @@ for module in m:
     t = t.replace('$PACKAGE', module)
     if len(example_output):
         refid += 1
-        example_output = template_examples % (refid, '\n\n\n'.join(example_output))
+        example_output = template_examples % (
+                refid, '\n\n\n'.join(example_output))
         t = t.replace('$EXAMPLES_REF', template_examples_ref % refid)
         t = t.replace('$EXAMPLES', example_output)
     else: