diff --git a/apis/python/tools/outgestor b/apis/python/tools/outgestor
index ae55856ffb..fbd64adcc3 100755
--- a/apis/python/tools/outgestor
+++ b/apis/python/tools/outgestor
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 # ================================================================
 
 import argparse
+import logging
 import os
 import sys
-import logging
 
 import tiledb
 
diff --git a/apis/python/tools/populate-soco b/apis/python/tools/populate-soco
index c9b908c8d6..00834c843f 100755
--- a/apis/python/tools/populate-soco
+++ b/apis/python/tools/populate-soco
@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ select `relative=True`. (This is the default.)
     if args.list:
         count += 1
     if count != 1:
-        logging.error(f"{os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])}: need just one of -a, -r, or -l.")
+        logging.error(
+            f"{os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])}: need just one of -a, -r, or -l."
+        )
         sys.exit(1)
 
     if args.add or args.remove: