added __init__.py
made lots of pep8 compliance changes
dropped some duplicated functions
shebang now calls env python
missed one file when doing pep8 compliance
changed how multiline strings are indented so that code folding would work
fixed typo with multiline comments
I decided I didn't care what pep8 had to say with regard to multiline strings
Merge branch 'pep8_compliance' into develop
The code is mostly pep8 comliant now, with the exception of some line being over 80 characters
fixed the handling of the global dictionary
Merge branch 'develop'
bringing in some tweaks and pep8 compliance changes