diff --git a/logprep/abc/component.py b/logprep/abc/component.py
index 317fd3912..a7d83387a 100644
--- a/logprep/abc/component.py
+++ b/logprep/abc/component.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" abstract module for components"""
+"""abstract module for components"""
 
 import functools
 import inspect
diff --git a/logprep/abc/connector.py b/logprep/abc/connector.py
index 92bb8a17f..7c54f5eda 100644
--- a/logprep/abc/connector.py
+++ b/logprep/abc/connector.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" abstract module for connectors"""
+"""abstract module for connectors"""
 
 from attrs import define, field
 
diff --git a/logprep/abc/exceptions.py b/logprep/abc/exceptions.py
index 3e1dbb919..1bd4106cc 100644
--- a/logprep/abc/exceptions.py
+++ b/logprep/abc/exceptions.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" abstract module for exceptions"""
+"""abstract module for exceptions"""
 
 
 class LogprepException(Exception):
diff --git a/logprep/configuration.py b/logprep/configuration.py
index b2af1c2fe..8143fad8a 100644
--- a/logprep/configuration.py
+++ b/logprep/configuration.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""module for component configuration """
+"""module for component configuration"""
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Mapping
 
diff --git a/logprep/framework/rule_tree/rule_tagger.py b/logprep/framework/rule_tree/rule_tagger.py
index f71722b7a..b813fe3ca 100644
--- a/logprep/framework/rule_tree/rule_tagger.py
+++ b/logprep/framework/rule_tree/rule_tagger.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" This module implements functionality to add tags to filter expressions. """
+"""This module implements functionality to add tags to filter expressions."""
 
 from typing import Union, List
 
diff --git a/logprep/generator/kafka/configuration.py b/logprep/generator/kafka/configuration.py
index ed353f152..c3fd1ca9b 100644
--- a/logprep/generator/kafka/configuration.py
+++ b/logprep/generator/kafka/configuration.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" Contains configuration class with configuration validation """
+"""Contains configuration class with configuration validation"""
 
 # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
 import sys
diff --git a/logprep/processor/pre_detector/rule.py b/logprep/processor/pre_detector/rule.py
index 6e63ddafd..54d1c2ee2 100644
--- a/logprep/processor/pre_detector/rule.py
+++ b/logprep/processor/pre_detector/rule.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
     ip_fields:
     - some_ip_field
 
-The pre_detector also has the option to normalize the timestamp. 
+The pre_detector also has the option to normalize the timestamp.
 To configure this the following parameters can be set in the rule configuration.
 
 ..  code-block:: yaml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
       target_timezone: <the timezone after normalization>
     description: Some malicious event.
 
-All of these new parameters are configurable and default to 
+All of these new parameters are configurable and default to
 standard values if not explicitly set.
 
 .. autoclass:: logprep.processor.pre_detector.rule.PreDetectorRule.Config
diff --git a/logprep/processor/timestamper/rule.py b/logprep/processor/timestamper/rule.py
index f7f9db8f1..c11ed7389 100644
--- a/logprep/processor/timestamper/rule.py
+++ b/logprep/processor/timestamper/rule.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     :caption: Given timestamper rule
 
     filter: "winlog.event_id: 123456789"
-    timestamper: 
+    timestamper:
         source_fields: ["winlog.event_data.some_timestamp_utc"]
         target_field: "@timestamp"
         source_format: UNIX
diff --git a/logprep/registry.py b/logprep/registry.py
index 9bd6eedb1..cb9b5e3de 100644
--- a/logprep/registry.py
+++ b/logprep/registry.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """module for processor registry
-    it is used to check if a processor is known to the system.
-    you have to register new processors here by import them and add to `ProcessorRegistry.mapping`
+it is used to check if a processor is known to the system.
+you have to register new processors here by import them and add to `ProcessorRegistry.mapping`
 """
 
 from logprep.connector.confluent_kafka.input import ConfluentKafkaInput
diff --git a/logprep/util/credentials.py b/logprep/util/credentials.py
index 0ce425d17..932302253 100644
--- a/logprep/util/credentials.py
+++ b/logprep/util/credentials.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 filled with the correct values that correspond to the method you want to use.
 
 .. code-block:: yaml
-    :caption: Example for credentials file 
-    
+    :caption: Example for credentials file
+
     getter:
         "http://target.url":
             # example for token given directly via file
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@
         /second*:
           username: <username>
           password: <password>
-   
+
 
 Options for the credentials file are:
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-        
+
 .. autoclass:: logprep.util.credentials.BasicAuthCredentials
    :members: username, password
    :no-index:
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 .. autoclass:: logprep.util.credentials.MTLSCredentials
    :members: client_key, cert, ca_cert
    :no-index:
-   
+
 Authentication Process:
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 .. figure:: ../_images/Credentials.svg
diff --git a/logprep/util/grok/grok.py b/logprep/util/grok/grok.py
index 25da7b774..b17343100 100644
--- a/logprep/util/grok/grok.py
+++ b/logprep/util/grok/grok.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 original code from https://github.com/garyelephant/pygrok released under MIT Licence
 The MIT License (MIT)
 
-Copyright (c) 2014 
+Copyright (c) 2014
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
diff --git a/logprep/util/json_handling.py b/logprep/util/json_handling.py
index 694b006b4..4a1352bc2 100644
--- a/logprep/util/json_handling.py
+++ b/logprep/util/json_handling.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" module for json handling helper methods"""
+"""module for json handling helper methods"""
 
 import json
 import os
diff --git a/logprep/util/url/url.py b/logprep/util/url/url.py
index 564c6c927..88770ac98 100644
--- a/logprep/util/url/url.py
+++ b/logprep/util/url/url.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" helper functions for URL extraction and validation.
+"""helper functions for URL extraction and validation.
 Code is inspired by django url validation:
 https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.1/_modules/django/core/validators/
 """
diff --git a/logprep/util/validators.py b/logprep/util/validators.py
index 1dd6f8185..794765c02 100644
--- a/logprep/util/validators.py
+++ b/logprep/util/validators.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" validators to use with `attrs` fields"""
+"""validators to use with `attrs` fields"""
 
 import os
 import typing