diff --git a/tests/proxy/basic_proxy.py b/tests/proxy/basic_proxy.py
index 63661925a3bb66007864d00880401db62c8be009..f0cf16aadd6c62114d56d451bcd9ced79194a6d3 100644
--- a/tests/proxy/basic_proxy.py
+++ b/tests/proxy/basic_proxy.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from ...utils.util import Logger
 from ..helper import KVSMultiClient, KVSTestFixture
 from ...utils.kvs_api import DEFAULT_TIMEOUT
 
+
 def basic_proxy_one_client(conductor: ClusterConductor, dir, log: Logger):
     with KVSTestFixture(conductor, dir, log, node_count=4) as fx:
         c = KVSMultiClient(fx.clients, "client", log)
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ def basic_proxy_many_clients(conductor: ClusterConductor, dir, log: Logger):
             node_to_put += 1
             node_to_put = node_to_put % 7
 
-        r = c.get_all(0, timeout=None) # should get all of shard 1's keys
+        r = c.get_all(0, timeout=None)  # should get all of shard 1's keys
         assert r.ok, f"expected ok for get, got {r.status_code}"
         items = r.json()["items"]
         keys = items.keys()
@@ -66,31 +67,42 @@ def basic_proxy_many_clients(conductor: ClusterConductor, dir, log: Logger):
             assert r.json()["value"] == items[key], f"wrong value returned: {r.json()}"
 
         return True, "ok"
-    
-def basic_proxy_partitioned_shards(conductor: ClusterConductor, dir, log: Logger, timeout= 5*DEFAULT_TIMEOUT):
+
+
+def basic_proxy_partitioned_shards(
+    conductor: ClusterConductor, dir, log: Logger, timeout=5 * DEFAULT_TIMEOUT
+):
     with KVSTestFixture(conductor, dir, log, node_count=4) as fx:
         c = KVSMultiClient(fx.clients, "client", log)
         conductor.add_shard("shard1", conductor.get_nodes([0, 1]))
         conductor.add_shard("shard2", conductor.get_nodes([2, 3]))
-        conductor.create_partition([2,3], "secondshard")
+        conductor.create_partition([2, 3], "secondshard")
         fx.broadcast_view(conductor.get_shard_view())
-        
+
         helper(c, timeout=timeout)
         return True, "ok"
 
-def helper(c: KVSMultiClient, timeout= 5*DEFAULT_TIMEOUT):
-        ###
-        # test 2
-        # partition the shards
-        # put a bunch of keys
-        # we MUST probablistically encounter some hanging there. 
-        # have a time out where if it doesnt hang after like 50 keys, then its just wrong.
-        node_to_put = 0
-        base_key = "key"
-        for i in range(0, 50):
-            r = c.put(node_to_put, f"{base_key}{i}", f"{i}", timeout=10)
-            assert r.ok or r.status_code == 408, f"expected ok for new key, got {r.status_code}"
-            node_to_put += 1
-            node_to_put = node_to_put % 4
 
-PROXY_TESTS = [TestCase("basic_proxy_one_client", basic_proxy_one_client), TestCase("basic_proxy_many_clients", basic_proxy_many_clients), TestCase("basic_proxy_partitioned_shards", basic_proxy_partitioned_shards)]
+def helper(c: KVSMultiClient, timeout=5 * DEFAULT_TIMEOUT):
+    ###
+    # test 2
+    # partition the shards
+    # put a bunch of keys
+    # we MUST probablistically encounter some hanging there.
+    # have a time out where if it doesnt hang after like 50 keys, then its just wrong.
+    node_to_put = 0
+    base_key = "key"
+    for i in range(0, 50):
+        r = c.put(node_to_put, f"{base_key}{i}", f"{i}", timeout=10)
+        assert r.ok or r.status_code == 408, (
+            f"expected ok for new key, got {r.status_code}"
+        )
+        node_to_put += 1
+        node_to_put = node_to_put % 4
+
+
+PROXY_TESTS = [
+    TestCase("basic_proxy_one_client", basic_proxy_one_client),
+    TestCase("basic_proxy_many_clients", basic_proxy_many_clients),
+    TestCase("basic_proxy_partitioned_shards", basic_proxy_partitioned_shards),
+]