diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index 3992780a5..b8131bfb7 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -17,13 +17,18 @@ environment:
 
 clone_folder: c:\projects\lbry
 
+test_script:
+- cd C:\projects\lbry\
+- pip install cython
+- pip install mock pylint unqlite
+- pylint lbrynet
+- python -m twisted.trial tests # avoids having to set PYTHONPATH=. (see https://twistedmatrix.com/trac/ticket/9035)
+#- rvm use 2.3.1 && gem install danger --version '~> 4.0' && danger
+
+
 build_script:
 - cd C:\projects\lbry\build\
-- python set_version.py
-- python set_build.py
 - ps: .\build.ps1
-- python zip_daemon.py
-- python release_on_tag.py
 
 
 artifacts:
diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index 9af4993e0..760cc5fb1 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -65,7 +65,61 @@ confidence=
 # --enable=similarities". If you want to run only the classes checker, but have
 # no Warning level messages displayed, use"--disable=all --enable=classes
 # --disable=W"
-disable=import-star-module-level,old-octal-literal,oct-method,print-statement,unpacking-in-except,parameter-unpacking,backtick,old-raise-syntax,old-ne-operator,long-suffix,dict-view-method,dict-iter-method,metaclass-assignment,next-method-called,raising-string,indexing-exception,raw_input-builtin,long-builtin,file-builtin,execfile-builtin,coerce-builtin,cmp-builtin,buffer-builtin,basestring-builtin,apply-builtin,filter-builtin-not-iterating,using-cmp-argument,useless-suppression,range-builtin-not-iterating,suppressed-message,no-absolute-import,old-division,cmp-method,reload-builtin,zip-builtin-not-iterating,intern-builtin,unichr-builtin,reduce-builtin,standarderror-builtin,unicode-builtin,xrange-builtin,coerce-method,delslice-method,getslice-method,setslice-method,input-builtin,round-builtin,hex-method,nonzero-method,map-builtin-not-iterating
+disable=
+  anomalous-backslash-in-string,
+  arguments-differ,
+  attribute-defined-outside-init,
+  bad-continuation,
+  bare-except,
+  broad-except,
+  cell-var-from-loop,
+  consider-iterating-dictionary,
+  cyclic-import,
+  dangerous-default-value,
+  duplicate-code,
+  exec-used,
+  fixme,
+  global-statement,
+  inherit-non-class,
+  invalid-name,
+  locally-disabled,
+  logging-not-lazy,
+  missing-docstring,
+  multiple-imports,
+  no-init,
+  no-member,
+  no-self-use,
+  old-style-class,
+  pointless-string-statement,
+  protected-access,
+  redefined-builtin,
+  redefined-outer-name,
+  redefined-variable-type,
+  relative-import,
+  signature-differs,
+  singleton-comparison,
+  super-init-not-called,
+  too-few-public-methods,
+  too-many-arguments,
+  too-many-branches,
+  too-many-instance-attributes,
+  too-many-lines,
+  too-many-locals,
+  too-many-nested-blocks,
+  too-many-public-methods,
+  too-many-return-statements,
+  too-many-statements,
+  trailing-newlines,
+  undefined-loop-variable,
+  ungrouped-imports,
+  unidiomatic-typecheck,
+  unnecessary-lambda,
+  unused-argument,
+  unused-variable,
+  useless-else-on-loop,
+  wildcard-import,
+  wrong-import-order,
+  wrong-import-position
 
 
 [REPORTS]
@@ -294,7 +348,8 @@ ignore-mixin-members=yes
 # (useful for modules/projects where namespaces are manipulated during runtime
 # and thus existing member attributes cannot be deduced by static analysis. It
 # supports qualified module names, as well as Unix pattern matching.
-ignored-modules=twisted.internet.reactor,leveldb
+ignored-modules=twisted.internet.reactor,leveldb,distutils
+# Ignoring distutils because: https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/issues/73
 
 # List of classes names for which member attributes should not be checked
 # (useful for classes with attributes dynamically set). This supports can work
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index fb8b86cbe..b788bcd03 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ install:
 script:
   - pip install cython
   - pip install mock pylint unqlite
-  - ./run_pylint.sh
-  - ./run_tests.sh
+  - pylint lbrynet
+  - PYTHONPATH=. trial tests
   - rvm use 2.3.1 && gem install danger --version '~> 4.0' && danger
diff --git a/build/build.ps1 b/build/build.ps1
index 07aeeaaf6..8ea59e29d 100644
--- a/build/build.ps1
+++ b/build/build.ps1
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ mingw32-make --version
 # build/install miniupnpc manually
 tar zxf miniupnpc-1.9.tar.gz
 cd miniupnpc-1.9
-mingw32-make.exe -f Makefile.mingw
-python.exe setupmingw32.py build --compiler=mingw32
-python.exe setupmingw32.py install
+mingw32-make -f Makefile.mingw
+python setupmingw32.py build --compiler=mingw32
+python setupmingw32.py install
 cd ..\
 Remove-Item -Recurse -Force miniupnpc-1.9
 
@@ -18,7 +18,13 @@ Get-Content ..\requirements.txt | Select-String -Pattern 'gmpy|miniupnpc' -NotMa
 # add in gmpy wheel
 Add-Content requirements.txt "./gmpy-1.17-cp27-none-win32.whl"
 
-pip.exe install -r requirements.txt
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+python set_version.py
+python set_build.py
 
 pyinstaller -y daemon.onefile.spec
-pyinstaller -y cli.onefile.spec
\ No newline at end of file
+pyinstaller -y cli.onefile.spec
+
+python zip_daemon.py
+python release_on_tag.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build/set_build.py b/build/set_build.py
index bd508345e..39fe12d09 100644
--- a/build/set_build.py
+++ b/build/set_build.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def main():
     build = get_build()
     root_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
     with open(os.path.join(root_dir, 'lbrynet', 'build_type.py'), 'w') as f:
-        f.write('BUILD = "{}"'.format(build))
+        f.write("BUILD = '{}'\n".format(build))
 
 
 def get_build():
diff --git a/lbrynet/core/client/BlobRequester.py b/lbrynet/core/client/BlobRequester.py
index 14a707fc3..5d392240b 100644
--- a/lbrynet/core/client/BlobRequester.py
+++ b/lbrynet/core/client/BlobRequester.py
@@ -239,9 +239,9 @@ class RequestHelper(object):
 
 
 def _handle_incoming_blob(response_dict, peer, request):
-    if not request.response_identifier in response_dict:
+    if request.response_identifier not in response_dict:
         return InvalidResponseError("response identifier not in response")
-    if not type(response_dict[request.response_identifier]) == dict:
+    if type(response_dict[request.response_identifier]) != dict:
         return InvalidResponseError("response not a dict. got %s" %
                                     type(response_dict[request.response_identifier]))
     response = response_dict[request.response_identifier]
@@ -255,14 +255,14 @@ def _handle_incoming_blob(response_dict, peer, request):
             return InvalidResponseError("Got an unknown error from the peer: %s" %
                                         (response['error'],))
     else:
-        if not 'blob_hash' in response:
+        if 'blob_hash' not in response:
             return InvalidResponseError("Missing the required field 'blob_hash'")
         if not response['blob_hash'] == request.request_dict['requested_blob']:
             return InvalidResponseError(
                 "Incoming blob does not match expected. Incoming: %s. Expected: %s" %
                 (response['blob_hash'], request.request_dict['requested_blob'])
             )
-        if not 'length' in response:
+        if 'length' not in response:
             return InvalidResponseError("Missing the required field 'length'")
         if not request.blob.set_length(response['length']):
             return InvalidResponseError("Could not set the length of the blob")
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ class AvailabilityRequest(RequestHelper):
 class PriceRequest(RequestHelper):
     """Ask a peer if a certain price is acceptable"""
     def can_make_request(self):
-        if len(self.available_blobs) and not self.protocol in self.protocol_prices:
+        if len(self.available_blobs) and self.protocol not in self.protocol_prices:
             return self.get_rate() is not None
         return False
 
diff --git a/lbrynet/core/client/DHTPeerFinder.py b/lbrynet/core/client/DHTPeerFinder.py
index 19b3ac39a..b7202368b 100644
--- a/lbrynet/core/client/DHTPeerFinder.py
+++ b/lbrynet/core/client/DHTPeerFinder.py
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ class DHTPeerFinder(object):
         self.next_manage_call = None
 
     def run_manage_loop(self):
-
-        from twisted.internet import reactor
-
         self._manage_peers()
         self.next_manage_call = reactor.callLater(60, self.run_manage_loop)
 
diff --git a/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/auth/server.py b/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/auth/server.py
index 267791da1..684b1224c 100644
--- a/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/auth/server.py
+++ b/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/auth/server.py
@@ -414,9 +414,6 @@ class AuthJSONRPCServer(AuthorizedBase):
             return True
         allowed_server, allowed_port = self.get_server_port(allowed_origin)
         return (allowed_server, allowed_port) == (server, port)
-        return (
-            server == conf.settings['api_host'] and
-            port == conf.settings['api_port'])
 
     def get_server_port(self, origin):
         parsed = urlparse.urlparse(origin)
diff --git a/run_pylint.sh b/run_pylint.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index c54cf0a44..000000000
--- a/run_pylint.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-#! /bin/bash
-
-set -eu
-
-# Ignoring distutils because: https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/issues/73
-# TODO: as code quality improves, make pylint be more strict
-pylint -E --disable=inherit-non-class --disable=no-member \
-       --ignored-modules=distutils \
-       --enable=unused-import \
-       --enable=bad-whitespace \
-       --enable=line-too-long \
-       --enable=trailing-whitespace \
-       --enable=missing-final-newline \
-       --enable=mixed-indentation \
-       lbrynet $@
diff --git a/run_tests.sh b/run_tests.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index c98eae7b2..000000000
--- a/run_tests.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -o xtrace
-
-if [ -z "$@" ]; then
-    TESTS=tests
-else
-    TESTS="$@"
-fi
-
-find -iname "*.pyc" -delete
-PYTHONPATH=. trial $TESTS