diff --git a/argparser.py b/argparser.py
index 22cccf4c..92c3e5a7 100644
--- a/argparser.py
+++ b/argparser.py
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ def parse_arguments() -> argparse.Namespace:
     argparser.add_argument(
         "--server",
         required=False,
-        help="Required: The name of \
-        your server (e.g. `mstdn.thms.uk`)",
+        help="Required: The name of your server (e.g. `mstdn.thms.uk`)",
     )
     argparser.add_argument(
         "--access-token",
@@ -148,25 +147,22 @@ def parse_arguments() -> argparse.Namespace:
         "--on-done",
         required=False,
         default=None,
-        help="Provide \
-        a url that will be pinged when processing has completed. You can use this for "
-        "'dead man switch' monitoring of your task",
+        help="Provide a url that will be pinged when processing has completed. You can "
+        "use this for 'dead man switch' monitoring of your task",
     )
     argparser.add_argument(
         "--on-start",
         required=False,
         default=None,
-        help="Provide \
-        a url that will be pinged when processing is starting. You can use this for "
-        "'dead man switch' monitoring of your task",
+        help="Provide a url that will be pinged when processing is starting. You can "
+        "use this for 'dead man switch' monitoring of your task",
     )
     argparser.add_argument(
         "--on-fail",
         required=False,
         default=None,
-        help="Provide \
-        a url that will be pinged when processing has failed. You can use this for "
-        "'dead man switch' monitoring of your task",
+        help="Provide a url that will be pinged when processing has failed. You can "
+        "use this for 'dead man switch' monitoring of your task",
     )
     argparser.add_argument(
         "--log-level",
diff --git a/fedifetcher/api/client.py b/fedifetcher/api/client.py
index e2f3143f..1108ea0f 100644
--- a/fedifetcher/api/client.py
+++ b/fedifetcher/api/client.py
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ def handle_response_lists(
         if isinstance(body, list):
             body = {"list": body}
         if not isinstance(body, dict):
-            msg = f"Error with API on server {self.api_base_url}. \
-The server returned an unexpected response: {body}"
+            msg = (f"Error with API on server {self.api_base_url}. "
+                        f"The server returned an unexpected response: {body}")
             raise TypeError(
                 msg,
             )
diff --git a/fedifetcher/api/lemmy/api_lemmy.py b/fedifetcher/api/lemmy/api_lemmy.py
index 09e2d139..568f55af 100644
--- a/fedifetcher/api/lemmy/api_lemmy.py
+++ b/fedifetcher/api/lemmy/api_lemmy.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 
 def get_user_posts_from_url(
-        parsed_url : tuple[str, str],
+    parsed_url: tuple[str, str],
 ) -> list[dict[str, str]] | None:
     """Get a list of posts from a user."""
     logging.info(f"Getting posts from {parsed_url[0]} for user {parsed_url[1]}")
@@ -26,21 +26,23 @@ def get_user_posts_from_url(
             return all_posts
     except requests.HTTPError:
         logging.error(
-f"Error getting user posts for user {parsed_url[1]}: {response.text}")
+            f"Error getting user posts for user {parsed_url[1]}: {response.text}",
+        )
     except requests.JSONDecodeError:
         logging.error(
-f"Error decoding JSON for user {parsed_url[1]}. \
-{parsed_url[0]} may not be a Lemmy instance.")
+            f"Error decoding JSON for user {parsed_url[1]}. "
+            f"{parsed_url[0]} may not be a Lemmy instance.",
+        )
     except Exception:
-        logging.exception(
-f"Error getting user posts from {url}")
+        logging.exception(f"Error getting user posts from {url}")
         return None
 
+
 def get_community_posts_from_url(
-        parsed_url : tuple[str, str]) -> list[dict[str, str]] | None:
+    parsed_url: tuple[str, str],
+) -> list[dict[str, str]] | None:
     """Get a list of posts from a community."""
-    logging.info(
-        f"Getting posts from {parsed_url[0]} for community {parsed_url[1]}")
+    logging.info(f"Getting posts from {parsed_url[0]} for community {parsed_url[1]}")
     try:
         url = f"https://{parsed_url[0]}/api/v3/post/list?community_name={parsed_url[1]}&sort=New&limit=50"
         response = helpers.get(url)
@@ -50,16 +52,16 @@ def get_community_posts_from_url(
                 post["url"] = post["ap_id"]
             return posts
     except requests.exceptions.Timeout:
-        logging.error(
-f"Timeout getting posts for community {parsed_url[1]}")
+        logging.error(f"Timeout getting posts for community {parsed_url[1]}")
     except requests.exceptions.RequestException:
-        logging.exception(
-f"Error getting posts for community {parsed_url[1]}")
+        logging.exception(f"Error getting posts for community {parsed_url[1]}")
     else:
         logging.error(
-f"Error getting posts for community {parsed_url[1]}: {response.text}")
+            f"Error getting posts for community {parsed_url[1]}: {response.text}",
+        )
     return None
 
+
 def get_comment_context(
     server: str,
     toot_id: str,
@@ -83,7 +85,8 @@ def get_comment_context(
         resp = helpers.get(comment)
     except Exception as ex:
         logging.error(
-f"Error getting comment {toot_id} from {toot_url}. Exception: {ex}")
+            f"Error getting comment {toot_id} from {toot_url}. Exception: {ex}",
+        )
         return []
     if resp.status_code == helpers.Response.OK:
         try:
@@ -92,24 +95,29 @@ def get_comment_context(
             return get_comments_urls(server, post_id, toot_url)
         except Exception as ex:
             logging.error(
-f"Error parsing context for comment {toot_url}. Exception: {ex}")
+                f"Error parsing context for comment {toot_url}. Exception: {ex}",
+            )
         return []
     if resp.status_code == helpers.Response.TOO_MANY_REQUESTS:
-        reset = datetime.strptime(resp.headers["x-ratelimit-reset"],
-            "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ").astimezone(UTC)
+        reset = datetime.strptime(
+            resp.headers["x-ratelimit-reset"],
+            "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ",
+        ).astimezone(UTC)
         logging.warning(
-f"Rate Limit hit when getting context for {toot_url}. \
-Waiting to retry at {resp.headers['x-ratelimit-reset']}")
+            f"Rate Limit hit when getting context for {toot_url}. Waiting to retry at "
+            f"{resp.headers['x-ratelimit-reset']}",
+        )
         time.sleep((reset - datetime.now(UTC)).total_seconds() + 1)
         return get_comment_context(server, toot_id, toot_url)
 
     return []
 
+
 def get_comments_urls(  # noqa: PLR0912
-        server : str,
-        post_id : str,
-        toot_url : str,
-        ) -> list[str]:
+    server: str,
+    post_id: str,
+    toot_url: str,
+) -> list[str]:
     """Get the URLs of the comments of the given post.
 
     Args:
@@ -138,37 +146,47 @@ def get_comments_urls(  # noqa: PLR0912
                 return []
             urls.append(res["post_view"]["post"]["ap_id"])
         except Exception as ex:
-            logging.error(f"Error parsing post {post_id} from {toot_url}. \
-                        Exception: {ex}")
+            logging.error(
+                f"Error parsing post {post_id} from {toot_url}. Exception: {ex}",
+            )
 
     url = f"https://{server}/api/v3/comment/list?post_id={post_id}&sort=New&limit=50"
     try:
         resp = helpers.get(url)
     except Exception as ex:
-        logging.error(f"Error getting comments for post {post_id} from {toot_url}. \
-Exception: {ex}")
+        logging.error(
+            f"Error getting comments for post {post_id} from {toot_url}. Exception: "
+            f"{ex}",
+        )
         return []
 
     if resp.status_code == helpers.Response.OK:
         try:
             res = resp.json()
-            list_of_urls = \
-                [comment_info["comment"]["ap_id"] for comment_info in res["comments"]]
+            list_of_urls = [
+                comment_info["comment"]["ap_id"] for comment_info in res["comments"]
+            ]
             logging.info(f"Got {len(list_of_urls)} comments for post {toot_url}")
             urls.extend(list_of_urls)
         except Exception as ex:
             logging.error(
-f"Error parsing comments for post {toot_url}. Exception: {ex}")
+                f"Error parsing comments for post {toot_url}. Exception: {ex}",
+            )
         else:
             return urls
     elif resp.status_code == helpers.Response.TOO_MANY_REQUESTS:
-        reset = datetime.strptime(resp.headers["x-ratelimit-reset"],
-            "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ").astimezone(UTC)
-        logging.info(f"Rate Limit hit when getting comments for {toot_url}. Waiting to \
-                    retry at {resp.headers['x-ratelimit-reset']}")
+        reset = datetime.strptime(
+            resp.headers["x-ratelimit-reset"],
+            "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ",
+        ).astimezone(UTC)
+        logging.info(
+            f"Rate Limit hit when getting comments for {toot_url}. Waiting to retry at "
+            f"{resp.headers['x-ratelimit-reset']}",
+        )
         time.sleep((reset - datetime.now(UTC)).total_seconds() + 1)
         return get_comments_urls(server, post_id, toot_url)
 
     logging.error(
-f"Error getting comments for post {toot_url}. Status code: {resp.status_code}")
+        f"Error getting comments for post {toot_url}. Status code: {resp.status_code}",
+    )
     return []
diff --git a/fedifetcher/api/mastodon/api_mastodon.py b/fedifetcher/api/mastodon/api_mastodon.py
index 57522d1e..491c0530 100644
--- a/fedifetcher/api/mastodon/api_mastodon.py
+++ b/fedifetcher/api/mastodon/api_mastodon.py
@@ -630,8 +630,8 @@ async def _get_trending_posts(
             )
             return []
         logging.info(
-            f"Got {len(got_trending_posts)} trending posts for \
-                {self.client.api_base_url}",
+            f"Got {len(got_trending_posts)} trending posts for "
+            f"{self.client.api_base_url}",
         )
         trending_posts: list[dict[str, str]] = []
         trending_posts.extend(got_trending_posts)
diff --git a/fedifetcher/api/postgresql/postgresql.py b/fedifetcher/api/postgresql/postgresql.py
index c36512db..f09d09c8 100644
--- a/fedifetcher/api/postgresql/postgresql.py
+++ b/fedifetcher/api/postgresql/postgresql.py
@@ -284,8 +284,8 @@ def get_from_cache(self, url: str) -> Status | None:
                     columns = [column[0] for column in cursor.description]
                     result = dict(zip(columns, result, strict=False))
                     logging.info(
-                        f"Got status from cache: {url} \
-Original: {result.get('original')}, ID: {result.get('status_id')}",
+                        f"Got status from cache: {url} Original: "
+                        f"{result.get('original')}, ID: {result.get('status_id')}",
                     )
                     status = Status(
                         id=result.get("status_id"),
diff --git a/fedifetcher/find_context.py b/fedifetcher/find_context.py
index f44004e2..0482eebc 100644
--- a/fedifetcher/find_context.py
+++ b/fedifetcher/find_context.py
@@ -137,6 +137,6 @@ async def add_context_urls_wrapper(
                 logging.warning(f"Failed {result}")
 
     logging.info(
-        f"\033[1mAdded {count} new statuses (with {failed} failures, \
-{already_added} already seen)\033[0m",
+        f"\033[1mAdded {count} new statuses (with {failed} failures, {already_added} "
+        f"already seen)\033[0m",
     )
diff --git a/fedifetcher/find_trending_posts.py b/fedifetcher/find_trending_posts.py
index 9607c837..b8419b26 100644
--- a/fedifetcher/find_trending_posts.py
+++ b/fedifetcher/find_trending_posts.py
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ def add_post_to_dict(
     )
     if original:
         logging.info(
-            f"Reblogs: {trending_post['reblogs_count']} \
-Favourites: {trending_post['favourites_count']} \
-From: {t_post_url}",
+            f"Reblogs: {trending_post['reblogs_count']} "
+            f"Favourites: {trending_post['favourites_count']} "
+            f"From: {t_post_url}",
         )
         trending_posts_dict[t_post_url] = trending_post
         trending_posts_dict[t_post_url]["original"] = "Yes"
@@ -67,18 +67,18 @@ def add_post_to_dict(
     if t_post_url in trending_posts_dict:
         if "original" not in trending_posts_dict[t_post_url]:
             logging.debug(
-                f"\033[3;33mReblogs: {trending_post['reblogs_count']} \
-Favourites: {trending_post['favourites_count']} \
-Copy: {t_post_url}\033[0m",
+                f"\033[3;33mReblogs: {trending_post['reblogs_count']} "
+                f"Favourites: {trending_post['favourites_count']} "
+                f"Copy: {t_post_url}\033[0m",
             )
             increment_count(t_post_url, trending_post, trending_posts_dict)
             return False
         logging.debug(f"Already seen {t_post_url} from origin")
         return True  # We already have the original
     logging.debug(
-        f"\033[3;33mReblogs: {trending_post['reblogs_count']} \
-Favourites: {trending_post['favourites_count']} \
-Copy: {t_post_url}\033[0m",
+        f"\033[3;33mReblogs: {trending_post['reblogs_count']} "
+        f"Favourites: {trending_post['favourites_count']} "
+        f"Copy: {t_post_url}\033[0m",
     )
     trending_posts_dict[t_post_url] = trending_post
     return False
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ async def find_trending_posts(  # noqa: C901
             remember_to_find_me.pop(fetch_domain)
 
     for fetch_domain in remember_to_find_me:
-        msg = f"Fetching {len(remember_to_find_me[fetch_domain])} \
-less popular posts from {fetch_domain}"
+        msg = (f"Fetching {len(remember_to_find_me[fetch_domain])} "
+                    f"less popular posts from {fetch_domain}")
         logging.info(f"\033[1;34m{msg}\033[0m")
         max_concurrent_requests = 10
         semaphore = asyncio.Semaphore(max_concurrent_requests)
@@ -383,8 +383,8 @@ def queue_aux_fetch(
                 logging.debug(f"Adding {post_url} to aux_fetches[{parsed_url[0]}]")
                 self.aux_fetches[parsed_url[0]].append((parsed_url, post_url))
                 logging.debug(
-                    f"aux_fetches[{parsed_url[0]}] is now \
-{self.aux_fetches[parsed_url[0]]}",
+                    f"aux_fetches[{parsed_url[0]}] is now "
+                    f"{self.aux_fetches[parsed_url[0]]}",
                 )
 
     async def do_aux_fetches(
@@ -404,7 +404,8 @@ async def fetching_domain(
             if semaphore is None:
                 semaphore = asyncio.Semaphore(1)
             async with semaphore:
-                msg = f"Fetching {len(self.aux_fetches[fetch_domain])} popular posts from {fetch_domain}"
+                msg = (f"Fetching {len(self.aux_fetches[fetch_domain])} popular posts "
+                            f"from {fetch_domain}")
                 logging.info(f"\033[1;34m{msg}\033[0m")
                 list_of_posts = []
                 list_of_parsed_urls = []
diff --git a/fedifetcher/getter_wrappers.py b/fedifetcher/getter_wrappers.py
index a32a10e6..b2dc8d18 100644
--- a/fedifetcher/getter_wrappers.py
+++ b/fedifetcher/getter_wrappers.py
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ async def get_notification_users(
     new_notification_users = filter_known_users(notification_users, known_users)
 
     logging.info(
-        f"Found {len(notification_users)} users in notifications, \
-{len(new_notification_users)} of which are new",
+        f"Found {len(notification_users)} users in notifications, "
+        f"{len(new_notification_users)} of which are new",
     )
 
     # return [user.get("account") for user in filter_known_users(
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ async def get_new_follow_requests(
     new_follow_requests = filter_known_users(follow_requests, known_followings)
 
     logging.info(
-        f"Got {len(follow_requests)} follow_requests, \
-{len(new_follow_requests)} of which are new",
+        f"Got {len(follow_requests)} follow_requests, "
+        f"{len(new_follow_requests)} of which are new",
     )
 
     return new_follow_requests
diff --git a/fedifetcher/helpers/helpers.py b/fedifetcher/helpers/helpers.py
index 8e849fd4..e1aea79a 100644
--- a/fedifetcher/helpers/helpers.py
+++ b/fedifetcher/helpers/helpers.py
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ def setup_logging(log_level: str) -> None:
     logger = logging.getLogger()
     stdout = colorlog.StreamHandler(stream=sys.stdout)
     fmt = colorlog.ColoredFormatter(
-        "%(white)s%(asctime)s%(reset)s | %(log_color)s%(levelname)s%(reset)s | \
-%(threadName)s:%(name)s | %(blue)s%(filename)s:%(lineno)s%(reset)s | %(funcName)s >>> \
-%(log_color)s%(message)s%(reset)s",
+        "%(white)s%(asctime)s%(reset)s | %(log_color)s%(levelname)s%(reset)s | "
+        "%(threadName)s:%(name)s | %(blue)s%(filename)s:%(lineno)s%(reset)s | "
+        "%(funcName)s >>> %(log_color)s%(message)s%(reset)s",
     )
     stdout.setFormatter(fmt)
     logger.addHandler(stdout)
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ def get(
             now = datetime.now(datetime.now(UTC).astimezone().tzinfo)
             wait = (reset - now).total_seconds() + 1
             logging.warning(
-                f"Rate Limit hit requesting {url} \
-Waiting {wait} sec to retry at {response.headers['x-ratelimit-reset']}",
+                f"Rate Limit hit requesting {url} Waiting {wait} sec to retry at "
+                f"{response.headers['x-ratelimit-reset']}",
             )
             time.sleep(wait)
             return get(url, headers, timeout, max_tries - 1)
diff --git a/fedifetcher/main.py b/fedifetcher/main.py
index 27db4b27..22ea6c84 100644
--- a/fedifetcher/main.py
+++ b/fedifetcher/main.py
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ async def main(arguments: Namespace) -> None:  # noqa: PLR0912, C901, PLR0915
                 logging.info("Lock file has expired. Removed lock file.")
             else:
                 logging.info(
-                    f"Lock file age is {datetime.now(UTC) - lock_time} - \
-below --lock-hours={arguments.lock_hours} provided.",
+                    f"Lock file age is {datetime.now(UTC) - lock_time} - "
+                    f"below --lock-hours={arguments.lock_hours} provided.",
                 )
                 if arguments.on_fail:
                     try:
@@ -151,16 +151,15 @@ async def main(arguments: Namespace) -> None:  # noqa: PLR0912, C901, PLR0915
             )
         except Exception:
             logging.warning(
-                "Error getting active user IDs. This optional feature \
-requires the admin:read:accounts scope to be enabled on the first access token \
-provided. Continuing without active user IDs.",
+                "Error getting active user IDs. This optional feature requires the "
+                "admin:read:accounts scope to be enabled on the first access token "
+                "provided. Continuing without active user IDs.",
             )
 
         for _token in arguments.access_token:
             index = arguments.access_token.index(_token)
             logging.info(
-                f"Getting posts for token {index + 1} of \
-{len(arguments.access_token)}",
+                f"Getting posts for token {index + 1} of {len(arguments.access_token)}",
             )
             await token_posts(
                 _token,
@@ -201,8 +200,8 @@ async def main(arguments: Namespace) -> None:  # noqa: PLR0912, C901, PLR0915
                 logging.error(f"Error getting callback url: {ex}")
 
         logging.info(
-            f"\033[1m\033[38;5;208mProcessing finished in \
-\033[38;5;208m{datetime.now(UTC) - start}.\033[0m",
+            f"\033[1m\033[38;5;208mProcessing finished in "
+            f"\033[38;5;208m{datetime.now(UTC) - start}.\033[0m",
         )
 
     except Exception:
diff --git a/fedifetcher/mode/token_posts.py b/fedifetcher/mode/token_posts.py
index 283d136d..1dc2c524 100644
--- a/fedifetcher/mode/token_posts.py
+++ b/fedifetcher/mode/token_posts.py
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ async def token_posts(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments # pylint: disable=t
         # Backfill any post authors, and any mentioned users
         if arguments.backfill_mentioned_users > 0:
             logging.info(
-                f"Backfilling posts from last {arguments.backfill_mentioned_users} \
-mentioned users",
+                f"Backfilling posts from last {arguments.backfill_mentioned_users} "
+                f"mentioned users",
             )
             mentioned_users = []
             cut_off = datetime.now(datetime.now(UTC).astimezone().tzinfo) - timedelta(