diff --git a/lib/core/xmldump.py b/lib/core/xmldump.py
index baaff4251..332702900 100644
--- a/lib/core/xmldump.py
+++ b/lib/core/xmldump.py
@@ -513,12 +513,12 @@ class XMLDump:
             statusElem = self.__doc.createElement(STATUS_ELEM_NAME)
             statusElem.setAttributeNode(self.__createAttribute(SUCESS_ATTR,getUnicode(resultStatus)))
 
-            if not(resultStatus) :
+            if not resultStatus:
                 errorElem = self.__doc.createElement(ERROR_ELEM_NAME)
 
-                if (isinstance(resultMsg, Exception)):
+                if isinstance(resultMsg, Exception):
                     errorElem.setAttributeNode(self.__createAttribute(TYPE_ATTR, type(resultMsg).__name__))
-                else :
+                else:
                     errorElem.setAttributeNode(self.__createAttribute(TYPE_ATTR, UNHANDLED_PROBLEM_TYPE))
 
                 errorElem.appendChild(self.__createTextNode(getUnicode(resultMsg)))
diff --git a/sqlmap.py b/sqlmap.py
index bfc209a5a..c55efa9a0 100755
--- a/sqlmap.py
+++ b/sqlmap.py
@@ -92,17 +92,17 @@ def main():
         logger.error(e)
         closeDumper(False, e)
 
-    except KeyboardInterrupt, e:
+    except KeyboardInterrupt, _:
         print
         errMsg = "user aborted"
         logger.error(errMsg)
-        closeDumper(False, e)
+        closeDumper(False, errMsg)
 
-    except EOFError, e:
+    except EOFError, _:
         print
         errMsg = "exit"
         logger.error(errMsg)
-        closeDumper(False, e)
+        closeDumper(False, errMsg)
 
     except:
         print