diff --git a/coco.py b/coco.py
index 8c771e0be4645793c4efd2785a5e38986d6c17c5..2e1a0eb44e5373fe03d602d4ddb7f264a68aa8fc 100755
--- a/coco.py
+++ b/coco.py
@@ -1,30 +1,34 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python3
+"""
+Program to solve the 5 men and the coconuts problem
+"""
+
 
 def splitthem(quant, running_count):
     """
-    take a quantity and return False if it is not one more than 
+    take a quantity and return False if it is not one more than
     equally divisible by 5
 
     Otherwise, subtract 1 and subtract 1/5 of the remaining
-    
+
     when the split is done, update the running count for whichever
     first zero value
     """
     if quant[0] % 5 != 1:
         return False
-    else:
-        share_amt = (quant[0]-1)//5
-        for k in range(5):
-            if running_count[k] == 0:
-                running_count[k] = share_amt
-                break
-        quant[0] -= (1 + share_amt) 
+
+    share_amt = (quant[0]-1)//5
+    for k in range(5):
+        if running_count[k] == 0:
+            running_count[k] = share_amt
+            break
+    quant[0] -= (1 + share_amt)
     return True
 
 
 def testnum(num, running_count):
     """
-    for a given number test to see if it will succeed using the 
+    for a given number test to see if it will succeed using the
     logic for split defined in splitthem 5 times.
 
     Then test to see that it is equally divisible by 5
@@ -32,7 +36,7 @@ def testnum(num, running_count):
     When successful the running_count will be updated
     one last time for the final split.
     """
-    for pers in range(5):
+    for _ in range(5):
         if not splitthem(num, running_count):
             return False
 
@@ -42,37 +46,36 @@ def testnum(num, running_count):
             running_count[i] += share_amt
 
         return True
-    else:
-        return False
+    return False
 
 
 def main():
     """
     Main driver for the brute force solver
 
-    choose a number and see if the result can be found and return 
+    choose a number and see if the result can be found and return
     or print an error
 
     """
-    TESTQUANTITY = 1000000
+    test_quantity = 1000000
 
     num = [0]
-    for n in range(1, TESTQUANTITY):
-        running_count = [0,0,0,0,0] 
+    for test_num in range(1, test_quantity):
+        running_count = [0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
 
-        num[0] = n
+        num[0] = test_num
         if testnum(num, running_count):
-            print ("The Number Was %d" % n)
-            print (running_count)
+            print("The Number Was %d" % test_num)
+            print(running_count)
 
             total = sum(running_count)
 
-            print ("Total %d, plus 5 for the monkey!"
-                   " Original starting count %d" % (total, n))
+            print("Total %d, plus 5 for the monkey!"
+                  " Original starting count %d" % (total, test_num))
             return
 
-    print ("Not found in %d tries." % TESTQUANTITY)
+    print("Not found in %d tries." % test_quantity)
 
 
-if __name__=="__main__":
+if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()