diff --git a/docker_stuff/python_stuff/__init__.py b/docker_stuff/python_stuff/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/docker_stuff/python_stuff/event_classes.py b/docker_stuff/python_stuff/event_classes.py
index 7a05f4e..11b4ff6 100644
--- a/docker_stuff/python_stuff/event_classes.py
+++ b/docker_stuff/python_stuff/event_classes.py
@@ -164,19 +164,16 @@ async def _sanitize_event_keys(self, filters, logger) -> Dict:
         updated_keys = {}
         limit = ""
         global_search = {}
-        # filters_wo_search_limit = filters
         try:
             try:
                 limit = filters.get("limit", 100)
                 filters.pop("limit")
-                # filters.pop("limit")
             except Exception as exc:
                 logger.error(f"Exception is: {exc}")
 
             try:
                 global_search = filters.get("search", {})
                 filters.pop("search")
-                # filters.pop("search")
             except Exception as exc:
                 logger.error(f"Exception is: {exc}")
 
diff --git a/docker_stuff/python_stuff/event_handler.py b/docker_stuff/python_stuff/event_handler.py
index 485e29f..8a228b2 100644
--- a/docker_stuff/python_stuff/event_handler.py
+++ b/docker_stuff/python_stuff/event_handler.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 
 from event_classes import Event, Subscription
 
-# Initialize the logger
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 formatter = logging.Formatter("%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s")
@@ -30,8 +29,6 @@
 handler.setFormatter(formatter)
 logger.addHandler(handler)
 
-# from otel_metrics import PythonOTEL
-
 app = FastAPI()
 
 trace.set_tracer_provider(
@@ -43,7 +40,6 @@
 span_processor = BatchSpanProcessor(otlp_exporter)
 otlp_tracer = trace.get_tracer_provider().add_span_processor(span_processor)
 
-# py_otel = PythonOTEL()
 
 # Set up a separate tracer provider for Redis
 redis_tracer_provider = TracerProvider(
@@ -231,7 +227,6 @@ async def handle_subscription(request: Request) -> JSONResponse:
     try:
         request_payload = await request.json()
         subscription_obj = Subscription(request_payload)
-        # py_otel.counter_query.add(1, py_otel.labels)
 
         if not subscription_obj.filters:
             return subscription_obj.sub_response_builder(
@@ -286,7 +281,6 @@ async def handle_subscription(request: Request) -> JSONResponse:
             "EOSE", subscription_obj.subscription_id, "", 500
         )
 
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     logger.info(f"Write conn string is: {get_conn_str('WRITE')}")
     logger.info(f"Read conn string is: {get_conn_str('READ')}")
diff --git a/docker_stuff/python_stuff/websocket_classes.py b/docker_stuff/python_stuff/websocket_classes.py
index 64084f4..7437725 100644
--- a/docker_stuff/python_stuff/websocket_classes.py
+++ b/docker_stuff/python_stuff/websocket_classes.py
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ def __init__(self, message: List[Union[str, Dict[str, Any]]], websocket, logger)
                 merged.update(item)
             logger.debug(f"merged is {merged} and type {type(merged)}")
             self.event_payload = (
-                merged  # {json.loads(item) for item in range(2, len(message))}
+                merged  
             )
         else:
             self.event_payload: Dict[str, Any] = message[1]
diff --git a/docker_stuff/python_stuff/websocket_handler.py b/docker_stuff/python_stuff/websocket_handler.py
index 145f574..89d55d2 100644
--- a/docker_stuff/python_stuff/websocket_handler.py
+++ b/docker_stuff/python_stuff/websocket_handler.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 
 AioHttpClientInstrumentor().instrument()
 
-# trace.set_tracer_provider(TracerProvider())
 trace.set_tracer_provider(
     TracerProvider(resource=Resource.create({"service.name": "websocket_handler_otel"}))
 )
@@ -107,7 +106,6 @@ async def handle_websocket_connection(
                         "send_event_to_subscription"
                     ) as span:
                         current_span = trace.get_current_span()
-                        # current_span.set_attribute("service.name", "websocket_handler")
                         current_span.set_attribute(
                             "operation.name", "send.event.subscription"
                         )