diff --git a/docker/api/container.py b/docker/api/container.py
index c59a6d01a5..fce73af640 100644
--- a/docker/api/container.py
+++ b/docker/api/container.py
@@ -473,16 +473,12 @@ def create_host_config(self, *args, **kwargs):
                 signals and reaps processes
             init_path (str): Path to the docker-init binary
             ipc_mode (str): Set the IPC mode for the container.
-            isolation (str): Isolation technology to use. Default: `None`.
-            links (dict or list of tuples): Either a dictionary mapping name
-                to alias or as a list of ``(name, alias)`` tuples.
-            log_config (dict): Logging configuration, as a dictionary with
-                keys:
-
-                - ``type`` The logging driver name.
-                - ``config`` A dictionary of configuration for the logging
-                  driver.
-
+            isolation (str): Isolation technology to use. Default: ``None``.
+            links (dict): Mapping of links using the
+                ``{'container': 'alias'}`` format. The alias is optional.
+                Containers declared in this dict will be linked to the new
+                container using the provided alias. Default: ``None``.
+            log_config (LogConfig): Logging configuration
             lxc_conf (dict): LXC config.
             mem_limit (float or str): Memory limit. Accepts float values
                 (which represent the memory limit of the created container in
@@ -543,7 +539,7 @@ def create_host_config(self, *args, **kwargs):
                     }
 
             ulimits (:py:class:`list`): Ulimits to set inside the container,
-                as a list of dicts.
+                as a list of :py:class:`docker.types.Ulimit` instances.
             userns_mode (str): Sets the user namespace mode for the container
                 when user namespace remapping option is enabled. Supported
                 values are: ``host``
@@ -611,9 +607,10 @@ def create_endpoint_config(self, *args, **kwargs):
             aliases (:py:class:`list`): A list of aliases for this endpoint.
                 Names in that list can be used within the network to reach the
                 container. Defaults to ``None``.
-            links (:py:class:`list`): A list of links for this endpoint.
-                Containers declared in this list will be linked to this
-                container. Defaults to ``None``.
+            links (dict): Mapping of links for this endpoint using the
+                ``{'container': 'alias'}`` format. The alias is optional.
+                Containers declared in this dict will be linked to this
+                container using the provided alias. Defaults to ``None``.
             ipv4_address (str): The IP address of this container on the
                 network, using the IPv4 protocol. Defaults to ``None``.
             ipv6_address (str): The IP address of this container on the
@@ -628,7 +625,7 @@ def create_endpoint_config(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
             >>> endpoint_config = client.create_endpoint_config(
                 aliases=['web', 'app'],
-                links=['app_db'],
+                links={'app_db': 'db', 'another': None},
                 ipv4_address='132.65.0.123'
             )
 
@@ -697,6 +694,18 @@ def get_archive(self, container, path, chunk_size=DEFAULT_DATA_CHUNK_SIZE):
         Raises:
             :py:class:`docker.errors.APIError`
                 If the server returns an error.
+
+        Example:
+
+            >>> c = docker.APIClient()
+            >>> f = open('./sh_bin.tar', 'wb')
+            >>> bits, stat = c.get_archive(container, '/bin/sh')
+            >>> print(stat)
+            {'name': 'sh', 'size': 1075464, 'mode': 493,
+             'mtime': '2018-10-01T15:37:48-07:00', 'linkTarget': ''}
+            >>> for chunk in bits:
+            ...    f.write(chunk)
+            >>> f.close()
         """
         params = {
             'path': path
@@ -1074,7 +1083,8 @@ def stats(self, container, decode=None, stream=True):
         Args:
             container (str): The container to stream statistics from
             decode (bool): If set to true, stream will be decoded into dicts
-                on the fly. False by default.
+                on the fly. Only applicable if ``stream`` is True.
+                False by default.
             stream (bool): If set to false, only the current stats will be
                 returned instead of a stream. True by default.
 
@@ -1088,6 +1098,10 @@ def stats(self, container, decode=None, stream=True):
             return self._stream_helper(self._get(url, stream=True),
                                        decode=decode)
         else:
+            if decode:
+                raise errors.InvalidArgument(
+                    "decode is only available in conjuction with stream=True"
+                )
             return self._result(self._get(url, params={'stream': False}),
                                 json=True)
 
diff --git a/docker/api/daemon.py b/docker/api/daemon.py
index 76a94cf034..431e7d41cd 100644
--- a/docker/api/daemon.py
+++ b/docker/api/daemon.py
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ def events(self, since=None, until=None, filters=None, decode=None):
 
         Example:
 
-            >>> for event in client.events()
-            ...   print event
+            >>> for event in client.events(decode=True)
+            ...   print(event)
             {u'from': u'image/with:tag',
              u'id': u'container-id',
              u'status': u'start',
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def events(self, since=None, until=None, filters=None, decode=None):
 
             >>> events = client.events()
             >>> for event in events:
-            ...   print event
+            ...   print(event)
             >>> # and cancel from another thread
             >>> events.close()
         """
diff --git a/docker/api/image.py b/docker/api/image.py
index 5f05d8877e..a9f801e93b 100644
--- a/docker/api/image.py
+++ b/docker/api/image.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def get_image(self, image, chunk_size=DEFAULT_DATA_CHUNK_SIZE):
         Example:
 
             >>> image = cli.get_image("busybox:latest")
-            >>> f = open('/tmp/busybox-latest.tar', 'w')
+            >>> f = open('/tmp/busybox-latest.tar', 'wb')
             >>> for chunk in image:
             >>>   f.write(chunk)
             >>> f.close()
@@ -352,8 +352,8 @@ def pull(self, repository, tag=None, stream=False, auth_config=None,
 
         Example:
 
-            >>> for line in cli.pull('busybox', stream=True):
-            ...     print(json.dumps(json.loads(line), indent=4))
+            >>> for line in cli.pull('busybox', stream=True, decode=True):
+            ...     print(json.dumps(line, indent=4))
             {
                 "status": "Pulling image (latest) from busybox",
                 "progressDetail": {},
@@ -428,12 +428,12 @@ def push(self, repository, tag=None, stream=False, auth_config=None,
                 If the server returns an error.
 
         Example:
-            >>> for line in cli.push('yourname/app', stream=True):
-            ...   print line
-            {"status":"Pushing repository yourname/app (1 tags)"}
-            {"status":"Pushing","progressDetail":{},"id":"511136ea3c5a"}
-            {"status":"Image already pushed, skipping","progressDetail":{},
-             "id":"511136ea3c5a"}
+            >>> for line in cli.push('yourname/app', stream=True, decode=True):
+            ...   print(line)
+            {'status': 'Pushing repository yourname/app (1 tags)'}
+            {'status': 'Pushing','progressDetail': {}, 'id': '511136ea3c5a'}
+            {'status': 'Image already pushed, skipping', 'progressDetail':{},
+             'id': '511136ea3c5a'}
             ...
 
         """
diff --git a/docker/api/service.py b/docker/api/service.py
index 8b956b63e1..08e2591730 100644
--- a/docker/api/service.py
+++ b/docker/api/service.py
@@ -197,7 +197,8 @@ def inspect_service(self, service, insert_defaults=None):
                 into the service inspect output.
 
         Returns:
-            ``True`` if successful.
+            (dict): A dictionary of the server-side representation of the
+                service, including all relevant properties.
 
         Raises:
             :py:class:`docker.errors.APIError`
diff --git a/docker/models/containers.py b/docker/models/containers.py
index f60ba6e225..9d6f2cc6af 100644
--- a/docker/models/containers.py
+++ b/docker/models/containers.py
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@
 
 
 class Container(Model):
-
+    """ Local representation of a container object. Detailed configuration may
+        be accessed through the :py:attr:`attrs` attribute. Note that local
+        attributes are cached; users may call :py:meth:`reload` to
+        query the Docker daemon for the current properties, causing
+        :py:attr:`attrs` to be refreshed.
+    """
     @property
     def name(self):
         """
@@ -228,6 +233,17 @@ def get_archive(self, path, chunk_size=DEFAULT_DATA_CHUNK_SIZE):
         Raises:
             :py:class:`docker.errors.APIError`
                 If the server returns an error.
+
+        Example:
+
+            >>> f = open('./sh_bin.tar', 'wb')
+            >>> bits, stat = container.get_archive('/bin/sh')
+            >>> print(stat)
+            {'name': 'sh', 'size': 1075464, 'mode': 493,
+             'mtime': '2018-10-01T15:37:48-07:00', 'linkTarget': ''}
+            >>> for chunk in bits:
+            ...    f.write(chunk)
+            >>> f.close()
         """
         return self.client.api.get_archive(self.id, path, chunk_size)
 
@@ -380,7 +396,8 @@ def stats(self, **kwargs):
 
         Args:
             decode (bool): If set to true, stream will be decoded into dicts
-                on the fly. False by default.
+                on the fly. Only applicable if ``stream`` is True.
+                False by default.
             stream (bool): If set to false, only the current stats will be
                 returned instead of a stream. True by default.
 
@@ -574,15 +591,11 @@ def run(self, image, command=None, stdout=True, stderr=False,
                 ``{"label1": "value1", "label2": "value2"}``) or a list of
                 names of labels to set with empty values (e.g.
                 ``["label1", "label2"]``)
-            links (dict or list of tuples): Either a dictionary mapping name
-                to alias or as a list of ``(name, alias)`` tuples.
-            log_config (dict): Logging configuration, as a dictionary with
-                keys:
-
-                - ``type`` The logging driver name.
-                - ``config`` A dictionary of configuration for the logging
-                  driver.
-
+            links (dict): Mapping of links using the
+                ``{'container': 'alias'}`` format. The alias is optional.
+                Containers declared in this dict will be linked to the new
+                container using the provided alias. Default: ``None``.
+            log_config (LogConfig): Logging configuration.
             mac_address (str): MAC address to assign to the container.
             mem_limit (int or str): Memory limit. Accepts float values
                 (which represent the memory limit of the created container in
@@ -691,8 +704,8 @@ def run(self, image, command=None, stdout=True, stderr=False,
                     }
 
             tty (bool): Allocate a pseudo-TTY.
-            ulimits (:py:class:`list`): Ulimits to set inside the container, as
-                a list of dicts.
+            ulimits (:py:class:`list`): Ulimits to set inside the container,
+                as a list of :py:class:`docker.types.Ulimit` instances.
             user (str or int): Username or UID to run commands as inside the
                 container.
             userns_mode (str): Sets the user namespace mode for the container
diff --git a/docker/models/images.py b/docker/models/images.py
index 28b1fd3ffd..4578c0bd89 100644
--- a/docker/models/images.py
+++ b/docker/models/images.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def save(self, chunk_size=DEFAULT_DATA_CHUNK_SIZE, named=False):
         Example:
 
             >>> image = cli.get_image("busybox:latest")
-            >>> f = open('/tmp/busybox-latest.tar', 'w')
+            >>> f = open('/tmp/busybox-latest.tar', 'wb')
             >>> for chunk in image:
             >>>   f.write(chunk)
             >>> f.close()
diff --git a/docker/types/containers.py b/docker/types/containers.py
index 9dfea8ceb8..d040c0fb5e 100644
--- a/docker/types/containers.py
+++ b/docker/types/containers.py
@@ -23,6 +23,36 @@ class LogConfigTypesEnum(object):
 
 
 class LogConfig(DictType):
+    """
+    Configure logging for a container, when provided as an argument to
+    :py:meth:`~docker.api.container.ContainerApiMixin.create_host_config`.
+    You may refer to the
+    `official logging driver documentation <https://docs.docker.com/config/containers/logging/configure/>`_
+    for more information.
+
+    Args:
+        type (str): Indicate which log driver to use. A set of valid drivers
+            is provided as part of the :py:attr:`LogConfig.types`
+            enum. Other values may be accepted depending on the engine version
+            and available logging plugins.
+        config (dict): A driver-dependent configuration dictionary. Please
+            refer to the driver's documentation for a list of valid config
+            keys.
+
+    Example:
+
+        >>> from docker.types import LogConfig
+        >>> lc = LogConfig(type=LogConfig.types.JSON, config={
+        ...   'max-size': '1g',
+        ...   'labels': 'production_status,geo'
+        ... })
+        >>> hc = client.create_host_config(log_config=lc)
+        >>> container = client.create_container('busybox', 'true',
+        ...    host_config=hc)
+        >>> client.inspect_container(container)['HostConfig']['LogConfig']
+        {'Type': 'json-file', 'Config': {'labels': 'production_status,geo', 'max-size': '1g'}}
+
+    """ # flake8: noqa
     types = LogConfigTypesEnum
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
@@ -50,14 +80,40 @@ def config(self):
         return self['Config']
 
     def set_config_value(self, key, value):
+        """ Set a the value for ``key`` to ``value`` inside the ``config``
+            dict.
+        """
         self.config[key] = value
 
     def unset_config(self, key):
+        """ Remove the ``key`` property from the ``config`` dict. """
         if key in self.config:
             del self.config[key]
 
 
 class Ulimit(DictType):
+    """
+    Create a ulimit declaration to be used with
+    :py:meth:`~docker.api.container.ContainerApiMixin.create_host_config`.
+
+    Args:
+
+        name (str): Which ulimit will this apply to. A list of valid names can
+            be found `here <http://tinyurl.me/ZWRkM2Ztwlykf>`_.
+        soft (int): The soft limit for this ulimit. Optional.
+        hard (int): The hard limit for this ulimit. Optional.
+
+    Example:
+
+        >>> nproc_limit = docker.types.Ulimit(name='nproc', soft=1024)
+        >>> hc = client.create_host_config(ulimits=[nproc_limit])
+        >>> container = client.create_container(
+                'busybox', 'true', host_config=hc
+            )
+        >>> client.inspect_container(container)['HostConfig']['Ulimits']
+        [{'Name': 'nproc', 'Hard': 0, 'Soft': 1024}]
+
+    """
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         name = kwargs.get('name', kwargs.get('Name'))
         soft = kwargs.get('soft', kwargs.get('Soft'))
diff --git a/docker/types/daemon.py b/docker/types/daemon.py
index 700f9a90c4..af3e5bcb5e 100644
--- a/docker/types/daemon.py
+++ b/docker/types/daemon.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class CancellableStream(object):
     Example:
         >>> events = client.events()
         >>> for event in events:
-        ...   print event
+        ...   print(event)
         >>> # and cancel from another thread
         >>> events.close()
     """
diff --git a/docker/utils/utils.py b/docker/utils/utils.py
index 4e04cafdb4..61e307adc7 100644
--- a/docker/utils/utils.py
+++ b/docker/utils/utils.py
@@ -386,7 +386,10 @@ def convert_filters(filters):
             v = 'true' if v else 'false'
         if not isinstance(v, list):
             v = [v, ]
-        result[k] = v
+        result[k] = [
+            str(item) if not isinstance(item, six.string_types) else item
+            for item in v
+        ]
     return json.dumps(result)
 
 
@@ -441,7 +444,7 @@ def normalize_links(links):
     if isinstance(links, dict):
         links = six.iteritems(links)
 
-    return ['{0}:{1}'.format(k, v) for k, v in sorted(links)]
+    return ['{0}:{1}'.format(k, v) if v else k for k, v in sorted(links)]
 
 
 def parse_env_file(env_file):
diff --git a/docs/api.rst b/docs/api.rst
index 6931245716..1682128951 100644
--- a/docs/api.rst
+++ b/docs/api.rst
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ Configuration types
 .. autoclass:: Healthcheck
 .. autoclass:: IPAMConfig
 .. autoclass:: IPAMPool
+.. autoclass:: LogConfig
 .. autoclass:: Mount
 .. autoclass:: Placement
 .. autoclass:: Privileges
@@ -151,4 +152,5 @@ Configuration types
 .. autoclass:: SwarmExternalCA
 .. autoclass:: SwarmSpec(*args, **kwargs)
 .. autoclass:: TaskTemplate
+.. autoclass:: Ulimit
 .. autoclass:: UpdateConfig
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils_test.py b/tests/unit/utils_test.py
index c862a1cec9..a4e9c9c53e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/utils_test.py
@@ -457,8 +457,8 @@ def test_convert_filters(self):
         tests = [
             ({'dangling': True}, '{"dangling": ["true"]}'),
             ({'dangling': "true"}, '{"dangling": ["true"]}'),
-            ({'exited': 0}, '{"exited": [0]}'),
-            ({'exited': [0, 1]}, '{"exited": [0, 1]}'),
+            ({'exited': 0}, '{"exited": ["0"]}'),
+            ({'exited': [0, 1]}, '{"exited": ["0", "1"]}'),
         ]
 
         for filters, expected in tests: