diff --git a/benchmarks/basic_operations.py b/benchmarks/basic_operations.py
index cb7f3f2c74..2f1e9f4ec2 100644
--- a/benchmarks/basic_operations.py
+++ b/benchmarks/basic_operations.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 if sys.version_info[0] == 3:
     long = int
 
+
 def parse_args():
     parser = ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument('-n',
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ def parse_args():
     args = parser.parse_args()
     return args
 
+
 def run():
     args = parse_args()
     r = redis.StrictRedis()