[MNT] Fix linting issues in utils module

[SamiAlavi]

Reference Issues/PRs

#4182

What does this implement/fix? Explain your changes.

• isort auto-fixes
• Ignore flake8 issue (B023 Function definition does not bind loop variable)
• Fix pydocstyle issues (D100, D103, D104)
• Fix flake8 issues (B028)

Does your contribution introduce a new dependency? If yes, which one?

No

What should a reviewer concentrate their feedback on?

• isort auto-fixes
• flake8 issue (B023 Function definition does not bind loop variable)
• pydocstyle issues (D100, D103, D104)
• flake8 issues (B028)

Did you add any tests for the change?

No

Any other comments?

No

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[fkiraly]

Thanks!

Highlighted issue looks indeed like false alarm.