diff --git a/meshmode/mesh/__init__.py b/meshmode/mesh/__init__.py
index 237bc2c45317d6d9f9d1b98ec06e7ab9c18a47c7..c7520a62e68523276da4d9692f359cf04ed5a7a1 100644
--- a/meshmode/mesh/__init__.py
+++ b/meshmode/mesh/__init__.py
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ class NodalAdjacency(Record):
 
 # }}}
 
+
 # {{{ partition adjacency
 
 class InterPartitionAdjacency():
diff --git a/meshmode/mesh/processing.py b/meshmode/mesh/processing.py
index 6d7e792c6eab7854bf20c0f4a5791ec568814b18..7258d856a081d6146fc5e7e3ddc4596024560b05 100644
--- a/meshmode/mesh/processing.py
+++ b/meshmode/mesh/processing.py
@@ -172,7 +172,8 @@ def partition_mesh(mesh, part_per_element, part_nr):
                     if parent_facial_group.neighbors[idx] >= 0:
                         if face == parent_facial_group.element_faces[idx]:
                             rank_neighbor = parent_facial_group.neighbors[idx]
-                            rank_neighbor_face = parent_facial_group.neighbor_faces[idx]
+                            rank_neighbor_face = \
+                                parent_facial_group.neighbor_faces[idx]
                             mgrp_start_elem = 0
                             pgrp_start_elem = 0
                             for grp in range(parent_group):