Make flake8 happier

.github/workflows/python-app.yml

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         # stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names
         flake8 . --count --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --show-source --statistics
         # exit-zero treats all errors as warnings. The GitHub editor is 127 chars wide
-        flake8 . --count --exit-zero --max-complexity=10 --max-line-length=127 --statistics
+        flake8 . --count --exit-zero --statistics
     - name: Test with pytest
       run: |
         pytest

src/yaroc/scripts/mqtt_forwarder.py

@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ def _prototime_to_datetime(prototime: Timestamp) -> datetime:
 
     @staticmethod
     def _payload_to_bytes(payload: PayloadType) -> bytes:
-        if type(payload) == bytes:
+        if isinstance(payload, bytes):
             return payload
-        elif type(payload) == str:
+        elif isinstance(payload, str):
             return payload.encode("utf-8")
         else:
             return bytes()  # TODO: indicate error
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ async def _handle_punches(self, mac_addr: str, payload: PayloadType, now: dateti
             log_message += f", MAC {mac_addr}"
 
             logging.info(log_message)
-
             handles = [
                 client.send_punch(punch.card, si_time, punch.code, punch.mode, process_time)
                 for client in self.clients[mac_addr]