diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/bin/python_comment_cleanup.sh b/spiffworkflow-backend/bin/python_comment_cleanup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..94a0f694
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/bin/python_comment_cleanup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+function error_handler() {
+  >&2 echo "Exited with BAD EXIT CODE '${2}' in ${0} script at line: ${1}."
+  exit "$2"
+}
+trap 'error_handler ${LINENO} $?' ERR
+set -o errtrace -o errexit -o nounset -o pipefail
+
+# Function to check if a string matches the file name pattern
+matches_filename_pattern() {
+  local file_name="$1"
+  local comment_line="$2"
+
+  # Remove file extension and capitalize the first letter
+  local expected_comment=$(basename "$file_name" .py)
+
+  expected_comment_with_first_letter_capitalized="${expected_comment^}"
+
+  if grep -Eq "\"\"\"${expected_comment}\.\"\"\"" <<< "$comment_line"; then
+    return 0
+  else
+    if grep -Eq "\"\"\"${expected_comment_with_first_letter_capitalized}\.\"\"\"" <<< "$comment_line"; then
+      return 0
+    else
+      return 1
+    fi
+  fi
+}
+
+# Process each Python file in the "src" and "tests" directories
+for file in $(find src tests -type f -name '*.py'); do
+  # Read the first line of the file
+  read -r first_line < "$file"
+
+  # Check if the first line matches the expected comment pattern
+  if matches_filename_pattern "$file" "$first_line"; then
+    # Remove the comment from the file
+    hot_sed -i '1d' "$file"
+  fi
+done
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/__init__.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/__init__.py
index e0d7cacf..5ea32a4e 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/__init__.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""__init__."""
 import base64
 import faulthandler
 import json
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/default.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/default.py
index 59bb742d..cc44f62b 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/default.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/default.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Default."""
 import re
 from os import environ
 
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/helpers/api_version.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/helpers/api_version.py
index 607b6c16..5935aa87 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/helpers/api_version.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/helpers/api_version.py
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-"""Api_version."""
 V1_API_PATH_PREFIX = "/v1.0"
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/helpers/db_helper.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/helpers/db_helper.py
index ac21ebab..db556cb0 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/helpers/db_helper.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/helpers/db_helper.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Db_helper."""
 import time
 
 import sqlalchemy
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/interfaces.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/interfaces.py
index 6f0d5c56..6bfc5e06 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/interfaces.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/interfaces.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Interfaces."""
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from typing import NewType
 from typing import TypedDict
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/__init__.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/__init__.py
index f520b09d..e69de29b 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/__init__.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/__init__.py
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-"""__init__."""
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/db.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/db.py
index a91ab83e..67a2df80 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/db.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/db.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Db."""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import enum
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/group.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/group.py
index 79f6934e..1fd41580 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/group.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/group.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Group."""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/human_task.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/human_task.py
index 71dc778f..a7e70b71 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/human_task.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/human_task.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Human_task."""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/human_task_user.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/human_task_user.py
index 83ac34c6..58acffe3 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/human_task_user.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/human_task_user.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Human_task_user."""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/message_instance.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/message_instance.py
index 5eef8324..203c02e6 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/message_instance.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/message_instance.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Message_instance."""
 import enum
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/principal.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/principal.py
index 87801289..82dd1457 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/principal.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/principal.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Principal."""
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 
 from sqlalchemy import ForeignKey
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_group.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_group.py
index d3748e58..fa0aa3e7 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_group.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_group.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Process_group."""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import dataclasses
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_instance.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_instance.py
index 50dc2f1b..782db23c 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_instance.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_instance.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Process_instance."""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from typing import Any
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_instance_file_data.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_instance_file_data.py
index 90c072e8..e2d0fcb4 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_instance_file_data.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_instance_file_data.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Process_instance_file_data."""
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 
 from sqlalchemy import ForeignKey
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_instance_queue.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_instance_queue.py
index d37ce9a6..11b41293 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_instance_queue.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_instance_queue.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Process_instance_queue."""
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 
 from sqlalchemy import ForeignKey
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_model.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_model.py
index a5a6a924..f0ce47cd 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_model.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_model.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Process_model."""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import enum
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/refresh_token.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/refresh_token.py
index 326ecabd..b2ac40aa 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/refresh_token.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/refresh_token.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Refresh_token."""
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 
 from sqlalchemy import ForeignKey
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/secret_model.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/secret_model.py
index 9ecfe534..927c084b 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/secret_model.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/secret_model.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Secret_model."""
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 
 from marshmallow import Schema
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/task.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/task.py
index 23a3b729..618c677f 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/task.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/task.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Task."""
 import enum
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/user.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/user.py
index 7474993e..a3ed4200 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/user.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/user.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""User."""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/__init__.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/__init__.py
index f520b09d..e69de29b 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/__init__.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/__init__.py
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-"""__init__."""
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/openid_blueprint/__init__.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/openid_blueprint/__init__.py
index f520b09d..e69de29b 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/openid_blueprint/__init__.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/openid_blueprint/__init__.py
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-"""__init__."""
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/user.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/user.py
index 521f92af..3e451882 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/user.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/user.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""User."""
 import ast
 import base64
 import json
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/users_controller.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/users_controller.py
index b772aa33..d0592931 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/users_controller.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/users_controller.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Users_controller."""
 from typing import Any
 
 import flask
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/delete_process_instances_with_criteria.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/delete_process_instances_with_criteria.py
index 823d67c3..83cb4697 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/delete_process_instances_with_criteria.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/delete_process_instances_with_criteria.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Delete_process_instances_with_criteria."""
 from time import time
 from typing import Any
 
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/fact_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/fact_service.py
index 3bf8c1d5..02277983 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/fact_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/fact_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Fact_service."""
 from typing import Any
 
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.script_attributes_context import ScriptAttributesContext
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_data_sizes.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_data_sizes.py
index 7199613a..c21f7961 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_data_sizes.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_data_sizes.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Get_data_sizes."""
 from typing import Any
 
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.script_attributes_context import ScriptAttributesContext
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_encoded_file_data.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_encoded_file_data.py
index 21cc71b0..d5ee4db8 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_encoded_file_data.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_encoded_file_data.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Get_encoded_file_data."""
 import base64
 from typing import Any
 
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_env.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_env.py
index 7015239e..954a8388 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_env.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_env.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Get_env."""
 from typing import Any
 
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.script_attributes_context import ScriptAttributesContext
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_localtime.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_localtime.py
index 80edf59a..7a189187 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_localtime.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_localtime.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Get_localtime."""
 from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Any
 
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_secret.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_secret.py
index ed85d258..c5b87f0c 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_secret.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_secret.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Get_secret."""
 from typing import Any
 
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.script_attributes_context import ScriptAttributesContext
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/markdown_file_download_link.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/markdown_file_download_link.py
index e470ced5..18b27b13 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/markdown_file_download_link.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/markdown_file_download_link.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Markdown_file_download_link."""
 from typing import Any
 
 from flask import current_app
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/script.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/script.py
index 3f3a94bb..5992bff0 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/script.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/script.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Script."""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import importlib
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/acceptance_test_fixtures.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/acceptance_test_fixtures.py
index 7c9cfb79..c91177e9 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/acceptance_test_fixtures.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/acceptance_test_fixtures.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Acceptance_test_fixtures."""
 import time
 
 from flask import current_app
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/assertion_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/assertion_service.py
index 27a1564e..76d50de0 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/assertion_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/assertion_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Assertion_service."""
 import contextlib
 from collections.abc import Generator
 
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/background_processing_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/background_processing_service.py
index 58e8c2e4..d5922158 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/background_processing_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/background_processing_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Background_processing_service."""
 import flask
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.process_instance import ProcessInstanceStatus
 from spiffworkflow_backend.services.message_service import MessageService
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/custom_parser.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/custom_parser.py
index b632b1cf..a65482f7 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/custom_parser.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/custom_parser.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Custom_parser."""
 from SpiffWorkflow.dmn.parser.BpmnDmnParser import BpmnDmnParser  # type: ignore
 from SpiffWorkflow.spiff.parser.process import SpiffBpmnParser  # type: ignore
 from spiffworkflow_backend.specs.start_event import StartEvent
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/data_setup_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/data_setup_service.py
index bcd5e238..09aee73d 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/data_setup_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/data_setup_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Data_setup_service."""
 from flask import current_app
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.db import db
 from spiffworkflow_backend.services.process_model_service import ProcessModelService
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/email_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/email_service.py
index 89eb7efa..7108dc58 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/email_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/email_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Email_service."""
 
 from flask import current_app
 from flask_mail import Message  # type: ignore
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/file_system_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/file_system_service.py
index 8d2a9135..16f0875e 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/file_system_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/file_system_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""File_system_service."""
 import os
 from collections.abc import Generator
 from contextlib import contextmanager
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/git_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/git_service.py
index d2dba332..d173eefb 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/git_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/git_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Git_service."""
 import os
 import re
 import shutil
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/logging_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/logging_service.py
index 3c8845c3..182eb0a4 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/logging_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/logging_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Logging_service."""
 import json
 import logging
 import re
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/message_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/message_service.py
index 70948042..ce7240f5 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/message_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/message_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Message_service."""
 
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.db import db
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.message_instance import MessageInstanceModel
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_processor.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_processor.py
index 06156baa..cd0ddaad 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_processor.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_processor.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Process_instance_processor."""
 # TODO: clean up this service for a clear distinction between it and the process_instance_service
 #   where this points to the pi service
 import decimal
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_report_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_report_service.py
index a6d78caa..f64a4d32 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_report_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_report_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Process_instance_report_service."""
 import copy
 import re
 from collections.abc import Generator
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_service.py
index d9a81e16..4a8606ca 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Process_instance_service."""
 import base64
 import hashlib
 import time
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_model_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_model_service.py
index 37a9433c..6cdcaa83 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_model_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_model_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Process_model_service."""
 import json
 import os
 import shutil
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/secret_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/secret_service.py
index bac2cb23..da0f5c36 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/secret_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/secret_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Secret_service."""
 
 from flask import current_app
 from spiffworkflow_backend.exceptions.api_error import ApiError
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/spec_file_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/spec_file_service.py
index 6086161b..c311ce30 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/spec_file_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/spec_file_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Spec_file_service."""
 import os
 import shutil
 from datetime import datetime
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/user_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/user_service.py
index 848e7ee1..ffc7519b 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/user_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/user_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""User_service."""
 from typing import Any
 
 from flask import current_app
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/workflow_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/workflow_service.py
index 5b8a9714..5668226d 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/workflow_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/workflow_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""workflow_service."""
 from datetime import datetime
 
 from SpiffWorkflow.bpmn.workflow import BpmnWorkflow  # type: ignore
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/__init__.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/__init__.py
index f520b09d..e69de29b 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/__init__.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/__init__.py
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-"""__init__."""
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/helpers/base_test.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/helpers/base_test.py
index 2fb346fe..faec5c1b 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/helpers/base_test.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/helpers/base_test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Base_test."""
 import io
 import json
 import os
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/helpers/example_data.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/helpers/example_data.py
index 4941a2d3..c0ce8af7 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/helpers/example_data.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/helpers/example_data.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Example_data."""
 import glob
 import os
 
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/__init__.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/__init__.py
index f520b09d..e69de29b 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/__init__.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/__init__.py
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-"""__init__."""
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_authentication.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_authentication.py
index 7fddd735..fde21c7b 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_authentication.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_authentication.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Test_authentication."""
 import ast
 import base64
 
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_authorization.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_authorization.py
index 51eae72e..7f211a67 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_authorization.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_authorization.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Test_authorization."""
 from tests.spiffworkflow_backend.helpers.base_test import BaseTest
 
 
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_logging_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_logging_service.py
index 44c1fbf1..04874d51 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_logging_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_logging_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Test_logging_service."""
 from uuid import UUID
 
 from flask.app import Flask
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_nested_groups.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_nested_groups.py
index 001d4b12..177db5d7 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_nested_groups.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_nested_groups.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Test_nested_groups."""
 import json
 
 from flask.app import Flask
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_secret_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_secret_service.py
index 14b2f046..47e3afe2 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_secret_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_secret_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Test_secret_service."""
 import json
 
 import pytest
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_user_blueprint.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_user_blueprint.py
index ce142f1c..2aad2f40 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_user_blueprint.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_user_blueprint.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Test_user_blueprint."""
 # TODO: fix these tests for new authing system
 # """Test User Blueprint."""
 # import json
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_users_controller.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_users_controller.py
index 588e43e1..a3186c20 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_users_controller.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_users_controller.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Test_users_controller."""
 from flask.app import Flask
 from flask.testing import FlaskClient
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.user import UserModel
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_acceptance_test_fixtures.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_acceptance_test_fixtures.py
index 94bf70d1..04dd29f9 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_acceptance_test_fixtures.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_acceptance_test_fixtures.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Test_acceptance_test_fixtures."""
 import os
 
 from flask.app import Flask
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_file.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_file.py
index c8b350f4..f4696631 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_file.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_file.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Test_file."""
 from datetime import datetime
 
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.file import File
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_message_instance.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_message_instance.py
index 3d512b91..c4967588 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_message_instance.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_message_instance.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Test_message_instance."""
 import pytest
 from flask import Flask
 from flask.testing import FlaskClient
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_instance_processor.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_instance_processor.py
index d3d14d5f..0487c755 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_instance_processor.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_instance_processor.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Test_process_instance_processor."""
 from uuid import UUID
 
 import pytest
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_instance_queue_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_instance_queue_service.py
index ec5e8dca..61a434e7 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_instance_queue_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_instance_queue_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Test_process_instance_queue_service."""
 import time
 from contextlib import suppress
 
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_instance_report_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_instance_report_service.py
index b1aca344..737b1614 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_instance_report_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_instance_report_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Test_process_instance_report_service."""
 import pytest
 from flask import Flask
 from flask.testing import FlaskClient
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_model_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_model_service.py
index f7f29b88..62613438 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_model_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_model_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Test_process_model_service."""
 from flask import Flask
 from spiffworkflow_backend.services.process_model_service import ProcessModelService
 
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_various_bpmn_constructs.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_various_bpmn_constructs.py
index 077c8904..0011a7cd 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_various_bpmn_constructs.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_various_bpmn_constructs.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Test_various_bpmn_constructs."""
 from flask.app import Flask
 from flask.testing import FlaskClient
 from spiffworkflow_backend.services.process_instance_processor import ProcessInstanceProcessor
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_workflow_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_workflow_service.py
index 10bcd95d..3428c60c 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_workflow_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_workflow_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Test_workflow_service."""
 from collections.abc import Generator
 from datetime import datetime
 from datetime import timedelta