fix pylint error '(function-redefined) method already defined'

fix pylint warning '(unreachable) Unreachable code'

fix pylint warning (bad-indentation) Bad indentation. Found X spaces, expected Y

fix pylint warning '(pointless-string-statement) String statement has no effect'

Python doesn't support docstring for variables directly. Where
appropriate Sphinx style for docstrings for variables is used
'#: some-docstring'