diff --git a/amazon_kclpy/kcl.py b/amazon_kclpy/kcl.py
index 794c6a6..bb6896c 100644
--- a/amazon_kclpy/kcl.py
+++ b/amazon_kclpy/kcl.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2014-2016 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+# Copyright 2014-2017 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
 #
 # Licensed under the Amazon Software License (the "License").
 # You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -222,13 +222,13 @@ def shutdown(self, checkpointer, reason):
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def shutdown_requested(self, checkpointer):
-        '''
-                Called by a KCLProcess instance to indicate that this record processor is being shutdown.
-                And it gives an opportunity for record processor to checkpoint before shutdown.
+        """
+        Called by a KCLProcess instance to indicate that this record processor is about to be be shutdown.  This gives
+        the record processor a chance to checkpoint, before the lease is terminated.
 
-                :type checkpointer: amazon_kclpy.kcl.Checkpointer
-                :param checkpointer: A checkpointer which accepts a sequence number or no parameters.
-                '''
+        :type checkpointer: amazon_kclpy.kcl.Checkpointer
+        :param checkpointer: A checkpointer which accepts a sequence number or no parameters.
+        """
         pass
 
     version = 1
diff --git a/amazon_kclpy/messages.py b/amazon_kclpy/messages.py
index 35791e0..c21b936 100644
--- a/amazon_kclpy/messages.py
+++ b/amazon_kclpy/messages.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2014-2016 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+# Copyright 2014-2017 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
 #
 # Licensed under the Amazon Software License (the "License").
 # You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ def dispatch(self, checkpointer, record_processor):
         self._checkpointer = checkpointer
         record_processor.shutdown(self)
 
+
 class ShutdownRequestedInput(MessageDispatcher):
     """
     Used to tell the record processor it will be shutdown.
diff --git a/amazon_kclpy/v2/processor.py b/amazon_kclpy/v2/processor.py
index b9aeb0d..1c4193f 100644
--- a/amazon_kclpy/v2/processor.py
+++ b/amazon_kclpy/v2/processor.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2014-2016 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+# Copyright 2014-2017 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
 #
 # Licensed under the Amazon Software License (the "License").
 # You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -75,12 +75,13 @@ def shutdown(self, shutdown_input):
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def shutdown_requested(self, shutdown_requested_input):
-        '''
-                Called by a KCLProcess instance to indicate that this record processor is being shutdown.
-                And it gives an opportunity for record processor to checkpoint before shutdown.
+        """
+        Called by a KCLProcess instance to indicate that this record processor is about to be be shutdown.  This gives
+        the record processor a chance to checkpoint, before the lease is terminated.
 
-                :param amazon_kclpy.messages.ShutdownRequestedInput shutdown_requested_input: Information related to shutdown requested.
-                '''
+        :param amazon_kclpy.messages.ShutdownRequestedInput shutdown_requested_input:
+            Information related to shutdown requested.
+        """
         pass
 
     version = 2