diff --git a/python/vyos/xml_ref/generate_op_cache.py b/python/vyos/xml_ref/generate_op_cache.py
index 9efcd14be1..dc8f6bca40 100755
--- a/python/vyos/xml_ref/generate_op_cache.py
+++ b/python/vyos/xml_ref/generate_op_cache.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 from op_definition import NodeData
 from op_definition import PathData
 
+
 xml_op_cache_json = 'xml_op_cache.json'
 xml_op_tmp = join('/tmp', xml_op_cache_json)
 op_ref_cache = abspath(join(_here, 'op_cache.py'))
@@ -43,13 +44,11 @@
 OptElement: TypeAlias = Optional[Element]
 DEBUG = False
 
-
 def translate_exec(s: str) -> str:
     s = s.replace('${vyos_op_scripts_dir}', directories['op_mode'])
     s = s.replace('${vyos_libexec_dir}', directories['base'])
     return s
 
-
 def translate_position(s: str, pos: list[str]) -> str:
     pos = pos.copy()
     pat: re.Pattern = re.compile(r'(?:\")?\${?([0-9]+)}?(?:\")?')
@@ -61,19 +60,16 @@ def translate_position(s: str, pos: list[str]) -> str:
 
     return t
 
-
 def translate_command(s: str, pos: list[str]) -> str:
     s = translate_exec(s)
     s = translate_position(s, pos)
     return s
 
-
 def translate_op_script(s: str) -> str:
     s = s.replace('${vyos_completion_dir}', directories['completion_dir'])
     s = s.replace('${vyos_op_scripts_dir}', directories['op_mode'])
     return s
 
-
 def insert_node(n: Element, l: list[PathData], path = None) -> None:
     # pylint: disable=too-many-locals,too-many-branches
     prop: OptElement = n.find('properties')
@@ -97,12 +93,12 @@ def insert_node(n: Element, l: list[PathData], path = None) -> None:
 
     comp_help = {}
     if prop is not None:
-        che = prop.findall("completionHelp")
+        che = prop.findall('completionHelp')
 
         for c in che:
-            comp_list_els = c.findall("list")
-            comp_path_els = c.findall("path")
-            comp_script_els = c.findall("script")
+            comp_list_els = c.findall('list')
+            comp_path_els = c.findall('path')
+            comp_script_els = c.findall('script')
 
             comp_lists = []
             for i in comp_list_els:
@@ -134,23 +130,24 @@ def insert_node(n: Element, l: list[PathData], path = None) -> None:
     l.append(cur_node_dict)
 
     if children is not None:
-        inner_nodes = children.iterfind("*")
+        inner_nodes = children.iterfind('*')
         for inner_n in inner_nodes:
             inner_path = path[:]
             insert_node(inner_n, cur_node_dict['children'], inner_path)
 
-
 def parse_file(file_path, l):
     tree = ET.parse(file_path)
     root = tree.getroot()
-    for n in root.iterfind("*"):
+    for n in root.iterfind('*'):
         insert_node(n, l)
 
-
 def main():
     parser = ArgumentParser(description='generate dict from xml defintions')
-    parser.add_argument('--xml-dir', type=str, required=True,
-                        help='transcluded xml op-mode-definition file')
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--xml-dir',
+        type=str, required=True,
+        help='transcluded xml op-mode-definition file'
+    )
 
     args = vars(parser.parse_args())
 
@@ -167,5 +164,6 @@ def main():
     with open(op_ref_cache, 'w') as f:
         f.write(f'op_reference = {str(l)}')
 
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()