diff --git a/awips/RadarCommon.py b/awips/RadarCommon.py
index af71a08..8c66c99 100644
--- a/awips/RadarCommon.py
+++ b/awips/RadarCommon.py
@@ -47,17 +47,17 @@ def get_hdf5_data(idra):
     azdat = []
     depVals = []
     threshVals = []
-    if len(idra) > 0:
-        for ii in range(len(idra)):
-            if idra[ii].getName() == "Data":
-                rdat = idra[ii]
-            elif idra[ii].getName() == "Angles":
-                azdat = idra[ii]
+    if idra:
+        for item in idra:
+            if item.getName() == "Data":
+                rdat = item
+            elif item.getName() == "Angles":
+                azdat = item
                 # dattyp = "radial"
-            elif idra[ii].getName() == "DependentValues":
-                depVals = idra[ii].getShortData()
-            elif idra[ii].getName() == "Thresholds":
-                threshVals = idra[ii].getShortData()
+            elif item.getName() == "DependentValues":
+                depVals = item.getShortData()
+            elif item.getName() == "Thresholds":
+                threshVals = item.getShortData()
 
     return rdat, azdat, depVals, threshVals
 
diff --git a/dynamicserialize/ThriftSerializationContext.py b/dynamicserialize/ThriftSerializationContext.py
index dc87f6c..5544452 100644
--- a/dynamicserialize/ThriftSerializationContext.py
+++ b/dynamicserialize/ThriftSerializationContext.py
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ class ThriftSerializationContext(object):
         if size:
             if listType not in primitiveSupport:
                 m = self.typeDeserializationMethod[listType]
-                result = [m() for n in range(size)]
+                result = [m() for __ in range(size)]
             else:
                 result = self.listDeserializationMethod[listType](size)
         self.protocol.readListEnd()
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ class ThriftSerializationContext(object):
     def _deserializeMap(self):
         keyType, valueType, size = self.protocol.readMapBegin()
         result = {}
-        for n in range(size):
+        for __ in range(size):
             # can't go off the type, due to java generics limitations dynamic serialize is
             # serializing keys and values as void
             key = self.typeDeserializationMethod[TType.STRUCT]()
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ class ThriftSerializationContext(object):
     def _deserializeSet(self):
         setType, setSize = self.protocol.readSetBegin()
         result = set([])
-        for n in range(setSize):
+        for __ in range(setSize):
             result.add(self.typeDeserializationMethod[TType.STRUCT]())
         self.protocol.readSetEnd()
         return result