diff --git a/poe-api/src/poe.py b/poe-api/src/poe.py
index 20910cf..a8b15d9 100644
--- a/poe-api/src/poe.py
+++ b/poe-api/src/poe.py
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ def load_queries():
   for path in queries_path.iterdir():
     if path.suffix != ".graphql":
       continue
-    with open(path) as f:
-      queries[path.stem] = f.read()
+    queries[path.stem] = Path(path).read_text()
 
 def generate_payload(query_name, variables):
   return {
@@ -85,33 +84,33 @@ def __init__(self, token, proxy=None):
     
   def get_next_data(self):
     logger.info("Downloading next_data...")
-    
+
     r = request_with_retries(self.session.get, self.home_url)
     json_regex = r'<script id="__NEXT_DATA__" type="application\/json">(.+?)</script>'
-    json_text = re.search(json_regex, r.text).group(1)
+    json_text = re.search(json_regex, r.text)[1]
     next_data = json.loads(json_text)
 
     self.formkey = next_data["props"]["formkey"]
     self.viewer = next_data["props"]["pageProps"]["payload"]["viewer"]
-    
+
     return next_data
   
   def get_bots(self):
     viewer = self.next_data["props"]["pageProps"]["payload"]["viewer"]
-    if not "availableBots" in viewer:
+    if "availableBots" not in viewer:
       raise RuntimeError("Invalid token.")
     bot_list = viewer["availableBots"]
 
     bots = {}
     for bot in bot_list:
       url = f'https://poe.com/_next/data/{self.next_data["buildId"]}/{bot["displayName"].lower()}.json'
-      logger.info("Downloading "+url)
-      
+      logger.info(f"Downloading {url}")
+
       r = request_with_retries(self.session.get, url)
 
       chat_data = r.json()["pageProps"]["payload"]["chatOfBotDisplayName"]
       bots[chat_data["defaultBotObject"]["nickname"]] = chat_data
-          
+
     return bots
   
   def get_bot_names(self):
@@ -133,20 +132,20 @@ def get_websocket_url(self, channel=None):
     if channel is None:
       channel = self.channel
     query = f'?min_seq={channel["minSeq"]}&channel={channel["channel"]}&hash={channel["channelHash"]}'
-    return f'wss://{self.ws_domain}.tch.{channel["baseHost"]}/up/{channel["boxName"]}/updates'+query
+    return f'wss://{self.ws_domain}.tch.{channel["baseHost"]}/up/{channel["boxName"]}/updates{query}'
 
   def send_query(self, query_name, variables):
     for i in range(20):
       payload = generate_payload(query_name, variables)
       r = request_with_retries(self.session.post, self.gql_url, json=payload, headers=self.gql_headers)
       data = r.json()
-      if data["data"] == None:
+      if data["data"] is None:
         logger.warn(f'{query_name} returned an error: {data["errors"][0]["message"]} | Retrying ({i+1}/20)')
         time.sleep(2)
         continue
 
       return r.json()
-    
+
     raise RuntimeError(f'{query_name} failed too many times.')
   
   def subscribe(self):
@@ -213,8 +212,7 @@ def on_message(self, ws, msg):
         self.message_queues[key].put(message)
         return
 
-      #indicate that the response id is tied to the human message id
-      elif key != "pending" and value == None and message["state"] != "complete":
+      elif key != "pending" and value is None and message["state"] != "complete":
         self.active_messages[key] = message["messageId"]
         self.message_queues[key].put(message)
 
@@ -294,7 +292,7 @@ def get_message_history(self, chatbot, count=25, cursor=None):
 
   def delete_message(self, message_ids):
     logger.info(f"Deleting messages: {message_ids}")
-    if not type(message_ids) is list:
+    if type(message_ids) is not list:
       message_ids = [int(message_ids)]
 
     result = self.send_query("DeleteMessageMutation", {
@@ -303,8 +301,7 @@ def delete_message(self, message_ids):
   
   def purge_conversation(self, chatbot, count=-1):
     logger.info(f"Purging messages from {chatbot}")
-    last_messages = self.get_message_history(chatbot, count=50)[::-1]
-    while last_messages:
+    while last_messages := self.get_message_history(chatbot, count=50)[::-1]:
       message_ids = []
       for message in last_messages:
         if count == 0:
@@ -313,10 +310,9 @@ def purge_conversation(self, chatbot, count=-1):
         message_ids.append(message["node"]["messageId"])
 
       self.delete_message(message_ids)
-            
+
       if count == 0:
         return
-      last_messages = self.get_message_history(chatbot, count=50)[::-1]
-    logger.info(f"No more messages left to delete.")
+    logger.info("No more messages left to delete.")
 
 load_queries()
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