diff --git a/compiler/debug.py b/compiler/debug.py
index 6a595569..ed03881f 100644
--- a/compiler/debug.py
+++ b/compiler/debug.py
@@ -9,29 +9,37 @@ import sys
 # 2 = verbose
 # n = custom setting
 
-def check(check,str):
+
+def check(check, str):
     (frame, filename, line_number, function_name, lines,
      index) = inspect.getouterframes(inspect.currentframe())[1]
     if not check:
-        sys.stderr.write("ERROR: file {0}: line {1}: {2}\n".format(os.path.basename(filename),line_number,str))
-        log("ERROR: file {0}: line {1}: {2}\n".format(os.path.basename(filename),line_number,str))
+        sys.stderr.write("ERROR: file {0}: line {1}: {2}\n".format(
+            os.path.basename(filename), line_number, str))
+        log("ERROR: file {0}: line {1}: {2}\n".format(
+            os.path.basename(filename), line_number, str))
 
         assert 0
 
-def error(str,return_value=0):
+
+def error(str, return_value=0):
     (frame, filename, line_number, function_name, lines,
      index) = inspect.getouterframes(inspect.currentframe())[1]
-    sys.stderr.write("ERROR: file {0}: line {1}: {2}\n".format(os.path.basename(filename),line_number,str))
-    log("ERROR: file {0}: line {1}: {2}\n".format(os.path.basename(filename),line_number,str))
+    sys.stderr.write("ERROR: file {0}: line {1}: {2}\n".format(
+        os.path.basename(filename), line_number, str))
+    log("ERROR: file {0}: line {1}: {2}\n".format(
+        os.path.basename(filename), line_number, str))
+
+    assert return_value == 0
 
-    assert return_value==0
 
 def warning(str):
     (frame, filename, line_number, function_name, lines,
      index) = inspect.getouterframes(inspect.currentframe())[1]
-    sys.stderr.write("WARNING: file {0}: line {1}: {2}\n".format(os.path.basename(filename),line_number,str))
-    log("WARNING: file {0}: line {1}: {2}\n".format(os.path.basename(filename),line_number,str))
-
+    sys.stderr.write("WARNING: file {0}: line {1}: {2}\n".format(
+        os.path.basename(filename), line_number, str))
+    log("WARNING: file {0}: line {1}: {2}\n".format(
+        os.path.basename(filename), line_number, str))
 
 
 def print_raw(str):
@@ -40,36 +48,29 @@ def print_raw(str):
 
 
 def log(str):
-    try:
-        if log.create_file:
-            compile_log = open(globals.OPTS.output_path + globals.OPTS.output_name + '.log',"w+")
-            log.create_file = 0
-        else:
-             compile_log = open(globals.OPTS.output_path + globals.OPTS.output_name + '.log',"a")
-             
-        if len(log.setup_output) != 0:
-            for line in log.setup_output:
-                compile_log.write(line)
-            log.setup_output = []
-        compile_log.write(str + '\n')
-    except:
-        log.setup_out.append(str + "\n")
-        
-#use a static list of strings to store messages until the global paths are set up
-log.setup_output = []
-log.create_file = 1
+    print(str(log.create_file) + '\n')
+    if log.create_file:
+        compile_log = open(globals.OPTS.output_path +
+                           globals.OPTS.output_name + '.log', "w")
+        log.create_file = 0
+    else:
+        compile_log = open(globals.OPTS.output_path +
+                           globals.OPTS.output_name + '.log', "a")
+    compile_log.write(str + '\n')
+log.create_file = 1 
+
+
+
 
 def info(lev, str):
     from globals import OPTS
     if (OPTS.debug_level >= lev):
         frm = inspect.stack()[1]
         mod = inspect.getmodule(frm[0])
-        #classname = frm.f_globals['__name__']
+        # classname = frm.f_globals['__name__']
         if mod.__name__ == None:
-            class_name=""
+            class_name = ""
         else:
-            class_name=mod.__name__
-        print("[{0}/{1}]: {2}".format(class_name,frm[0].f_code.co_name,str))
-        log("[{0}/{1}]: {2}".format(class_name,frm[0].f_code.co_name,str))
-
+            class_name = mod.__name__
+        print_raw("[{0}/{1}]: {2}".format(class_name, frm[0].f_code.co_name, str))