diff --git a/pylast/__init__.py b/pylast/__init__.py
index f8d9a16..daa1efe 100644
--- a/pylast/__init__.py
+++ b/pylast/__init__.py
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ class _Network(object):
         return Track(_extract(doc, "name", 1), _extract(doc, "name"), self)
 
     def get_artist_by_mbid(self, mbid):
-        """Loooks up an artist by its MusicBrainz ID"""
+        """Looks up an artist by its MusicBrainz ID"""
 
         params = {"mbid": mbid}
 
@@ -1199,9 +1199,9 @@ Shout = collections.namedtuple(
     "Shout", ["body", "author", "date"])
 
 
-def _string_output(funct):
+def _string_output(func):
     def r(*args):
-        return _string(funct(*args))
+        return _string(func(*args))
 
     return r
 
@@ -1304,20 +1304,20 @@ class _BaseObject(object):
         """
 
         # Last.fm currently accepts a max of 10 recipient at a time
-        while(len(users) > 10):
+        while len(users) > 10:
             section = users[0:9]
             users = users[9:]
             self.share(section, message)
 
-        nusers = []
+        user_names = []
         for user in users:
             if isinstance(user, User):
-                nusers.append(user.get_name())
+                user_names.append(user.get_name())
             else:
-                nusers.append(user)
+                user_names.append(user)
 
         params = self._get_params()
-        recipients = ','.join(nusers)
+        recipients = ','.join(user_names)
         params['recipient'] = recipients
         if message:
             params['message'] = message
@@ -2830,7 +2830,7 @@ class Tag(_BaseObject, _Chartable):
         return seq
 
     def get_top_albums(self, limit=None, cacheable=True):
-        """Retuns a list of the top albums."""
+        """Returns a list of the top albums."""
         params = self._get_params()
         if limit:
             params['limit'] = limit
@@ -2924,7 +2924,7 @@ class Track(_Opus):
         return _extract(doc, "streamable") == "1"
 
     def is_fulltrack_available(self):
-        """Returns True if the fulltrack is available for streaming."""
+        """Returns True if the full track is available for streaming."""
 
         doc = self._request(self.ws_prefix + ".getInfo", True)
         return doc.getElementsByTagName(
@@ -4152,14 +4152,14 @@ def _unescape_htmlentity(string):
     return string
 
 
-def extract_items(topitems_or_libraryitems):
+def extract_items(top_items_or_library_items):
     """
     Extracts a sequence of items from a sequence of TopItem or
     LibraryItem objects.
     """
 
     seq = []
-    for i in topitems_or_libraryitems:
+    for i in top_items_or_library_items:
         seq.append(i.item)
 
     return seq