diff --git a/terminatorlib/borg.py b/terminatorlib/borg.py
index dc3d17bf..e4132dc3 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/borg.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/borg.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
    http://code.activestate.com/recipes/66531/"""
 
 # pylint: disable-msg=R0903
+# pylint: disable-msg=R0921
 class Borg:
     """Definition of a class that can never be duplicated. Correct usage is
     thus:
diff --git a/terminatorlib/container.py b/terminatorlib/container.py
index 42290c94..5609cc74 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/container.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/container.py
@@ -139,21 +139,21 @@ class Container(object):
         """Unzoom a terminal"""
         raise NotImplementedError('unzoom')
 
-    def construct_confirm_close(self, window, type):
+    def construct_confirm_close(self, window, reqtype):
         """Create a confirmation dialog for closing things"""
         dialog = gtk.Dialog(_('Close?'), window, gtk.DIALOG_MODAL)
         dialog.set_has_separator(False)
         dialog.set_resizable(False)
     
-        cancel = dialog.add_button(gtk.STOCK_CANCEL, gtk.RESPONSE_REJECT)
-        close_all = dialog.add_button(gtk.STOCK_CLOSE, gtk.RESPONSE_ACCEPT)
-        label = close_all.get_children()[0].get_children()[0].get_children()[1].set_label(_('Close _Terminals'))
+        dialog.add_button(gtk.STOCK_CANCEL, gtk.RESPONSE_REJECT)
+        c_all = dialog.add_button(gtk.STOCK_CLOSE, gtk.RESPONSE_ACCEPT)
+        c_all.get_children()[0].get_children()[0].get_children()[1].set_label(_('Close _Terminals'))
     
         primary = gtk.Label(_('<big><b>Close multiple terminals?</b></big>'))
         primary.set_use_markup(True)
         primary.set_alignment(0, 0.5)
-        secondary = gtk.Label(_('This %s has several terminals open. Closing the \
-%s will also close all terminals within it.') % (type, type))
+        secondary = gtk.Label(_('This %s has several terminals open. Closing \
+the %s will also close all terminals within it.') % (reqtype, reqtype))
         secondary.set_line_wrap(True)
     
         labels = gtk.VBox()
diff --git a/terminatorlib/encoding.py b/terminatorlib/encoding.py
index 6ca8d146..f2f7920e 100644
--- a/terminatorlib/encoding.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/encoding.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ This list is taken from gnome-terminal's src/terminal-encoding.c
 
 from translation import _
 
+#pylint: disable-msg=R0903
 class TerminatorEncoding:
     """Class to store encoding details"""