diff --git a/piker/log.py b/piker/log.py
index 804e09dc..a36beec0 100644
--- a/piker/log.py
+++ b/piker/log.py
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ import logging
 import json
 
 import tractor
-from pygments import highlight, lexers, formatters
+from pygments import (
+    highlight,
+    lexers,
+    formatters,
+)
 
 # Makes it so we only see the full module name when using ``__name__``
 # without the extra "piker." prefix.
@@ -32,26 +36,48 @@ def get_logger(
     name: str = None,
 
 ) -> logging.Logger:
-    '''Return the package log or a sub-log for `name` if provided.
+    '''
+    Return the package log or a sub-log for `name` if provided.
+
     '''
     return tractor.log.get_logger(name=name, _root_name=_proj_name)
 
 
-def get_console_log(level: str = None, name: str = None) -> logging.Logger:
-    '''Get the package logger and enable a handler which writes to stderr.
+def get_console_log(
+    level: str | None = None,
+    name: str | None = None,
+
+) -> logging.Logger:
+    '''
+    Get the package logger and enable a handler which writes to stderr.
 
     Yeah yeah, i know we can use ``DictConfig``. You do it...
+
     '''
     return tractor.log.get_console_log(
-        level, name=name, _root_name=_proj_name)  # our root logger
+        level,
+        name=name,
+        _root_name=_proj_name,
+    )  # our root logger
 
 
-def colorize_json(data, style='algol_nu'):
-    """Colorize json output using ``pygments``.
-    """
-    formatted_json = json.dumps(data, sort_keys=True, indent=4)
+def colorize_json(
+    data: dict,
+    style='algol_nu',
+):
+    '''
+    Colorize json output using ``pygments``.
+
+    '''
+    formatted_json = json.dumps(
+        data,
+        sort_keys=True,
+        indent=4,
+    )
     return highlight(
-        formatted_json, lexers.JsonLexer(),
+        formatted_json,
+        lexers.JsonLexer(),
+
         # likeable styles: algol_nu, tango, monokai
         formatters.TerminalTrueColorFormatter(style=style)
     )