diff --git a/_pytest/skipping.py b/_pytest/skipping.py
index 491dd66a9..c3b7f7b77 100644
--- a/_pytest/skipping.py
+++ b/_pytest/skipping.py
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ import py
 import pytest
 from _pytest.mark import MarkInfo
 
+
 def pytest_addoption(parser):
     group = parser.getgroup("general")
     group.addoption('--runxfail',
            action="store_true", dest="runxfail", default=False,
            help="run tests even if they are marked xfail")
 
+
 def pytest_configure(config):
     if config.option.runxfail:
         old = pytest.xfail
@@ -39,18 +41,22 @@ def pytest_configure(config):
         "See http://pytest.org/latest/skipping.html"
     )
 
+
 def pytest_namespace():
     return dict(xfail=xfail)
 
+
 class XFailed(pytest.fail.Exception):
     """ raised from an explicit call to pytest.xfail() """
 
+
 def xfail(reason=""):
     """ xfail an executing test or setup functions with the given reason."""
     __tracebackhide__ = True
     raise XFailed(reason)
 xfail.Exception = XFailed
 
+
 class MarkEvaluator(object):
     def __init__(self, item, name):
         self.item = item
diff --git a/testing/test_skipping.py b/testing/test_skipping.py
index 05e0683c5..f9cf9354f 100644
--- a/testing/test_skipping.py
+++ b/testing/test_skipping.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from _pytest.skipping import MarkEvaluator, folded_skips, pytest_runtest_setup
 from _pytest.runner import runtestprotocol
 
+
 class TestEvaluator(object):
     def test_no_marker(self, testdir):
         item = testdir.getitem("def test_func(): pass")