diff --git a/wavinfo/__init__.py b/wavinfo/__init__.py
index d7d33f0..571a434 100644
--- a/wavinfo/__init__.py
+++ b/wavinfo/__init__.py
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ Go to the documentation for wavinfo.WavInfoReader for more information.
 from .wave_reader import WavInfoReader
 from .riff_parser import WavInfoEOFError
 
-__version__ = '1.5'
+__version__ = '1.6'
 __author__ = 'Jamie Hardt <jamiehardt@gmail.com>'
-__license__ = "MIT"
\ No newline at end of file
+__license__ = "MIT"
diff --git a/wavinfo/__main__.py b/wavinfo/__main__.py
index f676acd..73cb991 100644
--- a/wavinfo/__main__.py
+++ b/wavinfo/__main__.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from . import WavInfoReader
 import sys
 import json
 
+
 def main():
     parser = OptionParser()
 
@@ -28,5 +29,6 @@ def main():
         except Exception as e:
             print(e)
 
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
diff --git a/wavinfo/rf64_parser.py b/wavinfo/rf64_parser.py
index 852c0d6..8f27a4a 100644
--- a/wavinfo/rf64_parser.py
+++ b/wavinfo/rf64_parser.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ RF64Context = namedtuple('RF64Context','sample_count bigchunk_table')
 
 
 def parse_rf64(stream, signature = b'RF64'):
-    #print("starting parse_rf64")
+    # print("starting parse_rf64")
     start = stream.tell()
     assert( stream.read(4) == b'WAVE' )
 
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ def parse_rf64(stream, signature = b'RF64'):
     ds64_data = ds64_chunk.read_data(stream)
     assert(len(ds64_data) >= ds64_fields_size )
 
-    #print("Read ds64 chunk: len()",len(ds64_data))
+    # print("Read ds64 chunk: len()",len(ds64_data))
     riff_size, data_size, sample_count, length_lookup_table = struct.unpack( ds64_field_spec , ds64_data[0:ds64_fields_size] )
 
     bigchunk_table = {}
     chunksize64format = "<4sL"
     chunksize64size = struct.calcsize(chunksize64format)
-    #print("Found chunks64s:", length_lookup_table)
+    # print("Found chunks64s:", length_lookup_table)
 
     for n in range(length_lookup_table):
         bigname, bigsize = struct.unpack_from( chunksize64format , ds64_data, offset= ds64_fields_size )
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ def parse_rf64(stream, signature = b'RF64'):
     bigchunk_table[signature] = riff_size
 
     stream.seek(start, 0)
-    #print("returning from parse_rf64, context: ",RF64Context( sample_count=sample_count, bigchunk_table=bigchunk_table ) )
+    # print("returning from parse_rf64, context: ", RF64Context(sample_count=sample_count, bigchunk_table=bigchunk_table))
     return RF64Context( sample_count=sample_count, bigchunk_table=bigchunk_table )
 
diff --git a/wavinfo/riff_parser.py b/wavinfo/riff_parser.py
index 5a941dd..47ead92 100644
--- a/wavinfo/riff_parser.py
+++ b/wavinfo/riff_parser.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def parse_list_chunk(stream, length, rf64_context=None):
     signature = stream.read(4)
 
     children = []
-    while (stream.tell() - start + 8) < length:
+    while stream.tell() - start + 8 < length:
         child_chunk = parse_chunk(stream, rf64_context=rf64_context)
         children.append(child_chunk)
 
@@ -56,16 +56,16 @@ def parse_chunk(stream, rf64_context=None):
     data_size = struct.unpack('<I', size_bytes)[0]
 
     if data_size == 0xFFFFFFFF:
-        if rf64_context is None and ident in [b'RF64', b'BW64']:
+        if rf64_context is None and ident in {b'RF64', b'BW64'}:
             rf64_context = parse_rf64(stream=stream, signature=ident)
 
         data_size = rf64_context.bigchunk_table[ident]
 
     displacement = data_size
-    if (displacement % 2) != 0:
-        displacement = displacement + 1
+    if displacement % 2:
+        displacement += 1
 
-    if ident in [b'RIFF', b'LIST', b'RF64', b'BW64']:
+    if ident in {b'RIFF', b'LIST', b'RF64', b'BW64'}:
         return parse_list_chunk(stream=stream, length=data_size, rf64_context=rf64_context)
     else:
         data_start = stream.tell()
diff --git a/wavinfo/umid_parser.py b/wavinfo/umid_parser.py
index c5055f5..faa511c 100644
--- a/wavinfo/umid_parser.py
+++ b/wavinfo/umid_parser.py
@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
 from typing import Union
 import binascii
+from functools import reduce
 
 
 def binary_to_string(binary_value):
-    retval = ''
-    for n in range(0, len(binary_value)):
-        sr = "{:02x}".format(binary_value[n])
-        retval += sr
-
-    return retval
+    return reduce(lambda val, el: val + "{:02x}".format(el), binary_value, '')
 
 
 class UMIDParser:
@@ -125,5 +121,3 @@ class UMIDParser:
     #         return self.raw_umid[32:32]
     #     else:
     #         return None
-
-
diff --git a/wavinfo/wave_bext_reader.py b/wavinfo/wave_bext_reader.py
index cf0f211..fdbc230 100644
--- a/wavinfo/wave_bext_reader.py
+++ b/wavinfo/wave_bext_reader.py
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ import struct
 import binascii
 from .umid_parser import UMIDParser
 
+
 class WavBextReader:
     def __init__(self, bext_data, encoding):
         """
         Read Broadcast-WAV extended metadata.
-        :param best_data: The bytes-like data.
-        "param encoding: The encoding to use when decoding the text fields of the
+        :param bext_data: The bytes-like data.
+        :param encoding: The encoding to use when decoding the text fields of the
                  BEXT metadata scope. According to EBU Rec 3285 this shall be ASCII.
         """
         packstring = "<256s" + "32s" + "32s" + "10s" + "8s" + "QH" + "64s" + "hhhhh" + "180s"
@@ -15,33 +16,29 @@ class WavBextReader:
         rest_starts = struct.calcsize(packstring)
         unpacked = struct.unpack(packstring, bext_data[:rest_starts])
 
-        def sanatize_bytes(bytes):
-            first_null = next((index for index, byte in enumerate(bytes) if byte == 0), None)
-            if first_null is not None:
-                trimmed = bytes[:first_null]
-            else:
-                trimmed = bytes
-
+        def sanitize_bytes(b):
+            first_null = next((index for index, byte in enumerate(b) if byte == 0), None)
+            trimmed = b if first_null is None else b[:first_null]
             decoded = trimmed.decode(encoding)
             return decoded
 
         #: Description. A free-text field up to 256 characters long.
-        self.description = sanatize_bytes(unpacked[0])
+        self.description = sanitize_bytes(unpacked[0])
         #: Originator. Usually the name of the encoding application, sometimes
         #: a artist name.
-        self.originator = sanatize_bytes(unpacked[1])
-        #: A unique identifer for the file, a serial number.
-        self.originator_ref = sanatize_bytes(unpacked[2])
+        self.originator = sanitize_bytes(unpacked[1])
+        #: A unique identifier for the file, a serial number.
+        self.originator_ref = sanitize_bytes(unpacked[2])
         #: Date of the recording, in the format YYY-MM-DD
-        self.originator_date = sanatize_bytes(unpacked[3])
+        self.originator_date = sanitize_bytes(unpacked[3])
         #: Time of the recording, in the format HH:MM:SS.
-        self.originator_time = sanatize_bytes(unpacked[4])
+        self.originator_time = sanitize_bytes(unpacked[4])
         #: The sample offset of the start of the file relative to an
         #: epoch, usually midnight the day of the recording. 
         self.time_reference = unpacked[5]
         #: A variable-length text field containing a list of processes and
         #: and conversions performed on the file.
-        self.coding_history = sanatize_bytes(bext_data[rest_starts:])
+        self.coding_history = sanitize_bytes(bext_data[rest_starts:])
         #: BEXT version. 
         self.version = unpacked[6]
         #: SMPTE 330M UMID of this audio file, 64 bytes are allocated though the UMID
diff --git a/wavinfo/wave_info_reader.py b/wavinfo/wave_info_reader.py
index c4a378b..8e187d5 100644
--- a/wavinfo/wave_info_reader.py
+++ b/wavinfo/wave_info_reader.py
@@ -78,3 +78,8 @@ class WavInfoChunkReader:
                 'subject': self.subject,
                 'technician': self.technician
                 }
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return_val = self.to_dict()
+        return_val.update({'encoding', self.encoding})
+        return str(return_val)
diff --git a/wavinfo/wave_ixml_reader.py b/wavinfo/wave_ixml_reader.py
index 216018f..d086d50 100644
--- a/wavinfo/wave_ixml_reader.py
+++ b/wavinfo/wave_ixml_reader.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
+# import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 from lxml import etree as ET
 import io
 from collections import namedtuple
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from collections import namedtuple
 
 IXMLTrack = namedtuple('IXMLTrack', ['channel_index', 'interleave_index', 'name', 'function'])
 
+
 class WavIXMLFormat:
     """
     iXML recorder metadata.
@@ -16,9 +17,9 @@ class WavIXMLFormat:
         :param xml: A bytes-like object containing the iXML payload.
         """
         self.source = xml
-        xmlBytes = io.BytesIO(xml)
+        xml_bytes = io.BytesIO(xml)
         parser = ET.XMLParser(recover=True)
-        self.parsed = ET.parse(xmlBytes, parser=parser)
+        self.parsed = ET.parse(xml_bytes, parser=parser)
 
     def _get_text_value(self, xpath):
         e = self.parsed.find("./" + xpath)
@@ -87,5 +88,3 @@ class WavIXMLFormat:
         The name of this file's file family.
         """
         return self._get_text_value("FILE_SET/FAMILY_NAME")
-
-
diff --git a/wavinfo/wave_reader.py b/wavinfo/wave_reader.py
index f9abb7e..dd38187 100644
--- a/wavinfo/wave_reader.py
+++ b/wavinfo/wave_reader.py
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@ from .wave_bext_reader import WavBextReader
 from .wave_info_reader import WavInfoChunkReader
 
 #: Calculated statistics about the audio data.
-WavDataDescriptor = namedtuple('WavDataDescriptor','byte_count frame_count')
+WavDataDescriptor = namedtuple('WavDataDescriptor', 'byte_count frame_count')
 
 #: The format of the audio samples.
-WavAudioFormat = namedtuple('WavAudioFormat','audio_format channel_count sample_rate byte_rate block_align bits_per_sample')
+WavAudioFormat = namedtuple('WavAudioFormat',
+                            'audio_format channel_count sample_rate byte_rate block_align bits_per_sample')
 
-class WavInfoReader():
+
+class WavInfoReader:
     """
     Parse a WAV audio file for metadata.
     """
@@ -33,13 +35,18 @@ class WavInfoReader():
 
         :param bext_encoding: The text encoding to use when decoding the string
           fields of the Broadcast-WAV extension. Per EBU 3285 this is ASCII
-          but this parameter is available to you if you encounter a werido.
+          but this parameter is available to you if you encounter a weirdo.
         """
         absolute_path = os.path.abspath(path)
 
         #: `file://` url for the file.
         self.url = pathlib.Path(absolute_path).as_uri()
 
+        # for __repr__()
+        self.path = absolute_path
+        self.info_encoding = info_encoding
+        self.bext_encoding = bext_encoding
+
         with open(path, 'rb') as f:
             chunks = parse_chunk(f)
 
@@ -47,42 +54,31 @@ class WavInfoReader():
             f.seek(0)
 
             #: :class:`wavinfo.wave_reader.WavAudioFormat`
-            self.fmt    = self._get_format(f)
+            self.fmt = self._get_format(f)
 
             #: :class:`wavinfo.wave_bext_reader.WavBextReader` with Broadcast-WAV metadata
-            self.bext   = self._get_bext(f, encoding=bext_encoding)
+            self.bext = self._get_bext(f, encoding=bext_encoding)
 
             #: :class:`wavinfo.wave_ixml_reader.WavIXMLFormat` with iXML metadata
-            self.ixml   = self._get_ixml(f)
+            self.ixml = self._get_ixml(f)
 
             #: :class:`wavinfo.wave_info_reader.WavInfoChunkReader` with RIFF INFO metadata
-            self.info   = self._get_info(f, encoding=info_encoding)
-            self.data   = self._describe_data(f)
+            self.info = self._get_info(f, encoding=info_encoding)
+            self.data = self._describe_data()
 
     def _find_chunk_data(self, ident, from_stream, default_none=False):
-        chunk_descriptor = None
-        top_chunks = (chunk for chunk in self.main_list if type(chunk) is ChunkDescriptor)
+        top_chunks = (chunk for chunk in self.main_list if type(chunk) is ChunkDescriptor and chunk.ident == ident)
+        chunk_descriptor = next(top_chunks, None) if default_none else next(top_chunks)
+        return chunk_descriptor.read_data(from_stream) if chunk_descriptor else None
 
-        if default_none:
-            chunk_descriptor = next((chunk for chunk in top_chunks if chunk.ident == ident),None)
-        else:
-            chunk_descriptor = next((chunk for chunk in top_chunks if chunk.ident == ident))
-
-        if chunk_descriptor:
-            return chunk_descriptor.read_data(from_stream)
-        else:
-            return None
-
-
-    def _describe_data(self,f):
+    def _describe_data(self):
         data_chunk = next(c for c in self.main_list if c.ident == b'data')
 
-        return WavDataDescriptor(byte_count= data_chunk.length,
-                frame_count= int(data_chunk.length / self.fmt.block_align))
+        return WavDataDescriptor(byte_count=data_chunk.length,
+                                 frame_count=int(data_chunk.length / self.fmt.block_align))
 
-
-    def _get_format(self,f):
-        fmt_data = self._find_chunk_data(b'fmt ',f)
+    def _get_format(self, f):
+        fmt_data = self._find_chunk_data(b'fmt ', f)
 
         # The format chunk is
         # audio_format    U16
@@ -96,42 +92,34 @@ class WavInfoReader():
 
         unpacked = struct.unpack(packstring, fmt_data[:rest_starts])
 
-        #0x0001	WAVE_FORMAT_PCM	PCM
-        #0x0003	WAVE_FORMAT_IEEE_FLOAT	IEEE float
-        #0x0006	WAVE_FORMAT_ALAW	8-bit ITU-T G.711 A-law
-        #0x0007	WAVE_FORMAT_MULAW	8-bit ITU-T G.711 µ-law
-        #0xFFFE	WAVE_FORMAT_EXTENSIBLE	Determined by SubFormat
+        # 0x0001	WAVE_FORMAT_PCM	PCM
+        # 0x0003	WAVE_FORMAT_IEEE_FLOAT	IEEE float
+        # 0x0006	WAVE_FORMAT_ALAW	8-bit ITU-T G.711 A-law
+        # 0x0007	WAVE_FORMAT_MULAW	8-bit ITU-T G.711 µ-law
+        # 0xFFFE	WAVE_FORMAT_EXTENSIBLE	Determined by SubFormat
 
-        #https://sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/TagNames/RIFF.html
-        return WavAudioFormat(audio_format = unpacked[0],
-                    channel_count   = unpacked[1],
-                    sample_rate     = unpacked[2],
-                    byte_rate       = unpacked[3],
-                    block_align     = unpacked[4],
-                    bits_per_sample = unpacked[5]
-                    )
+        # https://sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/TagNames/RIFF.html
+        return WavAudioFormat(audio_format=unpacked[0],
+                              channel_count=unpacked[1],
+                              sample_rate=unpacked[2],
+                              byte_rate=unpacked[3],
+                              block_align=unpacked[4],
+                              bits_per_sample=unpacked[5]
+                              )
 
     def _get_info(self, f, encoding):
-        finder = (chunk.signature for chunk in self.main_list \
-                if type(chunk) is ListChunkDescriptor)
+        finder = (chunk.signature for chunk in self.main_list if type(chunk) is ListChunkDescriptor)
 
         if b'INFO' in finder:
             return WavInfoChunkReader(f, encoding)
 
     def _get_bext(self, f, encoding):
-        bext_data = self._find_chunk_data(b'bext',f,default_none=True)
-        if bext_data:
-            return WavBextReader(bext_data, encoding)
-        else:
-            return None
+        bext_data = self._find_chunk_data(b'bext', f, default_none=True)
+        return WavBextReader(bext_data, encoding) if bext_data else None
 
-    def _get_ixml(self,f):
-        ixml_data = self._find_chunk_data(b'iXML',f,default_none=True)
-        if ixml_data is None:
-            return None
-
-        ixml_string = ixml_data.rstrip(b'\0')
-        return WavIXMLFormat(ixml_string)
+    def _get_ixml(self, f):
+        ixml_data = self._find_chunk_data(b'iXML', f, default_none=True)
+        return None if ixml_data else WavIXMLFormat(ixml_data.rstrip(b'\0'))
 
     def walk(self):
         """
@@ -141,10 +129,10 @@ class WavInfoReader():
         metadata field, and the value.
         """
 
-        scopes = ('fmt', 'data') #'bext', 'ixml', 'info')
+        scopes = ('fmt', 'data')  # 'bext', 'ixml', 'info')
 
         for scope in scopes:
-            attr = self.__getattribute__(scope)
+            attr: WavAudioFormat = self.__getattribute__(scope)
             for field in attr._fields:
                 yield scope, field, attr.__getattribute__(field)
 
@@ -157,3 +145,6 @@ class WavInfoReader():
                 info_dict = self.info.to_dict()
                 for key in info_dict.keys():
                     yield 'info', key, info_dict[key]
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return 'WavInfoReader(%s, %s, %s)'.format(self.path, self.info_encoding, self.bext_encoding)