linter fixes and cleanups

freqtrade/misc.py

@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ def load_config(path: str) -> Dict:
     try:
         validate(conf, CONF_SCHEMA)
         return conf
-    except ValidationError as ex:
-        logger.fatal('Invalid configuration. See config.json.example. Reason: %s', ex)
+    except ValidationError as exception:
+        logger.fatal('Invalid configuration. See config.json.example. Reason: %s', exception)
         raise ValidationError(
             best_match(Draft4Validator(CONF_SCHEMA).iter_errors(conf)).message
         )
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def throttle(func: Callable[..., Any], min_secs: float, *args, **kwargs) -> Any:
     return result
 
 
-def parse_args_common(args: List[str], description: str):
+def common_args_parser(description: str):
     """
     Parses given common arguments and returns them as a parsed object.
     """
@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ def parse_args(args: List[str], description: str):
     Parses given arguments and returns an argparse Namespace instance.
     Returns None if a sub command has been selected and executed.
     """
-    parser = parse_args_common(args, description)
+    parser = common_args_parser(description)
     parser.add_argument(
         '--dry-run-db',
-        help='Force dry run to use a local DB "tradesv3.dry_run.sqlite" instead of memory DB. Work only if dry_run is \
-             enabled.',  # noqa
+        help='Force dry run to use a local DB "tradesv3.dry_run.sqlite" \
+             instead of memory DB. Work only if dry_run is enabled.',
         action='store_true',
         dest='dry_run_db',
     )
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ def parse_args(args: List[str], description: str):
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         '--dynamic-whitelist',
-        help='dynamically generate and update whitelist based on 24h BaseVolume (Default 20 currencies)',  # noqa
+        help='dynamically generate and update whitelist \
+             based on 24h BaseVolume (Default 20 currencies)',  # noqa
         dest='dynamic_whitelist',
         const=20,
         type=int,