@staticmethod
     def getInstance():
         """ Static access method. """
-        if Connection.__instance == None:
+        if Connection.__instance is None:
             Connection()
         return Connection.__instance
 
     def __init__(self):
         """ Virtually private constructor. """
-        if Connection.__instance != None:
+        if Connection.__instance is not None:
             raise Exception("This class is a singleton!")
-        else:
-            from binhoHostAdapter import binhoHostAdapter
-            from binhoHostAdapter import binhoUtilities
 
-            utilities = binhoUtilities.binhoUtilities()
-            devices = utilities.listAvailableDevices()
+        from binhoHostAdapter import binhoHostAdapter
+        from binhoHostAdapter import binhoUtilities
+
+        utilities = binhoUtilities.binhoUtilities()
+        devices = utilities.listAvailableDevices()
 
-            if len(devices) > 0:
-                Connection.__instance = binhoHostAdapter.binhoHostAdapter(devices[0])
-            else:
-                raise RuntimeError('No Binho Nova found!')
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+        if len(devices) > 0:
+            Connection.__instance = binhoHostAdapter.binhoHostAdapter(devices[0])
+        else:
+            raise RuntimeError('No Binho Nova found!')