diff --git a/processing/post/addRowMapped.py b/processing/post/addRowMapped.py
index 16250aa1f..d9d51e2aa 100755
--- a/processing/post/addRowMapped.py
+++ b/processing/post/addRowMapped.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ parser.add_option('-o','--offset',
 parser.add_option('-l','--label',
                   dest = 'label',
                   action = 'extend', metavar = '<string LIST>',
-                  help='column label(s) to be appended')
+                  help = 'column label(s) to be appended')
 parser.add_option('-a','--asciitable',
                   dest = 'asciitable',
                   type = 'string', metavar = 'string',
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ if options.asciitable is not None and os.path.isfile(options.asciitable):
     damask.util.croak('column{} {} not found...'.format('s' if len(missing_labels) > 1 else '',', '.join(missing_labels)))
 
 else:
-  parser.error('no mapped ASCIItable given.')
+  parser.error('no indexed ASCIItable given.')
 
 # --- loop over input files -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/processing/post/addValueMapped.py b/processing/post/addValueMapped.py
index 852ce10b0..65568b2c7 100755
--- a/processing/post/addValueMapped.py
+++ b/processing/post/addValueMapped.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ parser.add_option('-c','--map',
 parser.add_option('-l','--label',
                   dest = 'label',
                   action = 'extend', metavar = '<string LIST>',
-                  help='column label(s) to be appended')
+                  help = 'column label(s) to be appended')
 parser.add_option('-a','--asciitable',
                   dest = 'asciitable',
                   type = 'string', metavar = 'string',
diff --git a/processing/post/filterTable.py b/processing/post/filterTable.py
index 231c52960..52d23194b 100755
--- a/processing/post/filterTable.py
+++ b/processing/post/filterTable.py
@@ -61,9 +61,8 @@ parser.set_defaults(condition = '',
 if filenames == []: filenames = [None]
 
 for name in filenames:
-  try:
-    table = damask.ASCIItable(name = name,
-                              buffered = False)
+  try:    table = damask.ASCIItable(name = name,
+                                    buffered = False)
   except: continue
   damask.util.report(scriptName,name)
 
diff --git a/processing/post/vtk_pointcloud.py b/processing/post/vtk_pointcloud.py
index 339ff2c17..5779b7540 100755
--- a/processing/post/vtk_pointcloud.py
+++ b/processing/post/vtk_pointcloud.py
@@ -34,10 +34,9 @@ parser.set_defaults(pos = 'pos',
 if filenames == []: filenames = [None]
 
 for name in filenames:
-  try:
-    table = damask.ASCIItable(name = name,
-                              buffered = False,
-                              readonly = True)
+  try:    table = damask.ASCIItable(name = name,
+                                    buffered = False,
+                                    readonly = True)
   except: continue
   damask.util.report(scriptName,name)