diff --git a/localcache.py b/localcache.py
index 243b848..2668751 100644
--- a/localcache.py
+++ b/localcache.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ def setup_table(table='requests'):
         for L in open('cache/request_table.txt','r').readlines():
             L = L.strip()
             #print(L)
-            (col,type) = re.split("\s\s\s\s",L)
+            (col,type) = re.split(r"\s\s\s\s",L)
             if not first: 
                 q += ",\n"
             first = 0
@@ -1159,13 +1159,13 @@ def guess_dept(t):
     method = 2  # xlisted takes dept first listed
 
     if method==1:
-        p = "^([A-Z/]+)\d+"
+        p = r"^([A-Z/]+)\d+"
         m = re.search(p, t['code'])
         if m:
             return m.group(1)
         return '?'
     if method==2:
-        p = "^([A-Z]+)[\d/]+"
+        p = r"^([A-Z]+)[\d/]+"
         m = re.search(p, t['code'])
         if m:
             return m.group(1)
@@ -1700,7 +1700,7 @@ ORDER BY u.sortablename;"""
 
 def build_db_schedule():
     # from the schedule json files
-    target = "\_sched\_expanded\.json"
+    target = r"\_sched\_expanded\.json"
     def finder(st):
         return re.search(target,st)
     
@@ -2132,4 +2132,3 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     # Call the function in the options dict
     options[ int(resp)][1]() 
 
-
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 9db0b74..d004ab1 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -201,20 +201,20 @@ def homepage():
             a('want to shut down?','/sd') + "<br />" + \
             a('', '') + br
 
-def orgline(L):
-    L.strip()
-    if re.search("^\s*$", L): return ""
-
-    a = re.search( '^\*\s(.*)$', L)
-    if a: return "<h2>%s</h2>\n" % a.group(1)
-
-    b = re.search( 'TODO\s\[\#A\](.*)$', L)
-    if b: return "<b><i>Todo - Priority 1</i>: %s</b>" % b.group(1)  + br + nl
-
-    d = re.search( '^\*\*\*\s(.*)$', L)
-    if d: return d.group(1)
-    d = re.search( '^\*\*\s(.*)$', L)
-    if d: L = d.group(1)
+def orgline(L):
+    L.strip()
+    if re.search(r"^\s*$", L): return ""
+
+    a = re.search( r'^\*\s(.*)$', L)
+    if a: return "<h2>%s</h2>\n" % a.group(1)
+
+    b = re.search( r'TODO\s\[\#A\](.*)$', L)
+    if b: return "<b><i>Todo - Priority 1</i>: %s</b>" % b.group(1)  + br + nl
+
+    d = re.search( r'^\*\*\*\s(.*)$', L)
+    if d: return d.group(1)
+    d = re.search( r'^\*\*\s(.*)$', L)
+    if d: L = d.group(1)
 
     return L + br + nl
 
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ def lectures():
                 #print(f)
                 with tag('item'):
                     name = f.split('.')[0]
-                    ff = re.sub('\s','%20',f)
+                    ff = re.sub(r'\s','%20',f)
                     with tag('title'): text(name)
                     with tag('guid'): text(f)
                     b = os.path.getsize(LECPATH+f)
@@ -520,8 +520,8 @@ def staff_dir(search=''):
 ######
 
 
-def find_goo(n):
-    g = re.search('00(\d\d\d\d\d\d)', n)
+def find_goo(n):
+    g = re.search(r'00(\d{6})', n)
     
     if g:
         return g.groups()[0]