From 2bbb409f1f30b052a160fdb98edd7c2b6603f4ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: JokinSB <130602216+JokinSB@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:44:51 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Renamed file due to quotes on name giving problems in
 Windows.

---
 "docs/csv/\"BJT voltage amplifier\".csv" | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 "docs/csv/\"BJT voltage amplifier\".csv"

diff --git "a/docs/csv/\"BJT voltage amplifier\".csv" "b/docs/csv/\"BJT voltage amplifier\".csv"
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d2b48d..0000000
--- "a/docs/csv/\"BJT voltage amplifier\".csv"	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
- c2              V_c1            V_b1            V_e1            V_c2            V_e2            I_V2           
- 4.29572571e+00  2.49185497e+00  1.76367933e+00  1.15679378e+00  4.29572571e+00  1.81259412e+00 -2.96938791e-03 

From 26eb7581393c0cb6b8d12b4aed26975af61dae84 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: JokinSB <130602216+JokinSB@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:49:01 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Renamed file to avoid quotes on name.

---
 docs/csv/BJT voltage amplifier.csv | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 docs/csv/BJT voltage amplifier.csv

diff --git a/docs/csv/BJT voltage amplifier.csv b/docs/csv/BJT voltage amplifier.csv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d2b48d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/csv/BJT voltage amplifier.csv	
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ c2              V_c1            V_b1            V_e1            V_c2            V_e2            I_V2           
+ 4.29572571e+00  2.49185497e+00  1.76367933e+00  1.15679378e+00  4.29572571e+00  1.81259412e+00 -2.96938791e-03 

From 390004ccf17e6f09f2a7f1c2f9689d78344d50d8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: JokinSB <130602216+JokinSB@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 16:27:00 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Removed isolated "return" statements at the end of
 functions and methods, as they are not needed.

---
 SLiCAP/SLiCAP.py            |  7 ++++---
 SLiCAP/SLiCAPgschem.py      |  1 -
 SLiCAP/SLiCAPhtml.py        |  5 +----
 SLiCAP/SLiCAPinstruction.py | 39 -------------------------------------
 SLiCAP/SLiCAPltspice.py     |  1 -
 SLiCAP/SLiCAPmath.py        |  1 -
 SLiCAP/SLiCAPplots.py       |  5 ++---
 SLiCAP/SLiCAPprotos.py      |  4 ----
 SLiCAP/SLiCAPyacc.py        |  1 -
 9 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 57 deletions(-)

diff --git a/SLiCAP/SLiCAP.py b/SLiCAP/SLiCAP.py
index 9ef92c3..47f8a0f 100644
--- a/SLiCAP/SLiCAP.py
+++ b/SLiCAP/SLiCAP.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 np.set_printoptions(edgeitems=30, linewidth=1000,
     formatter=dict(float=lambda x: "%11.4e" % x))
 
+
 def Help():
     """
     Opens the SLiCAP HTML documentation in the default browser.
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ def Help():
     >>> sl.Help()
     """
     webbrowser.open_new(ini.doc_path + 'index.html')
-    return
+
 
 def _copyNotOverwrite(src, dest):
     """
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ def _copyNotOverwrite(src, dest):
     """
     if not os.path.exists(dest):
         copy2(src, dest)
-    return
+
 
 def _makeDir(dirName):
     """
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ def _makeDir(dirName):
 
     if not os.path.exists(dirName):
         os.makedirs(dirName)
-    return
+
 
 def initProject(name, notebook=False):
     """
diff --git a/SLiCAP/SLiCAPgschem.py b/SLiCAP/SLiCAPgschem.py
index 539402b..079d8cc 100644
--- a/SLiCAP/SLiCAPgschem.py
+++ b/SLiCAP/SLiCAPgschem.py
@@ -61,4 +61,3 @@ def _gNetlist(fileName, cirTitle):
                       + "manually!\n")
         else:
             print("Error: could not open: '{}'.".format(fileName))
-    return
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/SLiCAP/SLiCAPhtml.py b/SLiCAP/SLiCAPhtml.py
index d3ba154..749b1cb 100644
--- a/SLiCAP/SLiCAPhtml.py
+++ b/SLiCAP/SLiCAPhtml.py
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ def _startHTML(projectName):
     _writeFile(ini.html_path + ini.html_index, html)
     ini.html_page = ini.html_index
     ini.html_pages.append(ini.html_page)
-    return
 
 def _HTMLhead(pageTitle):
     """
@@ -174,7 +173,6 @@ def _writeFile(fileName, txt):
     # with next import of SLiCAP in the same project; it is only reset with
     # initProject()
     ini._update_project_config()
-    return
 
 ### User Functions ###########################################################
 
@@ -225,7 +223,6 @@ def htmlPage(pageTitle, index = False, label = ''):
         # Make this page the active HTML page
         ini.html_page = fileName
         ini.html_pages.append(fileName)
-    return
 
 def head2html(headText, label=''):
     """
@@ -571,7 +568,7 @@ def eqn2html(arg1, arg2, units='', label='', labelText=''):
     :rtype: str
     """
     if arg1 == None or arg2 == None:
-        return
+        return ''
     arg1 = sp.sympify(str(arg1))
     arg2 = sp.sympify(str(arg2))
     if units != '':
diff --git a/SLiCAP/SLiCAPinstruction.py b/SLiCAP/SLiCAPinstruction.py
index 59f9e54..58b3289 100644
--- a/SLiCAP/SLiCAPinstruction.py
+++ b/SLiCAP/SLiCAPinstruction.py
@@ -487,7 +487,6 @@ def setSimType(self, simType):
         """
         self.simType    = simType
         self._checkSimType()
-        return
 
     def _checkSimType(self):
         """
@@ -546,7 +545,6 @@ def _checkGainType(self):
         else:
             print("Error: argument type must be type 'str'.")
             self.errors += 1
-        return
 
     def setConvType(self, convType):
         """
@@ -574,7 +572,6 @@ def _checkConvType(self):
                 self.errors += 1
         else:
             self.convType = None
-        return
 
     def setPairExt(self, pairExt):
         """
@@ -586,7 +583,6 @@ def setPairExt(self, pairExt):
         """
         if self.checkPairExt(pairExt) == 0:
             self.pairExt = pairExt
-        return
 
     def checkPairExt(self, pairExt):
         """
@@ -623,7 +619,6 @@ def setPairedCircuits(self, cirPairs):
         """
         if self.checkPairedCircuits(cirPairs) == 0:
             self.pairedCircuits = cirPairs
-        return
 
     def checkPairedCircuits(self, circuitPairs):
         """
@@ -671,7 +666,6 @@ def setDataType(self, dataType):
         """
         self.dataType = dataType
         self.checkDataType()
-        return
 
     def checkDataType(self):
         """
@@ -690,7 +684,6 @@ def checkDataType(self):
             print("Error: missing data type specification.")
         else:
             print("Error: data type must be type 'str' or 'None'.")
-        return
 
     def stepOn(self):
         """
@@ -706,7 +699,6 @@ def stepOn(self):
         >>> my_instruction.stepOn()
         """
         self.step = True
-        return
 
     def stepOff(self):
         """
@@ -722,7 +714,6 @@ def stepOff(self):
         >>> my_instruction.stepOff()
         """
         self.step = False
-        return
 
     def setStepVar(self, stepVar):
         """
@@ -757,7 +748,6 @@ def setStepVar(self, stepVar):
         """
         self.stepVar = stepVar
         self.checkStepVar()
-        return
 
     def checkStepVar(self):
         """
@@ -777,7 +767,6 @@ def checkStepVar(self):
             print("Error: argument type must be 'str' or 'sympy.Symbol'.")
         if self.stepVar not in list(self.circuit.parDefs.keys()) and self.stepVar not in self.circuit.params:
             print("Warning: unknown step parameter '{0}'.".format(self.stepVar))
-        return
 
     def setStepVars(self, stepVars):
         """
@@ -820,7 +809,6 @@ def setStepVars(self, stepVars):
         """
         self.stepVars = stepVars
         self.checkStepVars()
-        return
 
     def checkStepVars(self):
         """
@@ -855,7 +843,6 @@ def checkStepVars(self):
             print("Error: argument should be a list.")
             errors += 1
         self.errors += errors
-        return
 
     def setStepMethod(self, stepMethod):
         """
@@ -878,7 +865,6 @@ def setStepMethod(self, stepMethod):
         """
         self.stepMethod = stepMethod
         self.checkStepMethod()
-        return
 
     def checkStepMethod(self):
         """
@@ -899,7 +885,6 @@ def checkStepMethod(self):
                 print("Error: unknown step method '{0}',".format(self.stepMethod))
             else:
                 self.stepMethod == self.stepMethod.lower()
-        return
 
     def setStepStart(self, stepStart):
         """
@@ -926,7 +911,6 @@ def setStepStart(self, stepStart):
         """
         self.stepStart = stepStart
         self.checkStepStart()
-        return
 
     def checkStepStart(self):
         """
@@ -944,7 +928,6 @@ def checkStepStart(self):
                 print("Error: cannot determine numeric value of stepStart.")
             else:
                 self.stepStart = value
-        return
 
     def setStepStop(self, stepStop):
         """
@@ -970,7 +953,6 @@ def setStepStop(self, stepStop):
         """
         self.stepStop = stepStop
         self.checkStepStop()
-        return
 
     def checkStepStop(self):
         """
@@ -988,7 +970,6 @@ def checkStepStop(self):
                 print("Error: cannot determine numeric value of stepStop.")
             else:
                 self.stepStop = value
-        return
 
     def setStepNum(self, stepNum):
         """
@@ -1014,7 +995,6 @@ def setStepNum(self, stepNum):
         """
         self.stepNum = stepNum
         self.checkStepNum()
-        return
 
     def checkStepNum(self):
         """
@@ -1035,7 +1015,6 @@ def checkStepNum(self):
             else:
                 self.errors += 1
                 print("Error: step number type must be 'int'.")
-        return
 
     def setStepList(self, stepList):
         """
@@ -1064,7 +1043,6 @@ def setStepList(self, stepList):
         """
         self.stepList = stepList
         self.checkStepList()
-        return
 
     def checkStepList(self):
         """
@@ -1089,7 +1067,6 @@ def checkStepList(self):
         else:
             self.errors += 1
             print("Error: expected a list type for 'stepValues'.")
-        return
 
     def setStepArray(self, stepArray):
         """
@@ -1118,7 +1095,6 @@ def setStepArray(self, stepArray):
         """
         self.stepArray = stepArray
         self.checkStepArray()
-        return
 
     def checkStepArray(self):
         """
@@ -1153,7 +1129,6 @@ def checkStepArray(self):
                                 print("Error: cannot determine numeric value of stepArray[{0}, {1}].".format(i, j))
                             else:
                                 self.stepArray[i][j] = value
-        return
 
 
     def setSource(self, source):
@@ -1199,7 +1174,6 @@ def setSource(self, source):
         else:
             print("Error in loop gain reference specification.")
         self.checkSource(need = False)
-        return
 
     def checkSource(self, need = True):
         """
@@ -1241,7 +1215,6 @@ def checkSource(self, need = True):
                             print("Error: two sources must be of the same type.")
             if self.srcUnits == 'I':
                 self.srcUnits = 'A'
-        return
 
     def setDetector(self, detector):
         """
@@ -1288,7 +1261,6 @@ def setDetector(self, detector):
         """
         self.detector = detector
         self.checkDetector()
-        return
 
     def checkDetector(self):
         """
@@ -1359,7 +1331,6 @@ def checkDetector(self):
         else:
             self.errors += 1
             print("Error: missing detector definition.")
-        return
 
     def setLGref(self, lgRef):
         """
@@ -1389,7 +1360,6 @@ def setLGref(self, lgRef):
             self.checkLGref()
         else:
             print("Error in loop gain reference specification.")
-        return
 
     def checkLGref(self):
         """
@@ -1405,7 +1375,6 @@ def checkLGref(self):
             if lgRef != None and lgRef not in self.circuit.controlled:
                 self.errors += 1
                 print("Error: unkown loop gain reference: '{0}'.".format(self.lgRef))
-        return
 
     def delPar(self, parName):
         """
@@ -1430,7 +1399,6 @@ def delPar(self, parName):
         >>> my_instr.circuit.delPar('R')
         """
         self.circuit.delPar(parName)
-        return
 
     def defPar(self, parName, parValue):
         """
@@ -1456,7 +1424,6 @@ def defPar(self, parName, parValue):
 
         """
         self.circuit.defPar(str(parName), parValue)
-        return
 
     def defPars(self, parDict):
         """
@@ -1482,7 +1449,6 @@ def defPars(self, parDict):
         """
         # define multiple parameters.
         self.circuit.defPars(parDict)
-        return
 
     def getParValue(self, parName):
         """
@@ -1658,7 +1624,6 @@ def setCircuit(self, fileName):
         >>> my_instr.setCircuit('my_circuit.cir')
         """
         self.circuit = _checkCircuit(fileName)
-        return
 
     def checkCircuit(self):
         """
@@ -1675,7 +1640,6 @@ def checkCircuit(self):
         elif type(self.circuit) != type(circuit()):
             self.errors += 1
             print("Error: not SLiCAP a circuit object for this instruction.")
-        return
 
     def _checkNumeric(self):
         """
@@ -1688,7 +1652,6 @@ def _checkNumeric(self):
         if not self.numeric:
             self.errors += 1
             print("Error: dataType '{0}' not available for simType: '{1}'.".format(self.dataType, self.simType))
-        return
 
     def checkStep(self):
         """
@@ -1740,7 +1703,6 @@ def checkStep(self):
                         tmpLst = self.stepArray[i]
                         tmpLst = [sp.Rational(item) for item in tmpLst]
                         self.stepDict[self.stepVars[i]] = tmpLst
-        return
 
     def check(self):
         """
@@ -1871,7 +1833,6 @@ def check(self):
                 self.stepDict = {} # Clear the dictionary with step data
                 self.checkStep()
         self.references = [ref for ref in self.circuit.references]
-        return
 
     def execute(self):
         """
diff --git a/SLiCAP/SLiCAPltspice.py b/SLiCAP/SLiCAPltspice.py
index c43a4b6..8736b6f 100644
--- a/SLiCAP/SLiCAPltspice.py
+++ b/SLiCAP/SLiCAPltspice.py
@@ -49,4 +49,3 @@ def _LTspiceNetlist(fileName, cirTitle):
                       + " manually!\n")
             except FileNotFoundError:
                 print("\nError: could not open: '{}'.\nUnable to create netlist with LTspice.".format(baseFileName + '.net'))
-    return
diff --git a/SLiCAP/SLiCAPmath.py b/SLiCAP/SLiCAPmath.py
index d9ddd80..d0329d0 100644
--- a/SLiCAP/SLiCAPmath.py
+++ b/SLiCAP/SLiCAPmath.py
@@ -1838,7 +1838,6 @@ def listPZ(pzResult):
     else:
         print('\nlistPZ() does not support parameter stepping.')
     print('\n')
-    return
 
 def _integrate_all_coeffs(poly, x, x_lower, x_upper, doit=True):
     results = {}
diff --git a/SLiCAP/SLiCAPplots.py b/SLiCAP/SLiCAPplots.py
index 997963e..54473b3 100644
--- a/SLiCAP/SLiCAPplots.py
+++ b/SLiCAP/SLiCAPplots.py
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ def __init__(self, title):
         """
         Scale factor (*str*) for the y-scale; e.g. M for 1E6. Defaults to ''.
         """
-        return
 
     def makeTraceDict(self):
         """
@@ -391,7 +390,7 @@ def plot(self):
             plt.show()
         self.updateTracedict()
         plt.close(fig)
-        return
+        return True
 
 def defaultsPlot():
     """
@@ -426,7 +425,7 @@ def defaultsPlot():
                     t.set_fontsize(ini.plot_fontsize)
             except:
                 pass
-    return
+
 
 def plotSweep(fileName, title, results, sweepStart, sweepStop, sweepNum, 
               sweepVar = 'auto', sweepScale = '', xVar = 'auto', xScale = '', 
diff --git a/SLiCAP/SLiCAPprotos.py b/SLiCAP/SLiCAPprotos.py
index 46bd8fb..4e6eedc 100644
--- a/SLiCAP/SLiCAPprotos.py
+++ b/SLiCAP/SLiCAPprotos.py
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ def delPar(self, parName):
         if parName in self.parUnits.keys():
             self.parUnits.pop(Symbol(str(parName)), None)
         self.updateParams()
-        return
 
     def defPar(self, parName, parValue, units = None):
         """
@@ -238,7 +237,6 @@ def defPar(self, parName, parValue, units = None):
             else:
                 self.parUnits[parName] = ''
             self.updateParams()
-        return
 
     def defPars(self, parDict):
         """
@@ -278,7 +276,6 @@ def defPars(self, parDict):
         else:
             print("Error: expected a dict type argument.")
         self.updateParams()
-        return
 
     def getParValue(self, parNames, substitute=True, numeric=False):
         """
@@ -377,7 +374,6 @@ def updateParams(self):
             if par != ini.laplace and par != ini.hz and par not in list(self.parDefs.keys()):
                 undefined.append(par)
         self.params = undefined
-        return
 
     def getElementValue(self, elementID, param='value', substitute=True, numeric=False):
         """
diff --git a/SLiCAP/SLiCAPyacc.py b/SLiCAP/SLiCAPyacc.py
index 4379a6d..c2355ee 100644
--- a/SLiCAP/SLiCAPyacc.py
+++ b/SLiCAP/SLiCAPyacc.py
@@ -275,7 +275,6 @@ def _parseNetlist(netlist, name, cirType):
         _addErrors(name, cirType, errors)
         if name != 'main':
             print("Error: something wring with circuit hierachy, probably missing '.ends'. in a subcircuit definition.")
-    return
 
 def _createCircuit(name, cirType):
     newCircuit = circuit()