diff --git a/subcmds/__init__.py b/subcmds/__init__.py
index a2286e7..1fac802 100644
--- a/subcmds/__init__.py
+++ b/subcmds/__init__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 import os
 
-all = {}
+all_commands = {}
 
 my_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
 for py in os.listdir(my_dir):
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
     name = name.replace('_', '-')
     cmd.NAME = name
-    all[name] = cmd
+    all_commands[name] = cmd
 
-if 'help' in all:
-  all['help'].commands = all
+if 'help' in all_commands:
+  all_commands['help'].commands = all_commands
diff --git a/subcmds/abandon.py b/subcmds/abandon.py
index 42abb2f..e17ab2b 100644
--- a/subcmds/abandon.py
+++ b/subcmds/abandon.py
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@
     nb = args[0]
     err = []
     success = []
-    all = self.GetProjects(args[1:])
+    all_projects = self.GetProjects(args[1:])
 
-    pm = Progress('Abandon %s' % nb, len(all))
-    for project in all:
+    pm = Progress('Abandon %s' % nb, len(all_projects))
+    for project in all_projects:
       pm.update()
 
       status = project.AbandonBranch(nb)
diff --git a/subcmds/branches.py b/subcmds/branches.py
index 81aa5b1..a7ba3d6 100644
--- a/subcmds/branches.py
+++ b/subcmds/branches.py
@@ -93,17 +93,17 @@
   def Execute(self, opt, args):
     projects = self.GetProjects(args)
     out = BranchColoring(self.manifest.manifestProject.config)
-    all = {}
+    all_branches = {}
     project_cnt = len(projects)
 
     for project in projects:
       for name, b in project.GetBranches().iteritems():
         b.project = project
-        if name not in all:
-          all[name] = BranchInfo(name)
-        all[name].add(b)
+        if name not in all_branches:
+          all_branches[name] = BranchInfo(name)
+        all_branches[name].add(b)
 
-    names = all.keys()
+    names = all_branches.keys()
     names.sort()
 
     if not names:
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
         width = len(name)
 
     for name in names:
-      i = all[name]
+      i = all_branches[name]
       in_cnt = len(i.projects)
 
       if i.IsCurrent:
diff --git a/subcmds/checkout.py b/subcmds/checkout.py
index 533d20e..bfbe992 100644
--- a/subcmds/checkout.py
+++ b/subcmds/checkout.py
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@
     nb = args[0]
     err = []
     success = []
-    all = self.GetProjects(args[1:])
+    all_projects = self.GetProjects(args[1:])
 
-    pm = Progress('Checkout %s' % nb, len(all))
-    for project in all:
+    pm = Progress('Checkout %s' % nb, len(all_projects))
+    for project in all_projects:
       pm.update()
 
       status = project.CheckoutBranch(nb)
diff --git a/subcmds/forall.py b/subcmds/forall.py
index 76a0268..2ece95e 100644
--- a/subcmds/forall.py
+++ b/subcmds/forall.py
@@ -141,12 +141,16 @@
       for cn in cmd[1:]:
         if not cn.startswith('-'):
           break
-      if cn in _CAN_COLOR:
+      else:
+        cn = None
+      # pylint: disable-msg=W0631
+      if cn and cn in _CAN_COLOR:
         class ColorCmd(Coloring):
           def __init__(self, config, cmd):
             Coloring.__init__(self, config, cmd)
         if ColorCmd(self.manifest.manifestProject.config, cn).is_on:
           cmd.insert(cmd.index(cn) + 1, '--color')
+      # pylint: enable-msg=W0631
 
     mirror = self.manifest.IsMirror
     out = ForallColoring(self.manifest.manifestProject.config)