""" Creates a directory for scan reports """
     try:
         os.makedirs(reports_dir)
-        logger.info('Creating reports directory: {0}'.format(reports_dir))
+        logger.info('Creating reports directory: %s', reports_dir)
     except OSError as e:
         if not os.path.isdir(reports_dir):
             logger.error(e)
 
             binary_hash = (yl['binaries'][project][file_name])
             return binary_hash
         except KeyError:
-            logger.info('No checksum entries found for {0}'.
-                        format(file_name))
+            logger.info('No checksum entries found for %s', file_name)
             binary_hash = 'null'
             return binary_hash
 
             logger.error('Key Error processing file_names list values')
         try:
             project_list = set((yl['file_audits'][project]['file_names']))
-            logger.info('file_names waivers found for {0}'.
-                        format(project))
+            logger.info('file_names waivers found for %s', project)
         except KeyError:
-            logger.info('No file_names waivers found for {0}'.
-                        format(project))
+            logger.info('No file_names waivers found for %s', project)
 
         file_names_re = re.compile("|".join(default_list),
                                    flags=re.IGNORECASE)
         try:
             project_list = set((yl['file_audits'][project]['file_contents']))
         except KeyError:
-            logger.info('No file_contents waivers found  for {0}'.
-                        format(project))
+            logger.info('No file_contents waivers found  for %s', project)
 
         file_contents_re = re.compile("|".join(default_list),
                                       flags=re.IGNORECASE)
 
                 buf = afile.read()
                 hasher.update(buf)
             if hasher.hexdigest() in binary_hash:
-                logger.info('Found matching file hash for file: {0}'.
-                            format(patch_file))
+                logger.info('Found matching file hash for file: %s',
+                            patch_file)
             else:
-                logger.error('Non Whitelisted Binary file: {0}'.
-                             format(patch_file))
-                logger.error('Submit patch with the following hash: {0}'.
-                             format(hasher.hexdigest()))
+                logger.error('Non Whitelisted Binary file: %s',
+                             patch_file)
+                logger.error('Submit patch with the following hash: %s',
+                             hasher.hexdigest())
             failure = True
             with open(reports_dir + "binaries-" + project + ".log", "a") \
                     as gate_report:
         if file_audit_list.search(patch_file) and not \
                     file_audit_project_list.search(patch_file):
             match = file_audit_list.search(patch_file)
-            logger.error('Blacklisted file: {0}'.
-                         format(patch_file))
-            logger.error('Matched String: {0}'.
-                         format(match.group()))
+            logger.error('Blacklisted file: %s', patch_file)
+            logger.error('Matched String: %s', match.group())
             failure = True
             with open(reports_dir + "file-names_" + project + ".log", "a") \
                     as gate_report:
             if file_content_list.search(line) and not \
                     file_content_project_list.search(line):
                 match = file_content_list.search(line)
-                logger.error('File contains violation: {0}'.
-                             format(patch_file))
-                logger.error('Flagged Content: {0}'.
-                             format(line.rstrip()))
-                logger.error('Matched String: {0}'.
-                             format(match.group()))
+                logger.error('File contains violation: %s', patch_file)
+                logger.error('Flagged Content: %s', line.rstrip())
+                logger.error('Matched String: %s', match.group())
                 failure = True
                 with open(reports_dir + "contents_" + project + ".log",
                           "a") as gate_report:
         # of a decision made at 2017 plugfest to limit searches to
         # just these two strings.
         if re.search("copyright", content, re.IGNORECASE):
-            logger.info('Contains needed Licence string: {0}'.
-                        format(patch_file))
+            logger.info('Contains needed Licence string: %s', patch_file)
         elif re.search("spdx", content, re.IGNORECASE):
-            logger.info('Contains needed Licence string: {0}'.
-                        format(patch_file))
+            logger.info('Contains needed Licence string: %s', patch_file)
         else:
-            logger.error('Licence header missing in file: {0}'.
-                         format(patch_file))
+            logger.error('Licence header missing in file: %s', patch_file)
             failure = True
             with open(reports_dir + "licence-" + project + ".log", "a") \
                     as gate_report:
 
             if file_audit_list.search(full_path) and not \
                     file_audit_project_list.search(full_path):
                 match = file_audit_list.search(full_path)
-                logger.error('Blacklisted filename: {0}'.
-                             format(full_path))
-                logger.error('Matched String: {0}'.
-                             format(match.group()))
+                logger.error('Blacklisted filename: %s', full_path)
+                logger.error('Matched String: %s', match.group())
                 with open(reports_dir + "file-names_" + project + ".log",
                           "a") as gate_report:
                             gate_report. \
                     if file_content_list.search(line) and not \
                             project_content_list.search(line):
                         match = file_content_list.search(line)
-                        logger.error('File contains violation: {0}'.
-                                     format(full_path))
-                        logger.error('Flagged Content: {0}'.
-                                     format(line.rstrip()))
-                        logger.error('Matched String: {0}'.
-                                     format(match.group()))
+                        logger.error('File contains violation: %s', full_path)
+                        logger.error('Flagged Content: %s', line.rstrip())
+                        logger.error('Matched String: %s', match.group())
                         with open(reports_dir + "contents-" + project + ".log",
                                   "a") \
                                 as gate_report:
                         buf = afile.read()
                         hasher.update(buf)
                     if hasher.hexdigest() in binary_hash:
-                        logger.info('Found matching file hash for file: {0}'.
-                                    format(full_path))
+                        logger.info('Found matching file hash for file: %s',
+                                    full_path)
                     else:
-                        logger.error('Non Whitelisted Binary file: {0}'.
-                                     format(full_path))
-                        logger.error('Please submit patch with this hash: {0}'.
-                                     format(hasher.hexdigest()))
+                        logger.error('Non Whitelisted Binary file: %s',
+                                     full_path)
+                        logger.error('Please submit patch with this hash: %s',
+                                     hasher.hexdigest())
                         with open(reports_dir + "binaries-" + project + ".log",
                                   "a") \
                                 as gate_report:
 
 def licence_root_check(project_dir, project):
     if os.path.isfile(project_dir + '/LICENSE'):
-        logger.info('LICENSE file present in: {0}'.
-                    format(project_dir))
+        logger.info('LICENSE file present in: %s', project_dir)
     else:
-        logger.error('LICENSE file missing in: {0}'.
-                     format(project_dir))
+        logger.error('LICENSE file missing in: %s', project_dir)
         with open(reports_dir + "licence-" + project + ".log",
                   "a") \
                 as gate_report:
                     # of a decision made at 2017 plugfest to limit searches to
                     # just these two strings.
                     if re.search("copyright", content, re.IGNORECASE):
-                        logger.info('Licence string present: {0}'.
-                                    format(full_path))
+                        logger.info('Licence string present: %s', full_path)
                     elif re.search("spdx", content, re.IGNORECASE):
-                        logger.info('Licence string present: {0}'.
-                                    format(full_path))
+                        logger.info('Licence string present: %s', full_path)
                     else:
-                        logger.error('Licence header missing: {0}'.
-                                     format(full_path))
+                        logger.error('Licence header missing: %s', full_path)
                         with open(reports_dir + "licence-" + project + ".log",
                                   "a") \
                                 as gate_report: