diff --git a/gramps/gen/utils/grampslocale.py b/gramps/gen/utils/grampslocale.py
index fe146f794..4866b2218 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/utils/grampslocale.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/utils/grampslocale.py
@@ -267,7 +267,8 @@ class GrampsLocale:
                 LOG.debug("%%LANG%% value %s not usable", os.environ['LANG'])
         if not self.lang:
             locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')
-            (lang, encoding) = locale.getlocale()
+            locale_tuple = locale.getlocale()
+            lang = locale_tuple[0]
             loc = _check_mswin_locale_reverse(lang)
             if loc[0]:
                 self.lang = loc[0]
@@ -373,7 +374,8 @@ class GrampsLocale:
             _failure = True
 
         #LC_MESSAGES
-        (loc, enc) = locale.getlocale(locale.LC_MESSAGES)
+        loc_tuple = locale.getlocale(locale.LC_MESSAGES)
+        loc = loc_tuple[0]
         if loc:
             language = self.check_available_translations(loc)
             if language:
@@ -588,7 +590,7 @@ class GrampsLocale:
         _first = self._GrampsLocale__first_instance
         self.localedir = None
         # Everything breaks without localedir, so get that set up
-        # first.  Warnings are logged in _init_first_instance or
+        # first.  Warnings are logged in __init_first_instance or
         # _init_secondary_locale if this comes up empty.
         if localedir and os.path.exists(os.path.abspath(localedir)):
             self.localedir = localedir
@@ -694,7 +696,7 @@ class GrampsLocale:
             except KeyError:
                 LOG.debug("Gramps has no translation for %s", lang_code)
                 lang = None
-        except IndexError as err:
+        except IndexError:
             LOG.debug("Bad Index for tuple %s\n" % _LOCALE_NAMES[lang_code][0])
             lang = None
 
diff --git a/gramps/gen/utils/maclocale.py b/gramps/gen/utils/maclocale.py
index 84688b65c..26c6bcbea 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/utils/maclocale.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/utils/maclocale.py
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ def mac_setup_localization(glocale):
 
 #The action starts here
     _locale = None
-    _failure = False
     glocale.calendar = None
     try:
         locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')