diff --git a/magnumclient/common/cliutils.py b/magnumclient/common/cliutils.py
index 34ab129b..7061f3b3 100644
--- a/magnumclient/common/cliutils.py
+++ b/magnumclient/common/cliutils.py
@@ -404,8 +404,8 @@ def get_service_type(f):
     return getattr(f, 'service_type', None)
 
 
-def pretty_choice_list(l):
-    return ', '.join("'%s'" % i for i in l)
+def pretty_choice_list(lst):
+    return ', '.join("'%s'" % i for i in lst)
 
 
 def exit(msg=''):
diff --git a/magnumclient/common/utils.py b/magnumclient/common/utils.py
index c0d17a75..4a8cfb1a 100644
--- a/magnumclient/common/utils.py
+++ b/magnumclient/common/utils.py
@@ -118,12 +118,12 @@ def format_labels(lbls, parse_comma=True):
             lbls = lbls[0].replace(';', ',').split(',')
 
     labels = {}
-    for l in lbls:
+    for lbl in lbls:
         try:
-            (k, v) = l.split(('='), 1)
+            (k, v) = lbl.split(('='), 1)
         except ValueError:
             raise exc.CommandError(_('labels must be a list of KEY=VALUE '
-                                     'not %s') % l)
+                                     'not %s') % lbl)
         if k not in labels:
             labels[k] = v
         else: