diff --git a/voltron/entry.py b/voltron/entry.py
index 0baa982..5934a03 100644
--- a/voltron/entry.py
+++ b/voltron/entry.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 WinDbg/CDB (via PyKD):
 
     > .load pykd.pyd
-    > !py --global C:\path\to\voltron\entry.py
+    > !py --global C:\\path\\to\\voltron\\entry.py
 """
 
 log = None
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
     pass
 
 try:
-    import logging
     import os
     import sys
     blessed = None
@@ -113,7 +112,7 @@ def invoke(*args):
     msg = ("An error occurred while loading Voltron:\n\n{}"
            "\nPlease ensure Voltron is installed correctly per the documentation: "
            "https://github.com/snare/voltron/wiki/Installation").format(traceback.format_exc())
-    if blessed:
+    if 'blessed' in globals() and blessed:
         msg = blessed.Terminal().bold_red(msg)
     if log:
         log.exception("Exception raised while loading Voltron")
diff --git a/voltron/plugins/debugger/dbg_gdb.py b/voltron/plugins/debugger/dbg_gdb.py
index ff26def..df8f2f9 100644
--- a/voltron/plugins/debugger/dbg_gdb.py
+++ b/voltron/plugins/debugger/dbg_gdb.py
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ def disassembly_flavor(self):
 
             Returns 'intel' or 'att'
             """
-            flavor = re.search('flavor is "(.*)"', gdb.execute("show disassembly-flavor", to_string=True)).group(1)
+            flavor = re.search(r'flavor is "(.*)"', gdb.execute("show disassembly-flavor", to_string=True)).group(1)
             return flavor
 
         @post_event
@@ -418,9 +418,9 @@ def breakpoints(self, target_id=0):
                         addr = int(b.location[1:], 16)
                     else:
                         output = gdb.execute('info addr {}'.format(b.location), to_string=True)
-                        m = re.match('.*is at ([^ ]*) .*', output)
+                        m = re.match(r'.*is at ([^ ]*) .*', output)
                         if not m:
-                            m = re.match('.*at address ([^ ]*)\..*', output)
+                            m = re.match(r'.*at address ([^ ]*)\..*', output)
                         if m:
                             addr = int(m.group(1), 16)
                         else:
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ def get_registers_sse(self, num=8):
             # the old way of doing this randomly crashed gdb or threw a python exception
             regs = {}
             for line in gdb.execute('info all-registers', to_string=True).split('\n'):
-                m = re.match('^([xyz]mm\d+)\s.*uint128 = (0x[0-9a-f]+)\}', line)
+                m = re.match(r'^([xyz]mm\d+)\s.*uint128 = (0x[0-9a-f]+)\}', line)
                 if m:
                     regs[m.group(1)] = int(m.group(2), 16)
             return regs
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ def get_arch(self):
             try:
                 arch = gdb.selected_frame().architecture().name()
             except:
-                arch = re.search('\(currently (.*)\)', gdb.execute('show architecture', to_string=True)).group(1)
+                arch = re.search(r'\(currently (.*)\)', gdb.execute('show architecture', to_string=True)).group(1)
             return self.archs[arch]
 
         def get_addr_size(self):
diff --git a/voltron/plugins/view/memory.py b/voltron/plugins/view/memory.py
index b18abed..c293ecd 100644
--- a/voltron/plugins/view/memory.py
+++ b/voltron/plugins/view/memory.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def configure_subparser(cls, subparsers):
                            help='address (in hex or decimal) from which to start reading memory')
         group.add_argument('--command', '-c', action='store',
                            help='command to execute resulting in the address from which to start reading memory. '
-                                'voltron will do his almighty best to find an address. e.g. "print \$rip + 0x1234"',
+                                'voltron will do his almighty best to find an address. e.g. "print $rip + 0x1234"',
                            default=None)
         group.add_argument('--register', '-r', action='store',
                            help='register containing the address from which to start reading memory', default=None)
diff --git a/voltron/view.py b/voltron/view.py
index 250972e..9829445 100644
--- a/voltron/view.py
+++ b/voltron/view.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def __len__(self):
         return len(self.chars)
 
     def clean(self):
-        return re.sub('\033\[.{1,2}m', '', str(self))
+        return re.sub(r'\033\[.{1,2}m', '', str(self))
 
 
 def requires_async(func):