diff --git a/hallgrim/IliasXMLCreator/gap.py b/hallgrim/IliasXMLCreator/gap.py
index 71b5923df326595fdf5ba816bb09dcad6e390955..936c66a3dc9af1ca595b4b3e15018195719f2f12 100644
--- a/hallgrim/IliasXMLCreator/gap.py
+++ b/hallgrim/IliasXMLCreator/gap.py
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ class GapQuestion:
                     f = response_num("gap_{}".format(gap_ident), self.gap_length, item[0][1], item[0][2])
                 gap_ident += 1
             flow.append(f)
-
-
         return root
 
     ############################################################################
diff --git a/hallgrim/IliasXMLCreator/xmlBuildingBlocks.py b/hallgrim/IliasXMLCreator/xmlBuildingBlocks.py
index c35ebac5a8f41e04d7cd00d51225816baf99ac5e..238591e5a922720e5197250f9ec50acf8f03a69c 100644
--- a/hallgrim/IliasXMLCreator/xmlBuildingBlocks.py
+++ b/hallgrim/IliasXMLCreator/xmlBuildingBlocks.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def xml_print(element, **kwargs):
     import xml.dom.minidom
 
     xml = xml.dom.minidom.parseString(et.tostring(element, encoding='utf8', method='xml')) # or xml.dom.minidom.parseString(xml_string)
-    print( xml.toprettyxml(), **kwargs )
+    print(xml.toprettyxml(), **kwargs)
 
 
 def simple_element(name, text=None, attrib={}):
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def response_choice(ident, answers):
 
 def response_num(ident, columns, _min, _max, numtype='Decimal'):
     response_num = et.Element('response_num', attrib={'ident': ident, 'numtype': numtype, 'rcardinality': 'Single'})
-    render_fib   = et.Element('render_fib', attrib={'columns': columns, 'fibtype': numtype, 'maxnumber': _min, 'minnumber': _max, 'prompt': "Box"})
+    render_fib = et.Element('render_fib', attrib={'columns': str(columns), 'fibtype': numtype, 'maxnumber': _max, 'minnumber': _min, 'prompt': "Box"})
     response_num.append(render_fib)
     return response_num
 
diff --git a/scripts/gap_test.py b/scripts/gap_test.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c7ad3827290dde257db8e71b199538b9c0b043a7..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/scripts/gap_test.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-meta = {
-    'author': 'ILIAS Author',
-    'title': 'gap_test',
-    'type': 'gap',
-    'points': 0.0,
-}
-
-task = """[gap]LALAL2[/gap] KJAakjsfdaskdjfnalksdf
-
-
-```java
-
-class Auto {
-    final int tiers = [gap]4[/gap];
-}
-
-[select]
-    [3] `int n_ze = m.length;`
-    [ ] `int n_ze = m[0].length;`
-    [ ] `int n_ze = m.length();`
-    [ ] `int n_ze = m[0].length();`
-[/select]
-
-public static void main {
-    System.out.println("[gap]LALAL2[/gap]");
-}
-```
-
-END"""
-feedback = """ decription """