diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 49cd88e..7935509 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@
     Incorrect examples:
 
     ```
-    ${var1} =  Set Variable  ${1}
-    ${var1} =  My Keyword
+    ${var1}=  Set Variable  ${1}
+    ${var1}=  My Keyword
     ```
 -   General variable naming conventions:
     -   Variable names should be lower case with few exceptions:
diff --git a/extended/test_sbe_side_switch.robot b/extended/test_sbe_side_switch.robot
index b936b8a..7e2bdfd 100644
--- a/extended/test_sbe_side_switch.robot
+++ b/extended/test_sbe_side_switch.robot
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
     ...  msg=Expects boot attempts left 3, but got ${attempts_left}.
 
     # Get which side the SBE is booted with. By default 0.
-    ${sbe_val} =  Get SBE
-    ${sbe_cur_side} =  Evaluate  ${sbe_side_bit_mask} & ${sbe_val}
+    ${sbe_val}=  Get SBE
+    ${sbe_cur_side}=  Evaluate  ${sbe_side_bit_mask} & ${sbe_val}
 
     Trigger Watchdog Error To Switch SBE Boot Side
 
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
     Wait Until Keyword Succeeds  2 min  30 sec  Watchdog Object Should Exist
 
     # Verify that the side has switched.
-    ${sbe_val} =  Get SBE
-    ${sbe_orig_side} =  Evaluate  ${sbe_side_bit_mask} & ${sbe_val}
+    ${sbe_val}=  Get SBE
+    ${sbe_orig_side}=  Evaluate  ${sbe_side_bit_mask} & ${sbe_val}
 
     Run Keyword If  ${sbe_orig_side} == ${0}
     ...      Should Be True  ${sbe_cur_side} == ${sbe_side_bit_mask}
diff --git a/lib/pdu/pdu.robot b/lib/pdu/pdu.robot
index aa1b216..7ea280e 100644
--- a/lib/pdu/pdu.robot
+++ b/lib/pdu/pdu.robot
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 *** Keywords ***
 Validate Prereq
     [Documentation]  Validate prerequisites for PDU.
-    ${PDU_VAR_LIST} =    Create List    PDU_TYPE    PDU_IP  PDU_USERNAME    PDU_PASSWORD    PDU_SLOT_NO
+    ${PDU_VAR_LIST}=    Create List    PDU_TYPE    PDU_IP  PDU_USERNAME    PDU_PASSWORD    PDU_SLOT_NO
     : FOR    ${PDU_VAR}    IN    @{PDU_VAR_LIST}
     \    Should Not Be Empty    ${${PDU_VAR}}   msg=Unable to find variable ${PDU_VAR}
 
diff --git a/lib/utils.robot b/lib/utils.robot
index 852989d..81b82a2 100755
--- a/lib/utils.robot
+++ b/lib/utils.robot
@@ -1594,11 +1594,11 @@
     # Description of argument(s):
     # openbmc_password   The root password for the open BMC system.
 
-    @{password} =  Create List  ${openbmc_password}
-    ${data} =  Create Dictionary  data=@{password}
+    @{password}=  Create List  ${openbmc_password}
+    ${data}=  Create Dictionary  data=@{password}
 
-    ${headers} =  Create Dictionary  Content-Type=application/json
-    ${resp} =  Post Request  openbmc  ${BMC_USER_URI}root/action/SetPassword
+    ${headers}=  Create Dictionary  Content-Type=application/json
+    ${resp}=  Post Request  openbmc  ${BMC_USER_URI}root/action/SetPassword
     ...  data=${data}  headers=${headers}
     Should Be Equal As Strings  ${resp.status_code}  ${HTTP_OK}
     ...  msg=Updating the new root password failed, RC=${resp.status_code}.
diff --git a/lib/xcat/xcat_utils.robot b/lib/xcat/xcat_utils.robot
index 9d2e61d..7eaadfa 100644
--- a/lib/xcat/xcat_utils.robot
+++ b/lib/xcat/xcat_utils.robot
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     OperatingSystem.File Should Exist  ${node_cfg_file_path}  msg=cfg file missing.
     File Should Not Be Empty  ${node_cfg_file_path}  msg=Empty config file.
 
-    ${bmc_list} =  OperatingSystem.Get File  ${node_cfg_file_path}
+    ${bmc_list}=  OperatingSystem.Get File  ${node_cfg_file_path}
     [Return]  ${bmc_list}
 
 Add Nodes To XCAT
diff --git a/openpower/ras/test_host_ras.robot b/openpower/ras/test_host_ras.robot
index 0409a85..1873329 100755
--- a/openpower/ras/test_host_ras.robot
+++ b/openpower/ras/test_host_ras.robot
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@
 
     Collect eSEL Log  ${log_prefix}
     ${error_log_file_path}=  Catenate  ${log_prefix}esel.txt
-    ${rc}  ${output} =  Run and Return RC and Output
+    ${rc}  ${output}=  Run and Return RC and Output
     ...  grep -i ${signature_desc} ${error_log_file_path}
     Should Be Equal  ${rc}  ${0}
     Should Not Be Empty  ${output}
diff --git a/syslib/utils_os.robot b/syslib/utils_os.robot
index 02326ab..0c518a3 100755
--- a/syslib/utils_os.robot
+++ b/syslib/utils_os.robot
@@ -585,8 +585,8 @@
     # json_tmp_file_path  Path of file to write to.
     # last                Is this the last element in the parent JSON?
     Write New JSON List  ${json_tmp_file_path}  ${class}
-    ${output} =  Retrieve Hardware Info  ${class}
-    ${output} =  Clean Up String  ${output}
+    ${output}=  Retrieve Hardware Info  ${class}
+    ${output}=  Clean Up String  ${output}
     Run Keyword if  ${output.__class__ is not type(None)}
     ...  Append To File  ${json_tmp_file_path}  ${output}
     Close New JSON List  ${json_tmp_file_path}
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@
     # Description of argument(s):
     # class  Device class to retrieve with lshw.
     ${output}  ${stderr}  ${rc}=  OS Execute Command  lshw -c ${class} -json
-    ${output} =  Verify JSON string  ${output}
+    ${output}=  Verify JSON string  ${output}
     [Return]  ${output}
 
 
@@ -630,8 +630,8 @@
     [Arguments]  ${unver_string}
     # Description of argument(s):
     # unver_string  JSON String we will be checking for lshw comma errors.
-    ${unver_string} =  Convert to String  ${unver_string}
-    ${ver_string} =  Replace String Using Regexp  ${unver_string}  }\\s*{  },{
+    ${unver_string}=  Convert to String  ${unver_string}
+    ${ver_string}=  Replace String Using Regexp  ${unver_string}  }\\s*{  },{
     [Return]  ${ver_string}
 
 
@@ -640,10 +640,10 @@
     [Arguments]  ${dirty_string}
     # Description of argument(s):
     # dirty_string  String that will be space stripped and have comma removed.
-    ${clean_string} =  Strip String  ${dirty_string}
-    ${last_char} =  Get Substring  ${clean_string}  -1
-    ${trimmed_string} =  Get Substring  ${clean_string}  0  -1
-    ${clean_string} =  Set Variable If  '${last_char}' == ','
+    ${clean_string}=  Strip String  ${dirty_string}
+    ${last_char}=  Get Substring  ${clean_string}  -1
+    ${trimmed_string}=  Get Substring  ${clean_string}  0  -1
+    ${clean_string}=  Set Variable If  '${last_char}' == ','
     ...  ${trimmed_string}  ${clean_string}
     [Return]  ${clean_string}
 
diff --git a/tests/ipmi/test_sensors_ipmi.robot b/tests/ipmi/test_sensors_ipmi.robot
index f260df8..9736b10 100644
--- a/tests/ipmi/test_sensors_ipmi.robot
+++ b/tests/ipmi/test_sensors_ipmi.robot
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@
     [Tags]  Verify_IPMI_BT_Capabilities_Command
     [Setup]  Run Keywords  REST Hard Power Off  AND  REST Power On
 
-    ${output} =  Run IPMI command  0x06 0x36
+    ${output}=  Run IPMI command  0x06 0x36
     Should Be True  "${output}" == " 01 3f 3f 0a 01"
     ...  msg=Incorrect Output.
 
diff --git a/tests/test_occ_power.robot b/tests/test_occ_power.robot
index 6dd36ee..1d57e6d 100644
--- a/tests/test_occ_power.robot
+++ b/tests/test_occ_power.robot
@@ -48,21 +48,21 @@
     [Documentation]  Verify OCC state and count after host reboot.
     [Tags]  Verify_OCC_State_After_Host_Reboot
 
-    ${occ_count_before} =  Count OCC Object Entry
+    ${occ_count_before}=  Count OCC Object Entry
     Verify OCC State  ${1}
     Host Reboot
     Verify OCC State  ${1}
-    ${occ_count_after} =  Count OCC Object Entry
+    ${occ_count_after}=  Count OCC Object Entry
     Should be Equal  ${occ_count_before}  ${occ_count_after}
 
 Verify OCC State After BMC Reset
     [Documentation]  Verify OCC state and count after BMC reset.
     [Tags]  Verify_OCC_State_After_BMC_Reset
 
-    ${occ_count_before} =  Count OCC Object Entry
+    ${occ_count_before}=  Count OCC Object Entry
     OBMC Reboot (run)
     Verify OCC State  ${1}
-    ${occ_count_after} =  Count OCC Object Entry
+    ${occ_count_after}=  Count OCC Object Entry
     Should be Equal  ${occ_count_before}  ${occ_count_after}
 
 Verify OCC State At Standby
diff --git a/tests_ldap/test_user_ldap_management.robot b/tests_ldap/test_user_ldap_management.robot
index 1d5cca8..e601d1e 100644
--- a/tests_ldap/test_user_ldap_management.robot
+++ b/tests_ldap/test_user_ldap_management.robot
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
 Configure LDAP Server On BMC
     [Documentation]  Configure LDAP Server On BMC.
 
-    ${LDAP_SECURE_MODE} =   Convert To Boolean    ${LDAP_SECURE_MODE}
+    ${LDAP_SECURE_MODE}=  Convert To Boolean  ${LDAP_SECURE_MODE}
 
     @{ldap_parm_list}=  Create List
     ...  ${LDAP_SERVER_URI}  ${LDAP_BIND_DN}