diff --git a/python/obitools3/obidms/_obidms.pyx b/python/obitools3/obidms/_obidms.pyx
index f5b22d1..6437090 100644
--- a/python/obitools3/obidms/_obidms.pyx
+++ b/python/obitools3/obidms/_obidms.pyx
@@ -304,29 +304,21 @@ cdef class OBIView :
 
     def __repr__(self) :
         cdef str s
-        s = str(self.name) + ", " + str(self.comments) + ", " + str(self.pointer.infos.line_count) + " lines\n" 
+        s = str(self.name) + "\n" + str(self.comments) + "\n" + str(self.pointer.infos.line_count) + " lines\n" 
         for column_name in self.columns :
             s = s + self.columns[column_name].__repr__() + '\n'
         return s
         
     
     cpdef delete_column(self, str column_name) :
-        
-        cdef int i
-        cdef Obiview_p view_p
-        cdef OBIDMS_column column
-        cdef OBIDMS_column_p column_p
-        cdef OBIDMS_column_header_p header
+    
         cdef str column_n
- 
-        view = self.pointer
- 
-        if obi_view_delete_column(view_p, str2bytes(column_name)) < 0 :
+        
+        if obi_view_delete_column(self.pointer, str2bytes(column_name)) < 0 :
             raise Exception("Problem deleting a column from a view")
         
         # Update the dictionaries of column pointers and column objects, and update pointers in column objects (make function?):
         (self.columns).pop(column_name)
-        
         for column_n in self.columns :
             (self.columns[column_n]).update_pointer()
     
@@ -345,9 +337,9 @@ cdef class OBIView :
                      bint create=True
                      ) :
         
-        cdef bytes column_name_b
-        cdef bytes elements_names_b
-        cdef object subclass
+        cdef bytes           column_name_b
+        cdef bytes           elements_names_b
+        cdef object          subclass
         cdef OBIDMS_column_p column_p
         
         column_name_b = str2bytes(column_name)