diff --git a/src/gen-indic-table.py b/src/gen-indic-table.py
index 1c9605bb0..9d4d54800 100755
--- a/src/gen-indic-table.py
+++ b/src/gen-indic-table.py
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ files = [open (x, encoding='utf-8') for x in sys.argv[1:]]
 
 headers = [[f.readline () for i in range (2)] for f in files]
 
-data = [{} for f in files]
-values = [{} for f in files]
+data = [{} for _ in files]
+values = [{} for _ in files]
 for i, f in enumerate (files):
 	for line in f:
 
@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@ for u in uu:
 	if start != last + 1:
 		if start - last <= 1+16*3:
 			print_block (None, last+1, start-1, data)
-			last = start-1
 		else:
 			if last >= 0:
 				ends.append (last + 1)
diff --git a/src/gen-use-table.py b/src/gen-use-table.py
index 5eaa6c955..e4b48353f 100755
--- a/src/gen-use-table.py
+++ b/src/gen-use-table.py
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ files = [open (x, encoding='utf-8') for x in sys.argv[1:]]
 headers = [[f.readline () for i in range (2)] for j,f in enumerate(files) if j != 2]
 headers.append (["UnicodeData.txt does not have a header."])
 
-data = [{} for f in files]
-values = [{} for f in files]
+data = [{} for _ in files]
+values = [{} for _ in files]
 for i, f in enumerate (files):
 	for line in f:
 
@@ -488,7 +488,6 @@ for u in uu:
 	if start != last + 1:
 		if start - last <= 1+16*3:
 			print_block (None, last+1, start-1, data)
-			last = start-1
 		else:
 			if last >= 0:
 				ends.append (last + 1)