!= None isn't needed; you can just do e.g. "if foo:".

lugito

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def connecttoirc():
 def isnewtask(task):
     modified = None
     for data in task:
-        if modified != None:
+        if modified:
             if data["dateCreated"] == data["dateModified"] and data["dateCreated"] == modified:
                 modified = data["dateCreated"]
                 newtask = True
@@ -190,4 +190,4 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     t = threading.Thread(target=listenirc)
     t.daemon = True
     t.start()
-    app.run(host="0.0.0.0", port=5000)
+    app.run(host="0.0.0.0", port=5000)