diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py
index 99ca3fd82dd..b1b4d7e0c21 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION='1.9.0.dev0'
+VERSION = '1.9.0.dev0'
diff --git a/templates/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py.template b/templates/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py.template
index 16fc92e536f..851fb7bce1a 100644
--- a/templates/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py.template
+++ b/templates/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py.template
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 
   # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-  VERSION='${settings.python_version.pep440()}'
+  VERSION = '${settings.python_version.pep440()}'
diff --git a/tools/distrib/yapf_code.sh b/tools/distrib/yapf_code.sh
index b0df51f5ed9..51d1799a21d 100755
--- a/tools/distrib/yapf_code.sh
+++ b/tools/distrib/yapf_code.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ DIRS=(
     'src/python'
 )
 EXCLUSIONS=(
-    'grpcio_tests/grpc_*.py'
 )
 
 VIRTUALENV=yapf_virtual_environment