diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7aa5c5054..9e135c661 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 import os
-
-
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 setup(
@@ -11,9 +9,10 @@
     author="OpenAI",
     packages=find_packages(exclude=["tests*"]),
     install_requires=[
-        line.strip()
+        stripped
         for line in open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "requirements.txt"))
-        if line.strip() and not line.startswith("#")
+        for stripped in [line.strip()]
+        if stripped and not stripped.startswith("#")
     ],
     include_package_data=True,
     extras_require={'dev': ['pytest']},