diff --git a/hyde/aggregator.py b/hyde/aggregator.py
index 18a9e95..7c68785 100644
--- a/hyde/aggregator.py
+++ b/hyde/aggregator.py
@@ -1,16 +1 @@
-{% extends "demo.django" %}
-
-{%hyde
-  title: 
-  description: 
-  teaser: 
-  standalone: generator.htm
-%}
-
-{% block introduction %}
-
-{% endblock introduction %}
-
-{% block documentation %}
-
-{% endblock documentation %}
\ No newline at end of file
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hyde/cli.py b/hyde/cli.py
index 60dc73f..bfd89c1 100644
--- a/hyde/cli.py
+++ b/hyde/cli.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument('-s', '--sitepath', action='store', default='.', help="Location of the hyde site")
     subcommands = parser.add_subparsers(title="Hyde commands",
                                         description="Entry points for hyde")
-    init_command = subcommands.add_parser('init', help='Initializes a new hyde site')
+    init_command = subcommands.add_parser('init', help='Create a new hyde site')
     init_command.set_defaults(run=init)
     init_command.add_argument('-f', '--force', action='store_true', default=False, dest='force',
                         help='Overwrite the current site if it exists')
diff --git a/hyde/engine.py b/hyde/engine.py
index 1fae386..aa8ba4d 100644
--- a/hyde/engine.py
+++ b/hyde/engine.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 def init(args):
     print args.sitepath
     print args.force
diff --git a/hyde/fs.py b/hyde/fs.py
index c468415..07f9be9 100644
--- a/hyde/fs.py
+++ b/hyde/fs.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """
 Unified object oriented interface for interacting with file system objects. File system operations in
 python are distributed across modules: os, os.path, fnamtch, shutil and distutils. This module attempts
diff --git a/hyde/importer.py b/hyde/importer.py
index e69de29..7c68785 100644
--- a/hyde/importer.py
+++ b/hyde/importer.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hyde/layout.py b/hyde/layout.py
index be4e94d..7c68785 100644
--- a/hyde/layout.py
+++ b/hyde/layout.py
@@ -1,16 +1 @@
-{% extends "demo.django" %}
-
-{%hyde
-  title: 
-  description: 
-  teaser: 
-  standalone: layout.htm
-%}
-
-{% block introduction %}
-
-{% endblock introduction %}
-
-{% block documentation %}
-
-{% endblock documentation %}
\ No newline at end of file
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hyde/plugin.py b/hyde/plugin.py
index c458854..7c68785 100644
--- a/hyde/plugin.py
+++ b/hyde/plugin.py
@@ -1,16 +1 @@
-{% extends "demo.django" %}
-
-{%hyde
-  title: 
-  description: 
-  teaser: 
-  standalone: plugin.htm
-%}
-
-{% block introduction %}
-
-{% endblock introduction %}
-
-{% block documentation %}
-
-{% endblock documentation %}
\ No newline at end of file
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hyde/tests/test_fs.py b/hyde/tests/test_fs.py
index 98c019d..565148c 100644
--- a/hyde/tests/test_fs.py
+++ b/hyde/tests/test_fs.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """
 Use nose
 `$ pip install nose`
diff --git a/hyde/theme.py b/hyde/theme.py
index 1aa47fc..7c68785 100644
--- a/hyde/theme.py
+++ b/hyde/theme.py
@@ -1,16 +1 @@
-{% extends "demo.django" %}
-
-{%hyde
-  title: 
-  description: 
-  teaser: 
-  standalone: theme.htm
-%}
-
-{% block introduction %}
-
-{% endblock introduction %}
-
-{% block documentation %}
-
-{% endblock documentation %}
\ No newline at end of file
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hyde/widget.py b/hyde/widget.py
index e69de29..7c68785 100644
--- a/hyde/widget.py
+++ b/hyde/widget.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
\ No newline at end of file