diff --git a/tools/isledecomp/isledecomp/dir.py b/tools/isledecomp/isledecomp/dir.py
index 7904c1c0..2735cb62 100644
--- a/tools/isledecomp/isledecomp/dir.py
+++ b/tools/isledecomp/isledecomp/dir.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 
 def is_file_cpp(filename: str) -> bool:
-    (basefile, ext) = os.path.splitext(filename)
+    (_, ext) = os.path.splitext(filename)
     return ext.lower() in ('.h', '.cpp')
 
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def walk_source_dir(source: str, recursive: bool = True) -> Iterator[str]:
        any C++ files found."""
 
     source = os.path.abspath(source)
-    for subdir, dirs, files in os.walk(source):
+    for subdir, _, files in os.walk(source):
         for file in files:
             if is_file_cpp(file):
                 yield os.path.join(subdir, file)
diff --git a/tools/isledecomp/isledecomp/utils.py b/tools/isledecomp/isledecomp/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a017cdd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/isledecomp/isledecomp/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import colorama
+
+
+def print_diff(udiff, plain):
+    has_diff = False
+    for line in udiff:
+        has_diff = True
+        color = ""
+        if line.startswith("++") or line.startswith("@@") or line.startswith("--"):
+            # Skip unneeded parts of the diff for the brief view
+            continue
+        # Work out color if we are printing color
+        if not plain:
+            if line.startswith("+"):
+                color = colorama.Fore.GREEN
+            elif line.startswith("-"):
+                color = colorama.Fore.RED
+        print(color + line)
+        # Reset color if we're printing in color
+        if not plain:
+            print(colorama.Style.RESET_ALL, end="")
+    return has_diff
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/reccmp/reccmp.py b/tools/reccmp/reccmp.py
index 2cd2e43a..f64dad14 100755
--- a/tools/reccmp/reccmp.py
+++ b/tools/reccmp/reccmp.py
@@ -2,18 +2,21 @@
 
 import argparse
 import base64
-from capstone import *
 import difflib
-import struct
-import subprocess
+import json
 import logging
 import os
-import sys
-import colorama
-import json
 import re
+import struct
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
 from isledecomp.dir import walk_source_dir
 from isledecomp.parser import find_code_blocks
+from isledecomp.utils import print_diff
+
+from capstone import Cs, CS_ARCH_X86, CS_MODE_32
+import colorama
 from pystache import Renderer
 
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(allow_abbrev=False,
@@ -503,24 +506,7 @@ def can_resolve_register_differences(original_asm, new_asm):
           else:
             print(f'{addrs}: {recinfo.name} Effective 100%% match. (Differs in register allocation only)\n\n{ok_text} (still differs in register allocation)\n\n')
         else:
-          for line in udiff:
-            if line.startswith('++') or line.startswith('@@') or line.startswith('--'):
-              # Skip unneeded parts of the diff for the brief view
-              pass
-            elif line.startswith('+'):
-              if plain:
-                print(line)
-              else:
-                print(colorama.Fore.GREEN + line)
-            elif line.startswith('-'):
-              if plain:
-                print(line)
-              else:
-                print(colorama.Fore.RED + line)
-            else:
-              print(line)
-            if not plain:
-              print(colorama.Style.RESET_ALL, end='')
+          print_diff(udiff, plain)
 
           print(f'\n{recinfo.name} is only {percenttext} similar to the original, diff above')
 
diff --git a/tools/verexp/verexp.py b/tools/verexp/verexp.py
index 3a469fb6..b99d0ba0 100755
--- a/tools/verexp/verexp.py
+++ b/tools/verexp/verexp.py
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 import argparse
-import colorama
 import difflib
 import subprocess
 import os
 import sys
 
+from isledecomp.utils import print_diff
+
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(allow_abbrev=False,
   description='Verify Exports: Compare the exports of two DLLs.')
 parser.add_argument('original', metavar='original-binary', help='The original binary')
@@ -54,23 +55,6 @@ def get_exports(file):
 re_exp = get_exports(args.recompiled)
 
 udiff = difflib.unified_diff(og_exp, re_exp)
-has_diff = False
-
-for line in udiff:
-  has_diff = True
-  color = ''
-  if line.startswith('++') or line.startswith('@@') or line.startswith('--'):
-    # Skip unneeded parts of the diff for the brief view
-    continue
-  # Work out color if we are printing color
-  if not args.no_color:
-    if line.startswith('+'):
-      color = colorama.Fore.GREEN
-    elif line.startswith('-'):
-      color = colorama.Fore.RED
-  print(color + line)
-  # Reset color if we're printing in color
-  if not args.no_color:
-    print(colorama.Style.RESET_ALL, end='')
+has_diff = print_diff(udiff, args.no_color)
 
 sys.exit(1 if has_diff else 0)