diff --git a/contrib/bulk_edit/timetagger_bulk_edit.py b/contrib/bulk_edit/timetagger_bulk_edit.py
index 7057d7e..c9efc36 100644
--- a/contrib/bulk_edit/timetagger_bulk_edit.py
+++ b/contrib/bulk_edit/timetagger_bulk_edit.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 """
 
 import argparse
+import binascii
 import datetime
 from itemdb import ItemDB
 import json
@@ -286,7 +287,7 @@ def get_unix_timestamp_from_string(time_string, end_of_day_on_missing_time=False
                             hour=23, minute=59, second=59, microsecond=999999
                         )
                     return int(dt.timestamp())
-                except ValueError as e:
+                except ValueError:
                     return time_string
 
     def delete_records_in_range(self, from_unix_timestamp, to_unix_timestamp):