--- a/mercurial/localrepo.py
+++ b/mercurial/localrepo.py
@@ -1760,6 +1760,6 @@ def aftertrans(base):
 
 def instance(ui, path, create):
     return localrepository(ui, util.drop_scheme('file', path), create)
-    
+
 def islocal(path):
     return True