diff --git a/binarycpython/utils/dicts.py b/binarycpython/utils/dicts.py
index d0c046dd08b0e7b46ccb582f7d6ac6dc67cddd95..1e98da9799c513dcf1a4db5a8d3370659719d05b 100644
--- a/binarycpython/utils/dicts.py
+++ b/binarycpython/utils/dicts.py
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 Module containing functions that binary_c-python uses to modify
 dictionaries.
 """
-import astropy.units as u
-import collections
 import copy
+import collections
+import astropy.units as u
 import numpy as np
 from collections import (
     OrderedDict,
diff --git a/binarycpython/utils/ensemble.py b/binarycpython/utils/ensemble.py
index 78e824d6d3145151b43492291f8f9fb660c2b065..24e812ba3caa3c37359194b25d4abb80a872569c 100644
--- a/binarycpython/utils/ensemble.py
+++ b/binarycpython/utils/ensemble.py
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ population ensemble using the binarycpython package
 
 """
 
-
+import sys
 import bz2
 import time
-
+import json
 from typing import Any
 import gc
 import gzip
@@ -22,14 +22,15 @@ import simplejson
 
 # import orjson
 
-from colorama import Fore, Back, Style
-
 from binarycpython.utils.dicts import (
     keys_to_floats,
     recursive_change_key_to_float,
     custom_sort_dict,
     recursive_change_key_to_string,
 )
+from binarycpython.utils.functions import (
+    verbose_print
+)
 
 def ensemble_setting(ensemble, parameter_name):
     """