diff --git a/gguf-py/examples/dump_gguf.py b/gguf-py/examples/dump_gguf.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index b4b97fd8f..ccc4c215e
--- a/gguf-py/examples/dump_gguf.py
+++ b/gguf-py/examples/dump_gguf.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent.parent))
 
 from gguf import GGUFReader, GGUFValueType  # noqa: E402
 
+
 def dump_gguf(filename: str) -> None:
     print(f'* Loading: {filename}')
     reader = GGUFReader(filename, 'r')
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ def dump_gguf(filename: str) -> None:
         prettydims = ', '.join('{0:5}'.format(d) for d in list(tensor.shape) + [1] * (4 - len(tensor.shape)))
         print(f'  {n:5}: {tensor.n_elements:10} | {prettydims} | {tensor.tensor_type.name:7} | {tensor.name}')
 
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     if len(sys.argv) < 2:
         print('dump_gguf: Error: Specify an input file', file = sys.stderr)
diff --git a/gguf-py/examples/modify_gguf.py b/gguf-py/examples/modify_gguf.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 8e7558b17..12cb33cda
--- a/gguf-py/examples/modify_gguf.py
+++ b/gguf-py/examples/modify_gguf.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent.parent))
 
 from gguf import GGUFReader  # noqa: E402
 
+
 def change_gguf(reader: GGUFReader, key: str, value: str) -> None:
     field = reader.get_field(key)
     if field is None:
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ def change_gguf(reader: GGUFReader, key: str, value: str) -> None:
     field.parts[field.data[0]][0] = new_value
     print('* Field changed. Successful completion.')
 
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     if len(sys.argv) < 4:
         print(
diff --git a/gguf-py/examples/writer.py b/gguf-py/examples/writer.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index c47c693cc..f39eed1af
--- a/gguf-py/examples/writer.py
+++ b/gguf-py/examples/writer.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent.parent))
 
 from gguf import GGUFWriter  # noqa: E402
 
+
 # Example usage:
 def writer_example() -> None:
     # Example usage with a file
@@ -34,4 +35,6 @@ def writer_example() -> None:
 
     gguf_writer.close()
 
-writer_example()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    writer_example()