diff --git a/src/network/dandelion.py b/src/network/dandelion.py
index b92bd7f8..2678ca57 100644
--- a/src/network/dandelion.py
+++ b/src/network/dandelion.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Stem = namedtuple('Stem', ['child', 'stream', 'timeout'])
 
 @Singleton
 class Dandelion():
+    """Dandelion class for tracking stem/fluff stages."""
     def __init__(self):
         # currently assignable child stems
         self.stem = []
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ class Dandelion():
         self.lock = RLock()
 
     def poissonTimeout(self, start=None, average=0):
+        """Generate deadline using Poisson distribution"""
         if start is None:
             start = time()
         if average == 0:
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ class Dandelion():
         return start + expovariate(1.0 / average) + FLUFF_TRIGGER_FIXED_DELAY
 
     def addHash(self, hashId, source=None, stream=1):
+        """Add inventory vector to dandelion stem"""
         if not state.dandelion:
             return
         with self.lock:
@@ -51,6 +54,10 @@ class Dandelion():
                 self.poissonTimeout())
 
     def setHashStream(self, hashId, stream=1):
+        """
+        Update stream for inventory vector (as inv/dinv commands don't
+        include streams, we only learn this after receiving the object)
+        """
         with self.lock:
             if hashId in self.hashMap:
                 self.hashMap[hashId] = Stem(
@@ -59,6 +66,7 @@ class Dandelion():
                     self.poissonTimeout())
 
     def removeHash(self, hashId, reason="no reason specified"):
+        """Switch inventory vector from stem to fluff mode"""
         logging.debug(
             "%s entering fluff mode due to %s.",
             ''.join('%02x' % ord(i) for i in hashId), reason)
@@ -69,12 +77,19 @@ class Dandelion():
                 pass
 
     def hasHash(self, hashId):
+        """Is inventory vector in stem mode?"""
         return hashId in self.hashMap
 
     def objectChildStem(self, hashId):
+        """Child (i.e. next) node for an inventory vector during stem mode"""
         return self.hashMap[hashId].child
 
     def maybeAddStem(self, connection):
+        """
+        If we had too few outbound connections, add the current one to the
+        current stem list. Dandelion as designed by the authors should
+        always have two active stem child connections.
+        """
         # fewer than MAX_STEMS outbound connections at last reshuffle?
         with self.lock:
             if len(self.stem) < MAX_STEMS:
@@ -90,6 +105,10 @@ class Dandelion():
                     invQueue.put((v.stream, k, v.child))
 
     def maybeRemoveStem(self, connection):
+        """
+        Remove current connection from the stem list (called e.g. when
+        a connection is closed).
+        """
         # is the stem active?
         with self.lock:
             if connection in self.stem:
@@ -107,6 +126,10 @@ class Dandelion():
                         None, v.stream, self.poissonTimeout())
 
     def pickStem(self, parent=None):
+        """
+        Pick a random active stem, but not the parent one
+        (the one where an object came from)
+        """
         try:
             # pick a random from available stems
             stem = choice(range(len(self.stem)))
@@ -123,6 +146,10 @@ class Dandelion():
             return None
 
     def getNodeStem(self, node=None):
+        """
+        Return child stem node for a given parent stem node
+        (the mapping is static for about 10 minutes, then it reshuffles)
+        """
         with self.lock:
             try:
                 return self.nodeMap[node]
@@ -131,6 +158,7 @@ class Dandelion():
                 return self.nodeMap[node]
 
     def expire(self):
+        """Switch expired objects from stem to fluff mode"""
         with self.lock:
             deadline = time()
             toDelete = [
@@ -144,6 +172,7 @@ class Dandelion():
         return toDelete
 
     def reRandomiseStems(self):
+        """Re-shuffle stem mapping (parent <-> child pairs)"""
         with self.lock:
             try:
                 # random two connections
diff --git a/src/network/socks4a.py b/src/network/socks4a.py
index c50c6db5..bdf59944 100644
--- a/src/network/socks4a.py
+++ b/src/network/socks4a.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from proxy import Proxy, ProxyError, GeneralProxyError
 
 
 class Socks4aError(ProxyError):
+    """SOCKS4a error base class"""
     errorCodes = (
         "Request granted",
         "Request rejected or failed",
@@ -17,16 +18,19 @@ class Socks4aError(ProxyError):
 
 
 class Socks4a(Proxy):
+    """SOCKS4a proxy class"""
     def __init__(self, address=None):
         Proxy.__init__(self, address)
         self.ipaddr = None
         self.destport = address[1]
 
     def state_init(self):
+        """Protocol initialisation (before connection is established)"""
         self.set_state("auth_done", 0)
         return True
 
     def state_pre_connect(self):
+        """Handle feedback from SOCKS4a while it is connecting on our behalf"""
         # Get the response
         if self.read_buf[0:1] != chr(0x00).encode():
             # bad data
@@ -53,14 +57,20 @@ class Socks4a(Proxy):
         return True
 
     def proxy_sock_name(self):
+        """
+        Handle return value when using SOCKS4a for DNS resolving
+        instead of connecting.
+        """
         return socket.inet_ntoa(self.__proxysockname[0])
 
 
 class Socks4aConnection(Socks4a):
+    """Child SOCKS4a class used for making outbound connections."""
     def __init__(self, address):
         Socks4a.__init__(self, address=address)
 
     def state_auth_done(self):
+        """Request connection to be made"""
         # Now we can request the actual connection
         rmtrslv = False
         self.append_write_buf(
@@ -92,6 +102,7 @@ class Socks4aConnection(Socks4a):
         return True
 
     def state_pre_connect(self):
+        """Tell SOCKS4a to initiate a connection"""
         try:
             return Socks4a.state_pre_connect(self)
         except Socks4aError as e:
@@ -100,6 +111,7 @@ class Socks4aConnection(Socks4a):
 
 
 class Socks4aResolver(Socks4a):
+    """DNS resolver class using SOCKS4a"""
     def __init__(self, host):
         self.host = host
         self.port = 8444
@@ -118,4 +130,9 @@ class Socks4aResolver(Socks4a):
         return True
 
     def resolved(self):
+        """
+        Resolving is done, process the return value. To use this within
+        PyBitmessage, a callback needs to be implemented which hasn't
+        been done yet.
+        """
         print "Resolved %s as %s" % (self.host, self.proxy_sock_name())